On November 18, 38 members of AKB48 including members Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, and Akimoto Sayaka appeared at a special AKB48 members-only screening of �Aku no Kyoten,� which stars actor Ito Hideaki.� While many members were excited, Oshima left the theater shortly after the film began playing due to the shocking subject matter of the film, which involves a teacher who murders his students.� Oshima revealed frankly that, �I do not like this film.� Each time a life was taken away, I could not stop crying.� There are people who say that it is just a movie, but for me, it is unbearable. �I'm sorry.�
The special AKB48 screening was planned since Ito appeared as an English teacher in AKB48�s 12th single �Namida Surprise!� (2009) and on the day of the screening, Ito, who rushed to the screening, and his former AKB48 students quickly returned to their �teacher-student relations.�
After the screening, Ito appeared on stage with a shotgun in hand, which appeared to have scared some of the AKB members.� Kashiwagi Yuki stated with a bitter smile, �As the shocking images continued, I unfortunately shut my eyes unintentionally, and missed parts of the film all the way to the end.� Hideaki-san was completely different from when he appeared in �Namida Surprise!� and transformed into a character that is unfathomable.�� Akimoto Sayaka�s excitement appeared to have cooled as she stated, �This is the first time I have seen a film this scary.� Moreover, when Hideaki-san appeared on stage with a shotgun, it was truly terrifying.�
Ito, who spoke with the AKB members, revealed the challenges of filming with, �I am truly happy that a nationally beloved idol group like everyone here came to see my film.� As I put all of my efforts into this film, I am moved that everyone came together to watch the film.�
The film also received high critical acclaim abroad as it was given a 4 minute 30 second standing ovation at the Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma (International Rome Film Festival).� Domestically, a record-breaking 600,000 people (as of November 18) went to see the film, which led to income projections of �2,000,000,000 (approximately USD $24,603,200)�and made the film a big hit.
Source and Image: Oricon
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Oshima Yuko leaves screening of 'Aku no Kyoten' shortly after it starts
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