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Posted by Shiso TH STAFF Sunday, November 20, 2011

Okada Masaki sheds tears during emotional stage greeting for "Antoki no Inochi"

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Recently, actor Okada Masaki (22) attended a stage greeting for the release of his new movie "Antoki no Inochi" at Tokyo's Marunouchi Piccadilly 1.

During the event, director Seze Takahisa read a letter to Okada which said, "During the hard situation caused by the Tohoku earthquake, you have no idea how much your smile and easy-going conversation softened the atmosphere. You are the one who led this shoot. Thank you." The director, who was reading this letter aloud with tears in his eyes, also caused Okada to weep in front the audience.



This was a surprise prepared by the director and Okada's co-stars. Okada also received a message, flowers, and hugs from his colleagues like Eikura Nana (23), Matsuzaka Tori (23), and Harada Taizo (41).

With tears in his eyes, Okada expressed, "I was wondering why everyone was kind of dry to me [backstage], even though today was the day of the release. No one really talked to me... I see why now." Okada's emotions made Eikura's eyes water as well, as she said, "Okada-kun's tears brought me to tears too. �I feel that Okada-kun's pure heart helped in creating this movie."



At the end, Okada sent a heartfelt message to the audience. "The earthquake happened during the shoot and I was not sure if it was OK to keep filming a movie [under the circumstances]. However, we completed the shoot believing we would be able to transmit the importance of lives� and the bond between people through this movie. I hope that this message, filled with our love, is reaching out to all of you."

He started crying again after receiving a warm round of applause from the audience, and said bashfully, "I keep crying today...my face is already..."

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Source & Image: Sanspo (1 + 2)

  1. OKADA-MASAKI
  2. EIKURA-NANA
  3. ANTOKI-NO-INOCHI
  4. MATSUZAKA-TORI
  5. HARADA-TAIZO
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