Child actor Ashida Mana and Matsuyama Kenichi attended the premiere showing of their upcoming movie "Usagi Drop". The event took place in Osaka and both Ashida and Matsuyama greeted their Osaka fans.

This is the first time that Ashida, a Hyogo prefecture native, attended a premiere event in the Kansai region. The audience continued to scream, "So cute!" when she made her appearance. Matsuyama even commented, "She's so cute. I was always soothed by her cuteness." They even talked about how Matsuyama would hold Ashida by her feet and lift her upside down and drop her onto the bed in between shooting. Although it sounds like a dangerous kind of play, they seemed to have enjoyed it in between takes. According to Ashida, "The bed was soft so it was safe".

Ashida thanked the audience in the Kansai dialect and said, "Thank you so much for today. Enjoy the movie!" In the end she even performed the "Maru Maru Mori Mori" dance while shaking her hips (possibly a variation of KARA's "MISTER" dance) and was in an extremely good mood.

"Usagi Drop" hits theaters August 20th. Also check out some photos from the event below!

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Source&Photo: SANSPO