Okada Masaki Monogatari

The interview cover from Natalie.mu I translated Okada Masaki’s October 2016 interview during the Nanimono promotion. I love this interview because it talks about his love for his career, the scene between him and Yamada Takayuki and his reason for not using any Social Network Service. 私は岡田将生の２０１６年「何者」のインタビュを翻訳しました。日本語の分は英語の後で。 The overall interview can be found here , and is titled as followed: 就活は静かな戦争！？６人の俳優語る若者たちの“リアル” Job searching is a quiet war?! Six actors speak of young people’s real experience Okada Masaki (岡田将生)’s part as Miyamoto Takayoshi (宮本隆良) Miyamoto Takayoshi (Okada Masaki) I thought that “this guy is cute”  Q: Takayoshi is a university student who aspires to be a creator, yet at the same time he looks down on Takuto and his friends for their job hunting endeavours. When reading the script, what kind of impression did you have of this Takayoshi character? In some ways, I thought that Takayoshi is a character with a role to spice things up. Th...

A little over three weeks ago, I finally realised that Netflix had been airing “Itō -kun A to E: the Movie”, under the English title “The Many Faces of Itō”. Just to see that movie, on the same night I finally renewed my Netflix membership. I’m glad I did. Itō was emotionally hurt several times despite being a jerk. I am amazed that such a shallow character became deeper in the hands of Okada Masaki. Although Itō is definitely not my favourite character amongst the many characters Masaki has played so far, I’m glad he took that role, because Itō – despite being a hopeless character – does extend his portfolio.

Today is Okada Masaki's 29th birthday! He was born on 15 August 1989 as a cute baby, かわいい。。。and now he's this gorgeous young gentleman! I'm so excited because this is the first time I could catch up with his birthday and made time to make something for him. Thank you so much for being you, Masaki-kun! Always be healthy (stop smoking, please, 喫煙はダメですよ！Less drinking too! Gosh, I'm like your mother...). Always shine from within as you are... Always project that purity that is such a signature of you... That something is an MV from the 2014 'Hakugin Jack'. Song is 'Danger Zone', Kenny Loggins (Tom Cruise's Top Gun, anyone? Does anyone come from that age bracket? I certainly am!). I made it in one evening yesterday after days of wondering what song I should use. I usually pick the song first before making an MV, because the song choice totally dictates scene selections. I love Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone because of its beats - mainly - and als...

Photo by Nahoko Suzuki ( Cinemacafe ) I’ve translated Okada Masaki’s interview done in June 2015 during the promotion of “Strayer’s Chronicle”. Written by Cinemacafe , the interview talked mostly about leadership. It is particularly interesting to me that Masaki already accepted who he was when he was 24 years old, while at the same time trying to improve himself. Hope you enjoy it. 日本語の分は英語の後で。 [interview] Okada Masaki talks about his ideal leader “Somehow I understand. However, it’s rather difficult to say it out loud (laugh)”, he muttered before turning his head as he blushed and smiled. Life-size. The way he is. Natural. However you describe it, it matters not. Okada Masaki’s purity makes it difficult for a person to be here without adorning such purity, without trying to describe it. 

In which Seorri & I discussed a potential story of a medical drama that hypothetically stars Okada Masaki... Nakatani Miki (left) & Okada Masaki ( Seinaru Kaibutsutachi 2012 ) I caught ARJ’s tweet today about the scandal involving Tokyo Medical University ’s policy in systematically reducing female candidates’ entrance exam scores by 20% and increasing male candidates’ scores by 20% to accommodate more male medical students in the university. The goal is to have more male doctors in Japan, and they argued that it was done because females would take maternity leave, or perhaps leave the career altogether, to be with their family.

I have translated the January 2018 Oricon interview with Okada Masaki on, among others, his role as Itō Seijiro and his challenges as he approached his thirties. 日本語の分は英語の後で。よろしくお願いします。 Source: Oricon 岡田将生、“痛男”の好演に「役のイメージを気にする時期は終わった」 Okada Masaki, on the good performance of “the annoying man”: “Time to care about the image of a role is over”