Takuya Kimura (50) starred in the role of Nobunaga Oda, and Haruka Ayase (37) played the role of his wife, Nohime.
“Although it “fallen to the top” in the first week of its release, in the latest movie mobilization ranking in the fourth week, “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” (4th place), which was released more than two months before the same work, was released by the same Toei distribution company. was overtaken and dropped to 6th place.
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I don’t think there will be a big rise until the final week of the release.” (entertainment reporter)
As Toei’s 70th anniversary commemorative work, “Legend & Butterfly” was described as “a blockbuster with a production cost of 2 billion yen”, which is unusual for a Japanese film.
“From the scale of “Legend & Butterfly” this time, box office revenue of over 4 billion yen was considered the minimum profit line.
For that reason, Mr. Kimura also appeared on many TV programs and other advertisements, and he also had a generous back-up system for promotion. However, I think it will be difficult to exceed this minimum line.” (Entertainment reporter mentioned above)
A person involved in the entertainment industry points out the following about the “defeat” of “Legend & Butterfly”, which is likely to end up with disappointing box office revenue.
“Mr. Kimura plays the leading role in this movie, but Ms. Ayase, who co-stars with him, has about the same number of scenes. Ms. Ayase, who is portrayed as a strong-minded heroine, shows a majestic performance. The action scenes are great and highly praised.
She starred in “Broadcast 90 Years Taiga Fantasy ‘Seirei no Mamoribito'” (NHK) and “Mr. I was getting
Within the industry, there was whispering among those who saw the film, “No matter how much KimuTaku’s “class” was, he should have recommended Ayase-san to convey the charm of the work.”
even on the Internet
《I watched “Legend & Butterfly” Haruka Ayase is cute and cool! As expected of the sharpness of the action
“Haruka Ayase is cool… action is amazing”
《I saw “Legend & Butterfly”. The role of Nohime can only be played by Haruka Ayase because of her action when she was young. 》
There were voices admiring Ayase’s action performance.
The industry insider continues:
“In the industry, it is said that women often pay for entertainment such as movies, live performances, and concerts.
In that sense, Ayase-san is also very popular with women, and there must have been many female fans who were looking forward to “Ayase Haruka, who can’t be seen in modern dramas”.
She is also an actress with a proven track record, and I think it would have been better if we had taken a strategy that emphasized her in terms of promotion, but…”
Wasn’t there someone who said to the main character, “Wait a minute!”
( SmartFLASH
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