Teruyuki Kagawa as Yoshitsune

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TERUYUKI KAGAWA as Yoshitsune The director suggested to me that I play Yoshitsune Chapter 1 as though I'm knock-kneed. Yoshitsune gives the general impression that he's subdued and not forthcoming. But Kenji, the hero of the movie is not particularly heroic either. Otcho has many scenes to demonstrate his tough character, but even he had just been a trade company employee. The secret base gang are all just ordinary folks in the extraordinary situation of having to save the world. I think it's a story that energizes and encourages us.

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Teruyuki Kagawa was born in Tokyo in 1965. He first acted in "Kasugano Tsubone / Lady Kasuga", a big budget period TV drama in 1989. His talents have broadened ever since and he has had appearances in movies and on the stage. He is also a well established essayist.

Teruyuki Kagawa's other film appearances include, Mika Nishikawa's "Yureru / Sway" (2006); Yuichi Sato's "Kisaragi" (2007); Yeming Wang's "Tocha / Tea Fight" (2008); Joon-ho Bong's "Tokyo!", Wakako Kaku & Shuntaro Tanigawa's "Sea Gulls" (2008) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Tokyo Sonata" (2008)