Actress Kou Shibasaki took the stage at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 27. Her nonchalant attitude and facial expression when she walked the red carpet with an actress have become a topic of conversation in some circles. The actress was Haruna Kawaguchi. A video showing Ms. Shibasaki’s attitude at this time is now spreading on X. On the day of the event, Ms. Shibasaki walked the red carpet twice because her two starring films were entered in the “Tokyo International Film Festival. The first time, she walked with director Ryota Nakano and co-star Hikari Mitsushima for the film she starred in, “My Brother in Portable Size.” (Entertainment reporter) They walked in the order of director Nakano, Shibasaki, and Mitsushima, but when Shibasaki noticed the camera for the interview, she waved both hands and offered a cool but smiling service. Mitsushima behind her was also smiling happily. After this, Shibasaki responded to the camera by lightly raising both hands and swaying her body, as if she were dancing. But later, in another starring role, Shibasaki was walking with her co-star Haruna Kawaguchi. Ms. Shibasaki was walking on the red carpet with a blank expression on her face, a complete change from the soft expression she had on her face earlier. She and Ms. Kawaguchi, who was standing behind her, could hardly be seen communicating with each other. Even after Ms. Shibasaki noticed the camera and threw a glance at it, she did not offer any service. When the two were photographed side by side, I sensed a somewhat cold atmosphere. When these scenes were spread on social networking sites, people talked about how “the tension is too different,” and some even immediately started to advocate a “discordant relationship” theory. On the other hand, on the other hand, people on the X-Umagami posted the following comments in response to this video: “Kawaguchi’s time was completely like work,” “He must be trying to match the tension and personality of the person he is walking with. On the other hand, there are those on X who point out that he is overly concerned about his work, saying, “It’s true that he is friendly with Mitsushima-san. It is true that Ms. Shibasaki did not smile when she walked with Mr. Kawaguchi, a complete change from the friendly atmosphere she had with Ms. Mitsushima. It is understandable why people might wonder if they are not getting along. However, when they were interviewed together afterwards, Ms. Shibasaki said of Ms. Kawaguchi, with whom she was working together for the first time, “I don’t have to make up for anything, I can just be myself! I was able to talk about various things with her without feeling self-conscious. Ms. Kawaguchi and Mr. Shibasaki co-starred in ABEMA’s original drama “Scandal Eve,” in which they play opposing roles as a reporter for a weekly magazine and the president of an entertainment agency. Perhaps they wanted to create a red carpet scene of the tense rivalry in the play.
