LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – How a Filipino actor based in Manila and Mindanao found himself in a Japanese film that’s now a best foreign language film frontrunner in this awards season is an interesting story by itself.
The drama is directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi who co-wrote the screenplay based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, one of Japan’s most popular authors. I tracked down Perry, whose acting credits include films by such filmmakers as Lav Diaz, Brillante Mendoza, Jose Javier “Joey” Reyes, and the late great Ishmael Bernal.
In our email interview, Perry, who is based again in Mindanao, narrated how he landed in a Japanese film that has been praised as brilliant, beautiful and might even land in the Oscars’ best picture contest. The long-haired thespian’s adventure started in January 2020. ride of his life: “I got a text message from Kristine Kintana, the film’s talent coordinator in the Philippines, asking me if I am interested to read lines virtually from Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
“When I got the part or the formal announcement that I am on board, it was in April 2020 when the world focused on the word, Wuhan. I was informed by Kristine while I was in a lockdown in Manila.” In Hiroshima, Perry and the cast rehearsed many times, just like in the movie. “There were lots of table reading and rehearsals like what we see in the film.”
“Hamaguchi’s process was a new experience. Such style of directing and approach was a breakthrough, though.” “Therefore, you find ease and comfort when you are with your co-actors speaking in Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Korean sign language and, for my part, Tagalog.” is not Perry’s first time to work on a film overseas.
On how the film’s themes of self-acceptance and regret resonate with him on a personal level, Perry replied, “I had a big dilemma when, right after my anthropology years in college, I pursued professional theater and stayed with a theater company for 25 years, not minding what the future holds.” He was diplomatic when I asked him who among the Filipino filmmakers he enjoyed working with the most. Aside from Lav, Brillante and Joey, Perry has also been directed by the likes of Chuck Gutierrez and Raymund Ribay Gutierrez.
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