Sou Isayama's popular manga "Attack on Titan", which is said to be absolutely impossible to live-action, and the live-action movie version of the first part of "Attack on Titan" will finally be officially released in Japan on August 1. Haruma Miura plays the protagonist Allen, who fights with his life in that cruel world of cannibalism. Here's what he thinks about Alan's character and the game. He also told a little story about the shooting.

The joy and stress of entering the world of Giant

INTERVIEWER How did you feel when you were decided to play the protagonist of the world-famous live-action film version of Attack on Titan?

Miura: I didn't think I could be a starring role, and I had an unbelievable feeling. I received a letter of request that I wanted to be on the front line, but it wasn't clear whether the protagonist was Alan or someone else, and the script wasn't finalized. However, as a fan of the original, I can enter the world of Giant! I still feel very happy.

INTERVIEWER Aren't you feeling stressed, but you're happy?

Miura: Of course, there is pressure. I don't know how the audience will feel and what they will say after watching it...... However, I hope that this film can be a part of the summer memories and stay in everyone's hearts than what everyone says about my role as Allen, and that's what I set for myself.

- The live-action version of Eren is a little different from the original comics, how did you get the most out of this character?

Miura: In the original film, Alan was a teenager, but in the movie, he is a young man who is faintly dissatisfied with the status quo he is in, and he doesn't know whether to do something to break the status quo. However, in terms of character, both have a strong desire to achieve something, and they are people who seem young and naïve because they are too straightforward, and they have great power in their hearts. In this sense, the original is the same as the movie.

Fight what you can't see where you can't see it

INTERVIEWER After reading the script, can you imagine what it will look like when it is finished?

Miura: There are a lot of tokusatsu movie elements, "It's actually like this!" "Most of the places were more than I could have imagined. We're all just fighting our imagination on the walls and floors of the green curtain (laughs). So we will have a different emotion than when the audience sees this movie.

INTERVIEWER Do you feel like "the 'giant' was filmed like this?"

Miura: We don't even see the giants. For example, in a scene where a giant appears, I want to get Amin (Hongo Sota) out of the giant's mouth, that is, in a model of a huge mouth without teeth, and Hongo and Hongo are covered in mucus that acts as the giant's saliva, and they roar very seriously: "Amin! "Alan!" You can see the toothy mouth in the movie, which is completely different from when we filmed it. We performed in that state, and we actually made such a powerful picture in the later stage. That alone moved me. I hope you can understand how powerful the tokusatsu is.

INTERVIEWER Where there is nothing, how do you rely on your imagination to perform?

Miura: Director Higuchi (Shinji) would draw the storyboard very carefully, and on set he would tell us, "The hair is very long!" "The body stinks!" Loudly convey the image of the giant in his mind to us very concretely. The timing of the actors' performances is guided by the sound or laser bar, and the group scene is much more troublesome than the solo scene. Everyone's eyes had to be fixed on the giant, and if one person's gaze was the slightest bit wrong, it would have to be reshot many times.

It's extra hard because it's the leading actor

- The three-dimensional maneuver (the weapon used in the battle against the giants) flying in the air requires a hoist, so isn't it very hard to shoot?

Miura: Hanging Weiya is not a job that can be done by one person. Because he was hoisted up by Weiya, he couldn't control his position, and he had to be pulled by the guò staff to perform the effect of jumping. In addition, there is a performance of manipulating a three-dimensional motorized device. Operate while flying, and show Allen's feelings in front of the camera, which is a very agile action performance. Sometimes it can't be done smoothly, and you have to overcome the difficulties with the crew.

INTERVIEWER It's a heavy task. The set must be like a battlefield, right?

Miura: It's like a war. The props are very powerful, the crew and actors are very large, and they often have to work with extras, so it is really a set full of energy.

- What did you gain after this battle?

Miura: It was all my first experience. is not only the first time to hang Weiya, but also the first time to cooperate with such a huge crew...... In the process, I often think, "What position should the lead actor stand in?" People often call me 'Hey, Captain,' but I don't like to be called that because I'm not doing my duty as a leader...... Through this shoot, I learned that no matter what the situation, I should put my heart in the center. It was a very valuable experience.

THE LIVE-ACTION FILM VERSION OF "ATTACK ON TITAN" IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, THE FIRST PART "ATTACK ON TITAN" WILL BE OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN JAPAN ON AUGUST 1, AND THE SECOND PART "ATTACK ON TITAN ATTACKONTITANENDOFTHEWORLD" WILL BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 19. The live-action film version, supervised by Shinji Higuchi, brings together the best of the Japanese film industry, animation industry, and special effects industry. The original author, Sou Isayama, served as the supervisor, and based on the worldview and characters of the original manga, original characters and new strong enemies were added. The cast includes Haruma Miura, Hiromi Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Sota Hongo, Takadai Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Yumu Matsuo, Shu Watanabe, Ayame Mizusaki, Rina Takeda, Takami Ishihara, Hayabusa Kunimura, etc.