When we first met Yuki Furukawa it was 2012 and the Keio University graduate was a fresh-faced actor still trying to make a name for himself. Fast forward seven years and he’s built significant star power, particularly in China where his fanbase on Sina Weibo has reached 3.3 million, the fifth highest amongst Japanese celebrities on the microblogging site.?

? ?我們第一次和古川雄輝相見是在2012年，這位面帶稚氣的慶應(yīng)義熟大學畢業(yè)的演員還在努力地讓自己揚名。 過了7年，他已建立起了重大的明星影響力，特別是在中國，他的新浪微博有330萬粉絲，位列日本名人第五。

Things started to pick up for the Tokyo native in 2013 after he played the lead role of Naoki Irie in Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, a TV series based on Kaoru Tada’s popular manga, Itazura na Kiss. He reprised the role for a second season the following year, winning a Best Couple award with co-star Honoka Yahagi (formerly known as Honoka Miki) at the 2015 DramaFever Awards. Since then, Furukawa’s career has steadily picked up speed.?

? ? 這位東京人的轉(zhuǎn)機出現(xiàn)在2013年，在他主演了由多田薰漫畫改編的電視連續(xù)劇《惡作劇之吻~LOVE IN TOKYO》入江直樹一角后。 次年他繼續(xù)主演了第二季。他和矢作惠香（未來穗香）一起獲得2015 DramFever Awards最佳熒幕情侶獎，自此，古川雄輝的演藝事業(yè)獲得快速穩(wěn)步的發(fā)展。

His latest role sees him starring in the Yutaka Kuramochi-directed play, After the Quake, which is based on two of the short stories – Honey Pie and Super-Frog Saves Tokyo – from Haruki Murakami’s book of the same name. Set in February 1995, the month between the Great Hanshin Earthquake and the Tokyo sarin gas attack executed by Aum Shinrikyo cult members, the stories in the book focus on people who were caught up in the national aftershock of the quake, but not directly involved in it.

? ? 最新能看到的他的主演作品是倉持裕導(dǎo)演的舞臺劇《神的孩子全跳舞-after the quake》，是基于村上春樹同名小說中的兩個短篇故事-《蜂蜜餅》和《青蛙君救東京》改編的。 故事發(fā)生在1995年2月，在阪神大地震（1995.01）和*****發(fā)動的東京地鐵**毒氣恐怖襲擊事件（1995.03）之間。小說故事關(guān)注的是震后受到影響的人們， 而不是地震直接的親歷者。

“I play the main character, Junpei, who some people feel Murakami has based on his younger self,” Furukawa tells TW. “He’s a novelist that can’t express his feelings well and is easily swayed by the opinions of others. I can be a bit like that so hopefully that will make him easier to play. It’s not necessarily that we are both shy, I don’t think I am anyway, it’s more that we struggle to communicate our thoughts clearly and have a tendency to build a wall around ourselves, not letting people in.”

? ?“我主演淳平這個角色，也有人認為他的原型就是年輕時的村上春樹，”古川雄輝告訴TOKYO WEEKENDER。“淳平是個小說家，但是不能很好地表達自己的感情，并且容易被他人的意見左右。這跟我有些相像，希望演起來會更容易些。 未必就是說我們生來就是害羞的， 至少我不認為我是這樣的， 更多的是， 我們努力地想去清晰地交流我們的想法，但又有在自己周圍樹起高墻的傾向，不讓別人進來。”

“When I heard that the story was written by Murakami I was immediately intrigued”

“當?shù)弥@個故事是由村上春樹寫的， 我馬上就感興趣了”

?“When I heard that the story was written by Murakami I was immediately intrigued as he is well-known throughout the world,” continues Furukawa. “That said, After the Quake was my first experience reading one of his books. On the surface it’s quite straightforward, however, he uses a lot of metaphorical language so people will no doubt interpret it in different ways. I’ve heard that’s often the case with his novels. Also, with this one, the characters often speak about themselves in the third person which makes for a somewhat complex script.”

