Junichi Okada Juggles Many Roles, From Actor to Producer and Action Choreographer in New Netflix Drama Last samurai standing.
Critics, who praised the series, particularly praised the show’s fight scenes.
About them, the creative behind them tells THR“As an actor [and fight choreographer]it’s very important to work on the choreography and the whole structure of these movements, and having that element really helps build the character.”
He continues: “I enjoy thinking about the concept of the character and conveying it through action choreography. For example, there is a female character called Iroha. [Kaya Kiyohara]you know she’s a female, so she [may not be that] powerful.”
“In her fights, her fight choreography, there is an element of yin and yang – like what is apparent and what is not. There are movements, for example, when she sets a bait, but then she actually has a different actual and intended action,” notes the producer.
“So those are the things that I really, carefully thought about and prepared for.”
“Another example [with Iroha]when she’s fighting a very physically strong male, it’s impossible for her to truly fight on par, so we have to think about what would be realistic and how she could achieve it.
“You have to think about being consistent and you have to think about mixing the right concept, and we took the greatest care [to that]”, concludes Junichi.
THE Last Samurai Standing is streaming on Netflix.
