▲ Yuko Oshima
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Idol group AKB48 born Oshima Yuko (32 years old) was once considered to be even popular is only a flash in the pan, but when she appeared more and more in TV series, people found that "Oh, it's quite good", and then she went forward, in addition to the field of TV dramas, she is also active in various acting activities such as movies and stage plays, and has received many praises.
Some time ago, the Japanese drama "Nemesis" ushered in the grand finale, in which Yuko Oshima played the female doctor Uehara Huang Yizi, who would race like a changed person as long as she held the steering wheel. In the movie "Tomorrow's Table", she only appeared in one scene and won the praise of director Keihisa Setse with her strong sense of presence: "Yuko Oshima, good looking!" ”。 She has now confirmed her role in the director's next work. At a time when the TV drama industry is very difficult to be affected by the new crown epidemic, she has filmed six film and television works such as "Seven People's Secretaries" in this year.
▲ Poster of the Japanese drama "Nemesis"
What laid the foundation for Yuko Oshima's current role as an actress should be NHK's drama series Crimson (the second half of 2019). She cleverly interprets the growth and frustration of the inherited daughter of Shigaraki, the hometown of pottery, from the age of 15 to 55, and sometimes even seduces the heroine Toda Eirika (32 years old). But what Yuko Oshima is good at is actually playing supporting roles.
A TV screenwriter commented that she said: "Every drama and every role she plays, she can accurately grasp what kind of effect the producer wants, and she has a high level of understanding." So whether it's a series or a comedy, a romance, a suspense, she can always digest all the characters in all the plays. And the rhythm of her lines is also very good, if she is a supporting role, the whole scene will follow a very rhythm, and the protagonist will be set off. To be honest, who as an actress doesn't want to be the protagonist, but she herself seems to know that she is more suitable for playing the second female number one or small supporting role than playing the main role, and I think her goal now may be to become a good supporting role. ”
When she was still in AKB48, even if she won the first place in the overall selection, she was preceded by the overwhelming advantage of Atsuko Maeda (29 years old), and Oshima was just a foil. However, after graduating from the group, Yuko Oshima was more in the spotlight than Atsuko Maeda, and everyone was definitely more willing to play Yuko Oshima than Atsuko Maeda, who could only play the main role. Oshima, which has also received many positive reviews in advertising, is now arguably the most successful of AKB graduates.
▲ Yuko Oshima in "Crimson"
The screenwriter continued: "Although she can digest any role, she has a pair of watery cute eyes and looks less suitable for historical drama, which may be the reason why she has not acted in a big river drama yet." But what is very surprising is that she plays the role of a middle-aged woman very well, and in "Crimson", it is also more attractive than the little girl and daughter-in-law played in the first half, and the cheerful aunt who is very good at taking care of people is played later. Will she become an old face in the morning drama next? ”
Unfortunately, there has been no news so far that she is determined to star in the summer TV series. But in this year's upcoming movie "Guardians of the Monster War", she and Sakura Ando, Matsushima Naoko, Ishibashi Renji, Akira Tsujimoto, Nantomo Omori and other actors together formed a "luxury monster lineup", in which Oshima played a snow girl whose body was frozen, but her fiery heart was still burning for the big fox demon, which was a funny character. By the way, Oshima is also very good at playing terriers.
(Columnist・ Kamina Uebhara)