? ?? ?“當?shù)弥@個故事是村上春樹寫的， 我馬上就感興趣了，因為他是世界知名的，”古川雄輝繼續(xù)說道，“話雖這么說，《神的孩子全跳舞 》是我讀的第一本他寫的書。表面上看，故事通俗易懂， 但是， 他運用了很多隱喻手法， 所以毫無疑問，人們會有不同的理解方式。我聽說，他的小說常常會有這種情況。 同樣， 這個故事也不例外， 人物經(jīng)常用第三人稱來說他們自己，這使得劇本變得有些復(fù)雜。”

As with many of Murakami’s stories, there is a love triangle. It involves Furukawa’s character, Junpei, who adores classmate Sayoko but hesitates to reveal his true feelings. Best friend Takatsuki subsequently swoops in and ends up marrying her. The play begins several years later with their marriage already over. Sayoko and Junpei are still close and she calls him over to read one of his tales to her daughter, Sala, who has been having nightmares after watching coverage of the earthquake. It’s one of the book’s several references to the disaster in the Hanshin region.

? ? ??就像很多村上春樹寫的故事， 這是一個三角戀。 淳平戀慕他的同學小夜子， 但是，他猶豫要不要去表達他的真情實感。 他最好的朋友高槻，不斷地追求小夜子，最終跟她結(jié)婚了。 這個舞臺劇是從他們婚姻結(jié)束后的若干年開始的。 小夜子和淳平依舊很親密，她讓淳平給她女兒沙羅讀他寫的故事。沙羅在看了地震的新聞報道后，晚上經(jīng)常會做噩夢。 書中多處涉及阪神大地震，這是其中之一。

Furukawa was seven when the earthquake struck on February 16, 1995. Close to 6,500 people were killed, the majority in Kobe, the closest city to the epicentre. Living in Toronto at the time, Furukawa recalls seeing images of the devastation on the news but says it felt like something that was happening in a different world. At 16, he left Canada to study in America before returning to Japan in his late teens to major in engineering at Keio University. It was around that time that the acting bug bit, and in 2010 he was selected by talent agency HoriPro at their 50 Year Anniversary Actor Audition. He quickly made a strong impression with one of his earliest roles being a bilingual monk in Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai, a British-Japanese play that was shown in Tokyo and London.?

? ? ?地震發(fā)生時，古川雄輝只有7歲。神戶是最接近震中的大城市，將近6500人死于那場地震。 那時古川雄輝在多倫多，回憶起曾在新聞中看到過受災(zāi)的畫面，但是，當年他覺得那是發(fā)生在另外一個世界的事情。 16歲時他離開加拿大前往美國求學，之后回到日本，在慶應(yīng)義塾大學主修工程學。 進入演藝圈的契機是2010年他通過了HORIPRO50周年演員甄選。 很快，他早期參演的雙語舞臺劇，《家康和安針》， 用英語和日語在東京、倫敦演出，給人留下深刻的印象。

Since the beginning of his career, the 31-year-old has relished the buzz of being on stage, but since it’s been three years since his last performance, we wonder if he’s feeling nervous about After the Quake. “The nerves tend to disappear when you’re on stage as you get in a kind of zone,” reveals Furukawa. “That said, leading up to the rehearsals, I am feeling a little anxious. It’s a group of people I haven’t worked with before, including co-star [former SKE48 and Nogizaka46 idol] Rena Matsui. There are a couple of very experienced theater actors involved as well. I just hope I’m good enough to share a stage with them. It’s completely different to appearing in a movie or drama. The way you move your body, speak the lines; it’s like night and day. On top of that, I think there’s a more intense and intimate atmosphere when doing plays as you generally come in and leave at the same time as everyone, whereas for TV, the schedules all vary.”?

