The cast of the live-action movie "Angel Sign" directed by Tsukasa Hojo has been decided!

Nao Matsushita and Dean Fujioka will appear as the main characters in the "Prologue" and "Epilogue" drawn by Tsukasa Hojo in the live-action movie "Angel Sign", which Tsukasa Hojo will direct for the first time!The movie "Angel Sign" is a live-action adaptation of Asia and Europe's award-winning works selected from 108 "Silent Manga Audition" works submitted from 6888 countries and regions around the world.This is a feature-length omnibus film that includes an original "prologue" and "epilogue" drawn by Tsukasa Hojo.This "prologue" and "epilogue" play an important role in connecting each work, and Hojo himself, who is the general director, took the megaphone for the first time.This work does not use dialogue throughout the story, and the story develops only with images and music, so it is a content that people around the world can relate to, transcending language and national borders.And as the cast of "Prologue" and "Epilogue", Nao Matsushita, who is active not only as an actress but also as a musician, and Dean Fujioka, who actively performs live not only in Japan but also in Asia, is also active as an actor. It has been decided that Mr.Matsushita's Aika is a cellist, and Dean's Takaya is a pianist.As a young musician, she plays a lover who follows the same dream.Under the direction of Hojo, please pay attention to the acting of the two who challenge the story without dialogue.      

[Comment from Nao Matsushita (playing Aika)] ​​The first thing that surprised me when I received the script was that there was no dialogue, just storyboards.Moreover, the storyboard was drawn by Mr. Hojo, so I was very moved.It was the first time for me to experience both a silent movie and a cello performance, so I felt the filming was very rich.Since she didn't have any lines, Dean and I were acting with lines that fit the situation, so there was a very good sense of tension.Even if the language and culture are different, you can feel the same as the main character.It was a shooting site that felt like that again.I would be happy if you could enjoy beautiful music together.

[Comment from Dean Fujioka (as Takaya)] I thought Mr. Hojo would look great in sunglasses.Wong Kar-wai or Hojo-sensei would probably sit in the director's chair and look good in sunglasses (laughs).There was a softness that I couldn't imagine from such a hard-boiled visual, and I was really free on set.I think that every boy in my generation had a boy's dream of wanting to be a man like Ryo Saeba, so I'm very honored to be able to participate in a part of Mr. Hojo's work.

[“Angel Sign” Introduction] Cellist Aika and pianist Takaya.The two musicians and lovers were chasing their dreams, saying, "Someday, we want to impress people all over the world with our music."Takaya devotes himself to songwriting while working for her part-time job, and Aika watches over him.However, immediately after she completed the duet for cello and piano called "Angel Sign", Takaya passed away."Angel Sign" performed by Aika only on the cello.Before long, the song spread around the world... Movie details "Angel Sign" Planning: Nobuhiko Horie General Director: Tsukasa Hojo Cast: Nao Matsushita, Dean Fujioka and others Production: "Angel Sign" Production Committee Official website Official Facebook  Official twitter © "Angel Sign" Production Committee