Akinori Nakagawa and Mari Hanafusa launch "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" to make the "light of life" shine

From the left, Ayaka Umeda, Mari Hanafusa, Akinori Nakagawa, Ryuji Sato.

The production presentation of "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" was held online today on February 26th. [Image] "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" production presentation. (13 others) "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" is based on Leiji Matsumoto's SF manga "Galaxy Express 999", written and written by Ako Takahashi, directed by Yuna Koyama, and directed by Mickie Yoshino (Godiego). .. In this performance, "Galaxy Express 999 40th Anniversary Work Stage" Galaxy Express 999 "-GALAXY OPERA-" "Galaxy Express 999 Theatrical Version 40th Anniversary Work Stage" Galaxy Express 999 "Goodbye Maetel-My Following "Eternity", Akinori Nakagawa will play the role of Tetsuro Hoshino. The staff of this work took the stage in the first half of the press conference. Shinji Shimizu, chairman of the "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" executive committee, said that the performance was canceled due to the death of Sayaka Kanda, who was originally cast as Maetel, in December last year. He said that the performance was decided by sending a message saying "I will realize it for Sayaka", and said, "With all my heart, I will start" Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL "." Music director Mickey is enthusiastic, "As the lyrics of" Galaxy Railroad 999 "say," I want to make music with the image of "putting old dreams" and starting anew. " At the press conference, a message from Takahashi, who writes the script and writes the lyrics, was also read. While touching on the development of the original story in this work, Takahashi said, "The power to create connections between people. I think that we can cherish the entrusted thoughts and connect them to the future. The real world. The situation is still severe, including infectious diseases, but I hope you can feel the courage to see Tetsuro confronting him by believing in the future. " Directed by Koyama, "I experienced an era of air strikes, defeats, and occupation. Many movies in that era." He mentioned the comment, "I touched the book and drew the dream that was born there." Describe. For the performance, "I want to capture all the characters as each and every" light of life. "I hope that the characters created by Dr. Matsumoto and everyone's individuality and charm will be fused and practiced to live to the fullest." I said. In the latter half of the press conference, Nakagawa, Mari Hanafusa as Maetel, Ryuji Sato as Count of Machines, and Ayaka Umeda as Claire will appear. Nakagawa, now 39 years old, laughs at the role of Tetsuro for the third time, "It's a little funny for me to play Tetsuro 16 years old, isn't it?" A charming design. I was thinking about how to make both images coexist. " For the performance, "I will travel to the future with awareness in a wonderful encounter. I want to show Tetsuro who has a human odor and is full of hope as much as possible." rice field. Hanazou, who took over the role of Maetel from Kanda, said, "I had a very complicated feeling, but Maetel is the role that Mr. Kanda was looking forward to. I can see her happily talking (about Maetel). Right now, I just want to do my best for her. " Hanazou said in a visual shoot that he felt the difficulty of dressing up as a character in a certain work, saying, "When I dressed up, there was a gap between the Maetel image in me and the reality (laughs). Until the first day. I want to pursue the uniqueness of Maetel. " Sato says, "Because the body is a mechanical count, it progresses with no expression, no emotion, no blur, no tsukkomi." "In the visual shooting, I wore an inorganic and luxurious costume, but there was no breathability and heat retention. It was outstanding (laughs). Since my body is a machine, I have to destroy my mind so as not to sweat. " The conflict of the Count of Machines may pierce modern society. " Umeda, who learned of the appearance on the phone from the manager, recalls, "I sat down in front of my cell phone and said,'Thank you!'". Claire, played by Umeda, is a role whose body is made of glass. Regarding this, Umeda said, "I was wondering how to play, and if I grabbed the glass by hand, the body temperature was transmitted to the glass that was cold at first, and it became warm. So I hope I can express the warmth of Claire. " At the production presentation, there is also a scene where Nakagawa sings the main theme of this work "My Dignity" on Mickey's live performance. When Nakagawa echoes a beautiful singing voice, the venue is applauded. Nakagawa said, "I felt like I could see the whole story that was about to begin," and Mickey said, "I'm 70 years old, but I'm still nervous (laughs). Everyone is good with this tension. I wish I could make it. " The performance will be held from April 8th to 18th at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo. General advance tickets will start at 10:00 on March 5th. ■ "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" April 8th (Fri) -18th (Mon), 2022 Tokyo Japan Youth Center Hall Original: Reiji Matsumoto Screenplay / Lyrics: Ako Takahashi Director: Yuna Koyama Music Director: Mickey Yoshino (Godaigo) ) □ Cast Tetsuro Hoshino: Akinori Nakagawa Maetel: Mari Hanazono Machine Count: Ryuji Sato Claire: Ayaka Umeda Carriage: Yuuki Tokunaga Tochiro Oyama: Masaaki Fujioka Crown: Yoko Yazawa Promethium: Rika Matsumoto Queen Emeraldas: Captain Harlock : Ryosuke Miura (in alphabetical order by gender) Hirosho Ito, Tatsuya Ueki, Shinichiro Kogure, Shigemi Tanaka, Daisuke Nakajima, Takanori Miura / Yui Asato, Kiyoka Kinami, Anna Sakaguchi, Keiko Sanada, Hiromi Hara, Chiho Mochizuki (c) ) Leiji Matsumoto / Toei Animation (c) "Galaxy Express 999 THE MUSICAL" Executive Committee