? ? 他是舞臺劇出道的， 31歲的他，享受舞臺帶來的樂趣， 但是距離他的上一部舞臺劇已有3年了。 我們想知道他對出演《神的孩子全跳舞 after the quake》是否有感到緊張。 “當你站在舞臺上，在這個特定的地方，焦慮會逐漸消失。”古川雄輝答道，“就是說， 臨近彩排時， 我會感到有點焦慮。 這是一群我從未合作過的人， 包括女主角松井玲奈（前SKE48 和乃木坂46偶像）。還有兩位非常有經(jīng)驗的舞臺劇演員。 我只是希望我能足夠的好，能跟他們一起分享這個舞臺。 演舞臺劇和演電影、電視劇完全不同， 你的肢體動作，說的臺詞的方式； 就像黑夜和白天那樣不同。 除此之外， 我認為舞臺劇會有更緊張和親密的氛圍， 因為大家都是共同進退的，而演電視劇，大家的拍攝行程是不同的?！?/span>

While preparing for After the Quake, Furukawa is also filming for the upcoming Wowow TV drama, Aku-no Hado, in which he will play the starring role of Masato Yaginuma. It’s a prequel to the original series, Ishi no Mayu, a mystery about a police department trying to catch a serial killer, played by Furukawa. In the second season, Suisho no Kodo, his character is under arrest. Aku-no Hado takes us back in time to learn about why he became a criminal.

? ? 在準備舞臺劇《神的孩子全跳舞 after the quake》的時候，古川雄輝也在拍攝下一部作品WOWOW TV 《惡的波動》，他主演八木沼 雅人。 這是WOWOW TV自制懸疑推理劇《石之繭》的前傳。 《石之繭》講述的是一個警察部門全力追捕一名連續(xù)殺人犯， 也就是古川雄輝扮演的這個角色。 在第二季《水晶的鼓動》中，他的角色是已被捕的犯人。 《惡的波動》把我們帶到更早之前，了解他為什么會成為罪犯。?

“I’d never played a killer before. It’s an interesting escape from reality”?

“之前我從未演過殺手。 這是一次有意思的出離現(xiàn)實”

“It’s a real fun part,” says Furukawa. “I started out as one of the supporting cast members in the first season and am now the lead which is quite rare, but something I’m obviously really happy about. I believe Ishi no Mayu was the fourth most-watched drama on Wowow so we’re hopeful this series will be successful too. I’d never played a killer before. It’s an interesting escape from reality and as an actor I think it allows me more freedom.”?

? ?“這真是非常有趣“，古川雄輝說道， ”在第一季我只是一個配角，而現(xiàn)在我成了主角。雖然這很少見，但著實是件讓我感到大為開心的事?！妒O》是WOWOW劇史上觀看次數(shù)第4多的劇，我認為，我們的這個劇也有望成功。 之前我從未演過殺手。 這是一次是非常有意思的出離現(xiàn)實 ， 然后作為演員， 我想它允許我做更多的自由發(fā)揮?！?/span>

Due to his boyish looks, Furukawa is often cast in younger, more innocent roles – and it’s clear audiences enjoy him in these parts, too. It was after playing high school genius Naoki Irie in Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo that his popularity in China soared. Shortly after that, in 2014, he starred in the web-drama, Mysterious Summer, a first-ever co-production between Japan and China. It was viewed more than 60 million times on the Chinese online video platform, iQiyi.?

? ? 因為他的少年感， 古川雄輝經(jīng)常演比實際年齡更小的角色，顯然觀眾們也很喜歡這一點。 在《惡作劇之吻~LOVE IN TOKYO》扮演天才高中生之后，他在中國的人氣急升。不久，在2014年，他主演了首個中日合作出品的網(wǎng)劇《不可思議的夏天》。 在中國視頻播放網(wǎng)站愛奇藝上的觀看次數(shù)超過6000萬。?

“As I don’t speak Chinese, it initially felt a bit weird to have a fanbase there,” admits Furukawa. “It was amazing going to China and witnessing the reaction. It made me realize that when it comes to entertainment, historical and political tensions don’t matter.”

? ?古川雄輝承認，“我不懂中文，所以對我在中國會有那么龐大的粉絲群體，起初感到非常奇怪”?！叭サ街袊⒁娮C了粉絲的反應(yīng)，很奇妙。 這讓我意識到，娛樂與歷史和政治的緊張局勢無關(guān)?！?/span>

原文：https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2019/07/actor-yuki-furukawa-id-never-played-a-killer-before/

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