[Translation] DUET 12/2010 (Nissy x Shohei Miura)

[kawaii_honey]

I hope you all enjoy this. It's the interview from DUET Dec issue that was posted a couple days ago. I think it's really cute!

This translation is mine and I'd appreciate it if it stayed on this community. So please don't repost this anywhere, thanks!

The post with the scans is >> here <<

The Greatest Weapon Is Not A Sword, But Relying On Others' Talents!?

Two Good Friends Co-Star Once Again For SAMURAI 7

Taking place at the Aoyama Theatre from 11/20, Shohei-kun will be starring as the lead role in his first stage play SAMURAI 7. With the themes of Seven Samurai, the original directed by Akira Kurosawa, this is a story depicting seven samurai who risk their lives fighting to save helpless farmers in a far, distant past. Co-starring with Nishijima-kun, aka Nissy, the two spoke with me at the stylish neighborhood of Kagurazaka.

The Spoiled Child VS The Master Imitator!?

Nishijima
Ever since appearing together in the drama Tumbling, Sho-chan has the image of a spoiled child to me

Miura
Yup, I am spoiled (haha)

Nishijima
Even when we went for drinks Sho-chan asked me for advice about life, you know. Stuff like "How do I do my final income tax returns?"(haha)

Miura
I did, I did (laughs). Because Nissy is a nice guy, I want his advice! But, since he is a nice guy, I wait for his earth-shattering face of happiness too, you know. Not to mention he's talented. Of course his acting and dancing are really good, but so are his imitations! He's like a god at imitating noises, like the sound a Famicon makes when it breaks, lol.

Nishijima
When everyone was exhausted, I always wondered how I could cheer them up~

Miura
While filming Tumbling, we developed a really good relationship. I think I saw it on DVD when I watched it the other day.

Nishijima
It was good, wasn't it? 'Cuz we hang out in private. Though we haven't had the time to meet up lately.

Miura
Nissy is always busy with things like dramas and tours, you know~. So being able to work together again makes me happy!

Nishijima
Me too~!

Sempai, I rely on you in so many ways!

Miura
My role is Katsushiro. Although he's a samurai, he can't kill anyone. In short, he's good for nothing, lol.

Nishijima
And my role is Kyuzo. Although he's terribly lonely, after learning the importance of living thanks to Katsushiro and Kambei, he's a person who fights for the sake of his existence. I think he's a character who will be seen as someone who tells us about the happiness in living.

Miura
One would expect such a straight-forward explanation from you!

Nishijima
As for Sho-chan's role, although he doesn't kill people, I don't think that's a reason to see him as a kind person. And so, I think what kind of character he will be seen as is someone who gives people serious injuries

Miura
You know, that's what I just said (not really)

Nishijima
So then, the 'I-can't-kill-anyone' Sho-chan, please tell us instead

Miura
Yes, just as I planned! ahaha.

Nishijima
Even when we were doing Tumbling, I was always taking in information with this kind of serious feeling

Miura
When (Kento) Kaku-kun, Yusuke (Yamamoto) and I were present, that's when Nissy's seriousness shined.

Nishijima
Speaking of Yusuke, I think he's a really sweet and random person (laughs) He often goes off-topic during our conversations

Miura
Seems like he gets that from Nissy. Really, Nissy is a gentleman! Every so often, I still need to consult him even now. This is the first time I've had to ask about how to properly handle a sword you know.

Nishijima
Same for me too

Miura
Nissy, your role requires you to use two katanas, doesn't it?

Nishijima
Yeah. The other day I practiced using two swords for the first time and it was tough! You gotta decide where to place your foot when you cut using one katana right from the start. When you swing down from the upper right to the lower left, you draw your left foot behind you. If you don't, you will sever your own foot with the blade. But with two katanas, I use stabbing motions, so I don't need to decide foot positioning.

Miura
Well it would be amazing to wield 3 swords like Zoro you know (haha) Though Nissy is talented so it's okay. As for me, or perhaps I should say sword battling, is a first time for me in this stage play.

Nissy
No way-! Really!?

Miura
This is about the third time you're playing a lead role, right Nissy? You play lead parts. You know, I wonder if my voice will be properly carried to the audience?

Nishijima
For stage plays, it's better to stick to your natural voice as best you can since the mic's volume will be raised if the audience is unable to hear you from where they are.

