On June 25th, actors Oda Yuji, Ito Hideaki, Kuroki Meisa, and Toda Erika attended the opening day stage greeting of their film "Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess", along with director Nishitano Hiroshi.

"Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess" is the second film in the "Diplomat Kuroda Kousaku" series, after "Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess". Taking place mostly in Spain, the story opens with the murder of a Japanese investor in Andorra. While investigating the incident, Kuroda (played by Oda) clashes with Interpol investigator Koutari Makoto (played by Ito). Kuroki plays Shindo Yuka, a woman that holds the key to solving the mystery, while Toda plays Adachi Kanae, a Japanese diplomat working at the consulate-general of Japan in Barcelona.

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Oda commented, "It's Saturday morning, so I'm very grateful to everyone who came here. It was a dream for me, working with such a wonderful cast and filming in Europe. I'm happy that it eventually became reality." He then asked the audience, "I want to hear your feedback. How was it?" The response came instantaneously, "Incredible!"

He continued to state how he tried to develop his character, "In order to give it a different feel from the first movie, I discussed with the director whether we should add some comedy elements. At first glance Kuroda looks like a flawless man, but he actually has a clumsy character. I also wanted to further unmask his lack of sense in certain situations."



Kuroki, who gained a lot of attention for her gorgeous and revealing dress, revealed, "We've only just finished filming not too long ago, so it feels kinda strange to see everyone again so soon already. I hope a lot of people will see this movie. Playing a character who is constantly hiding a secret, the feeling of loneliness was nagging at me throughout the filming. I felt very relieved when we wrapped it up." She also told the audience how she skinned her knee during the filming. "It was actually quite scary," she commented in a calm and cool way.

Toda, all dressed in black, also had an interesting story to share. She said, "In the previous movie the director cut the scenes where I was speaking Italian, and I wanted to kill him for that. This time I'm glad that he kept the single scene where I am speaking Spanish."

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"Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess" is out in cinemas now.

Check out the trailer, as well as the photos from the event below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1uo0Yfhg-0

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Source + Photo: Mantan Web, Cinema Today