Completion screening event of new movie "Tomodachi Game Gekijouban FINAL"

The completion screening event of new movie "Tomodachi Game Gekijouban FINAL" was held at United Cinema Toyosu on 3 August which was attended by the director Nagae Jiro and cast members Yoshizawa Ryo, Uchida Rio, Yamada Yuki, Ohkura Shimon and Nemoto Nagi. The movie is the concluding installment in the "Tomodachi Game" series which comprised of a movie and drama series and focuses on the final battle between Katagiri Yuichi (Yoshizawa) and Mikasa Tenji (Yamada) where they challenge the final game of friendship hide-and-seek. This movie will be shown in cinemas from 2 September while the previous movie will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD from 23 August.

Director Nagae explained that as the manga has yet to finish its run, this movie consists of various original elements and will satisfy the manga fans with a conclusive ending. The cast were also full of praise for the movie being very interesting and highlighted Yoshizawa's dark hero character as being very cool. Nemoto also joked that the previous movie began with a kiss between Yuichi and Tenji so this movie will show a development in their "relationship". Upon hearing this, Yoshizawa and Yamada protested jokingly that the movie isn't like that at all.

Reflecting on the filming which took place in the forest during winter, Yoshizawa and Yamada complained that it was so cold and the filming from day to night put them on the edge. However, they were glad that the movie turned out well so their efforts did pay off. Uchida who didn't participate in the filming at the forest, started to ask questions like how the air there felt like and if they had a toilet there. Yamada then asked if she was really interested in such things and why she didn't ask about the movie which made the audience laugh.

Sources: Eiga.com / Oricon / Nikkansports