Miura
Then surely my throat can handle it

Nishijima
Definitely, using your voice for Katsushiro will be easy. Even if you shout things like "UAAAA!"

Miura
Is "Oo" and "Uh" not good enough? haha. It's just that my throat is super weak, so I'm worried

Nishijima
Sho-chan is playing the lead so when I thought that it may be stressful for him, I felt it was okay to have conversations with the director like "Today will be stressful on the throat, so is it okay to suck on a candy while we practice?"

Miura
In this case, it's bad to work too hard

Nishijima
When you don't use your base voice, you'll kill your throat as the performances go by. I did that my first time on stage. When the second performance came, my throat was so worn out from the rehearsals that I really had to inject my voice into every performance.

Miura
Wow, that sounds painful~ (>.>;;)

Nishijima
Theatre actors have excessively powerful throats. I'm competitive, so I tried my best to match the strength of their voices. Sho-chan is the same, so I hope that he won't make the same mistake.

Miura
Yeah, I'll be careful!

In our last moments, Dragon Ball to One Piece!?

Miura
The more I believe the tickets are worth the money, the more I want to entertain the audience. That is my goal. Having said that, the performances for the final day immediately sold out.

Nishjima
Because we give the same performance everyday, theatre enthusiasts enjoy the final day. They expect to see us adlib a bit.

Miura
Is that so? Well then, I guess I'll have to adlib if I break character, huh (lol)

Nishijima
I had to do that one time, you know. At random, for a depressing role. Of course, I was properly depressing when I needed to be, but at the last moment, my normal self came out. When I started messing around, the other actors followed suit. (haha)

Miura
Ah, then on the last day, maybe I'll actually kill someone! (ahaha) And in the middle, I'll become a super saiyan. And then Nissy will wield three swords

Nishijima
No no no, they'll be expecting that now (laughs) Though I want to grow as an actor that can have that same kind of flexibility on stage

Miura
Since teamwork is no problem for us, let's do our best!

Page 170 Captions
(Thought Bubble) Please give us a full house!
(Other one) Playing air Shogi

Page 171 Captions
Samurai Sighting!
Shohei: Wanna go to Gyoza no Ohsho? | Nissy: Sounds good~

I chose to keep in the title suffixes because I think it's really cute that Nissy calls him Sho-chan
Also, translating the title was the hardest part for some reason. But I think it makes sense when you read the entire interview

Comments

[airah4]

Wow, it's kind of ironic, because I was just about to head out to finish some chores, and then I got the notification for the submission to the comm!

Just....wow. I can tell how much work this was, but the translation is just so nice and so enjoyable to read! And I'm really grateful because I've been dying to know what was going on in the DUET article between these two cuties! &hearts Do you mind if I give this post a shout-out from japanboys? I think the Shohei fans there will enjoy reading too, though I will link them to this entry, of course!

Anyway, about the article itself....I had the feeling Nissy and Shohei had become quite close! Are you also a big fan of them? I agree that the title really is befitting, so thanks for doing all this hard work! And I also thought it was so cute that Shohei really seems to take to Nissy's advice! What a wonderful article!!! &hearts That was so fun to read!

Ah....so much I want to say, but long comment is already long. (-.-)

[kawaii_honey]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! If you think fans elsewhere would enjoy this, go ahead and link =D

I'm a growing fan of Shohei. I saw him in Tumbling and thought he was awesome and really cute. If it weren't 3:30am here, I would write more lol I haven't had a chance to look at some of his other works yet but I've read a couple of his past interviews, so that's a start

[airah4]

Definitely, and thank you! I'm a huge Shohei fan, so I try to share a lot of stuff related to him over on the Japan Boys community here on Dreamwidth (I'm one of the admin there as well! ^^;;;). But I'll link it to here! If there are any Nissy fans over there who don't know about attackallaround, they'll be happy to see it as well, I'm sure! (^u^)

But I'm glad to meet another Shohei fan! &hearts I actually found out about him the same way, through Tumbling! Hahaha, and as for time, I really understand that, so don't worry! I'm living in Japan currently, so I try to keep track of the time back home! Anyway, the comments will always be here so we can chat! (I already wrote so much before, so I apologize! ><;;)

[sui_chan]

NISSY IS SO CUTE AND MOEEEEE !! *O*

I like to know how much they're good friends since Tumbling and how happy they are acting together!!! <333

[kawaii_honey]

everytime I think of them together, I think of this moment in the DVD extras where they are giving comments after their tumbling performance

[bravelioness]

I'm a Shinjiro and Yanagishita Tomo fan, but even I seriously enjoyed this interview! Not only was it funny to read, but it's clear you really put so much effort into your translation! I can only imagine how long it took, because at least for me, even after a long time, it doesn't sound this authentic or so well-translated! Really, thanks so much for sharing! ^_^ They're so cute!!!

