On June 2nd, actor Miura Haruma appeared at a press conference to announce that the filming of upcoming movie "Tokyo Koen" had been completed.

The movie is a love story that weaves together the lives of several acquaintances, and Miura plays the main character who stares at co-stars Eikura Nana, Konishi Manami, and Igawa Haruka through a camera lens.

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When asked what he thought of his co-stars, he laughed shyly and said, "I'm not good at answering this type of question...". Looking for help from director Aoyama Shinji, he blushed and added, "I wasn't able to look them in the eye...".

The movie is based on author Shoji Yukiya's novel of the same title, and was made into a movie by director Aoyama Shinji, who is an award-winning author himself.

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Main character Koji (Miura) is an aspiring cameraman, after the influence of his mother who died when he was young. One day he is approached by a man who says, "I want you to follow my girlfriend and take pictures of her". After accepting the offer, he is forced to face his true self, as well as the women in his life.

About the creation of his character, Miura explained, "Out of all the characters I've played so far, this one is the closest to my own personality. He's a social person, but he does it at his own pace. I found this character interesting and wanted to play him because I thought he might have some dark secrets of his own."

Konishi, who plays Koji's step-sister Misaki, said happily, "I don't have a younger brother, so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to speak naturally with him, but it actually turned out well. I was surprised."

Miura had been "very anxious" about acting under the direction of Director Aoyama. "There was such a good mood at the set that I continually put off memorizing the script. On the last day, there was a scene where I had a lot of lines. We were able to film it in one take, and Mr. Aoyama said, 'That was great!'. He had never complimented me before, so I really took his words to heart. It boosted my confidence."

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Eikura plays Koji's childhood friend Tominaga, and Igawa plays Yurika, a woman who reminds Koji of a person from his past.

"Tokyo Koen" opens nationwide on June 18th.

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Source + Photos:�Oricon