It seems Ashida Mana caused a bit of a stir in Nishinomiya when she gave a live-streamed greeting for the movie “Hoshi no Ko.”
On October 9, a stage greeting for “Hoshi no Ko” was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills and apparently broadcast live simultaneously to 10 venues across Japan.
During the event, Ashida Mana greeted everyone in her hometown of Nishinomiya in Kansai dialect.
Reactions on social media ↓
舞台挨拶付きで観てきた。原作既読。#芦田愛菜 の凛々しかったり可愛かったりの演技がよかった。
この作品のあえて答えを出さないで深い余韻を残すのホントに好き。
だって、”信じる”ってことに答えなんかないもんね。
舞台挨拶で西宮が出てきて嬉しかった(笑)#星の子 pic.twitter.com/Bqe5GYTsxT— かつき (@eMDcO4fYt14hIPn) October 9, 2020
『#星の子』感想 (舞台挨拶上映回)
親が奇妙な宗教に没入していき…
Watched it in Nishinomiya, Ashida Mana’s hometown. During the stage greeting, when she said “everyone in Nishinomiya,” the theater got all excited.
The cast was impressive and the acting was outstanding, but the ending felt a little underwhelming. I wanted one more push… (75 points)#悠汰の映画日記#映画好きと繋がりたい pic.twitter.com/wZ39Enelff— 🌏悠汰™ ▷▶︎15日🐾🐶 (@Yuta_USJ) October 10, 2020
Here’s the video from that moment ↓
“Even though the weather is bad today, you still came to the movie theater. I’m really happy! Enjoy yourselves today!”
That’s what she said. It’s nice how she looks a little shy while thinking about what to say as she speaks!
On the 11th, Channel 8 aired the movie “Hankyu Railway,” which features both Ashida Mana and Nishinomiya quite a lot, and it really makes you realize how much she’s grown since then. It sounds like her already incredible acting has become even more polished in this movie, too. I’m looking forward to seeing what she does next. It would be great if she mentioned Nishinomiya again sometime ^^