[kawaii_honey]

your kind words have made me so happy, it's one the best compliments I could get, really! I'm glad you enjoyed reading this~

[bravelioness]

Well, it's really true! I mean, compared to my own translating skills, this is pretty damn amazing! I really appreciate your hard work, so thanks a ton! <3

[reina66]

thank you!!! that was interesting to read:>

[bravelioness]

Hey! Sorry, not to intrude (><), but I was going to ask...were you going to leave a message for Shuta in a comment in the entry that was posted? Sorry, I just want to ask because I don't think my mail sent to you! Thanks!!!!!

(And sorry to interrupt! XD)

[reina66]

huh i already answered you that i won't take a part in shuta special and also write a comment, because frankly I don't know what to write to him XD

[bravelioness]

Oh, I know you said you didn't want to make a gift for him, but I figured just a comment would be okay. You could really say anything as long as it's nice, long or short! But it's up to you~

[shenshennie]

Ah, so cute! I love the final DB and OP bit. Although instead of Zoro I imagine Nissy more as Luffy. Their personalities seem to match xD

Thank you very much for sharing!

[saharial]

Thank you so much for such a lovely long translation :) I've only just started watching 'Tumbling' so I will keep an eye out for Shohei :) They do seem very good friends :)

[linke_ranger]

Thank you for the translation! It is such a lovely interview! They really seem to be good friends, don't they? ^^
Would you mind if I translate it into Russian language and post it here: http://www.diary.ru/~tumbling/ It is a community for Russian fans of Tumbling drama. Of course, I will make sure to properly credit you and attackallaround.dreamwidth.org.

[kawaii_honey]

I have no problem with that =)

[linke_ranger]

thank you! :)

[chinchuu.livejournal.com]

They are so cute together. Thanks for sharing!!
LOLL Super saiyan Shohei and Nissy-Zoro? XDD
Awww Nissy is taking good care of Shohei.

The part where they were talking about how Nissy seemed like the most serious one on the Tumbling set when Kento, Yusuke, and Shohei were around was amusing. haha The middle children are all the trouble makers. XDDD

Nishijima
Speaking of Yusuke, I think he's a really sweet and random person (laughs) He often goes off-topic during our conversations
Miura
Seems like he gets that from Nissy.
I might be interpreting this wrong, but is Shohei suggesting Yusuke takes after Nissy? lol Been around him too much?

[airah4]

Hahaha, this comment made me chuckle! Nissy always seems like the least serious one (with the exception of Hidaka, maybe) in AAA, but then on the set of Tumbling, he looked quite fierce! He joked around, but remember his face sometimes during the extras on the DVD??? He looked so intense. XD

I wouldn't be surprised if Yusuke picked up on it after Nissy....Nissy is just one of those people who seems to leave all kinds of unintended trends in his wake. Shohei wanted to become a stage singer/performer after he saw Nissy perform live with AAA, remember that? (^u^)

[chinchuu.livejournal.com]

I guess Nissy was very immersed into his character? ROFL Most of his scenes in the DVD was him practicing his rhythmic gymnastics, coaching their choreography, giving mini interviews on his thoughts. XD Now that you point that out, I guess that's true! haha

I remember another interview where all the other Tumbling actors wanted Nissy as their uncle. He's like the cool and funny uncle that will give you candy and take you out for fun activities.


Shohei wanted to become a stage singer/performer after he saw Nissy perform live with AAA, remember that? (^u^)
really? when did he say that?!

[airah4]

Yeah, I think he was really immersed! >< But more than that, he probably needed a distraction. It looks like he often had to practice on his own, so maybe putting all that focus into things felt better for him than having to know that the rest of the cast was getting to spend all their breaktime together.... T___T

I remember the uncle interview too! Hahaha, was it crazy uncle, they called him? And you're right--I think everyone thought he was like the uncle! I can see that though....XD

And Shohei said that in one of his Myojo interviews immediately following the end of Tumbling/5th Ann., I believe. I can't say I blame him, what with Nissy's talent!