K-Drama 
p43425:
Just watched the first episode of "Ao to Midori".
I like it so far - but gosh, I can't help roll my eyes at the thought of a 28-year-old (young-looking but nonetheless 28) playing a first-year high schooler at the start (although the full story takes place over eight years). I think this might set a new BL record.
As I posted way back on p. 3145 (when the series was announced), Kusakawa Naoya (right in photo), is the younger brother of Kusakawa Takuya (Minato of "Minato's Laundramat").
In both Four Hands, Two Sonatas and the short film Spaceless, actors just under and over 30 start out playing high school/very young (21 years old) roles. It’s totally unbelievable but I guess they did it because both have time jumps of up to ten years, so they opted for accurate age at the end, rather than the beginning.
The actors are excellent in both and capture the feel of youth, but they just look way too old to start with.
dora:
In both Four Hands, Two Sonatas and the short film Spaceless, actors just under and over 30 start out playing high school/very young (21 years old) roles. It’s totally unbelievable but I guess they did it because both have time jumps of up to ten years, so they opted for accurate age at the end, rather than the beginning.
Interesting! From my notes, I see that I watched "Spaceless", but I have zero memory of it, so I guess it didn't make much of an impression on me. "Four Hands" is in my priority queue.
I didn't mean to sound snarky, just more of a little laugh. I appreciate the challenge that directors face when filming a story that takes place over many years. Does one change actors, or just try to use some make-up? High-quality AI age modification will presumably come very soon.
In all fairness to "Ao to Midori", the high school phase seems to be limited to the first episode, and the series is really quite promising.
