I know it is a boring answer to say he is so nice, but he really was a dream to work alongside. What was it like working with someone like Hugh Jackman? Then she meets Wolverine (Jackman) and the adventure begins. Her family is extremely wealthy and they want her to eventually to take over the running of their business, but she has other ideas. “It’s funny, the first memory I have of Hugh Jackman is how jealous he made my British ex-boyfriend around 10 years ago.” Can you tell us a little bit about your character? As for the general performance, I am not sure if I was good or not, though the director said I was, so that is positive.
Being my first time it was obviously hard at first, particularly the action scenes as I didn’t really want to hit people! With the help of the stunt team I gradually improved. This void gave you an opportunity to star in your first film, how do you think it went? I think that is something we should feel a little ashamed about and try to learn from. I think a lot of people in this country also complained about that, but I am sure they wanted a Japanese person for that role, they just couldn’t find anyone. For James (Mangold) it had to be a Japanese girl because he had seen Zhang Ziyi as Sayuri in Memoirs of a Geisha and really didn’t like it. There just aren’t enough Japanese actresses who speak English.
Two years is a long time to be looking, why do you think they found it so difficult?
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I initially said no because I’d never done anything like that, but then they mentioned I was going to be Hugh Jackman’s girlfriend in the movie and that was enough to change my mind. They just couldn’t seem to find anyone so they opened the door wider to include people who weren’t in the industry and that was when my agency gave me a call and asked if I was interested. Well the studio was searching for a Japanese girl for the role of Mariko for around two years. Your first acting job lands you in a major blockbuster with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, how did that come about? Tao seemed keen to speak at length about her thoughts on the film, a certain Australian actor (and how her ex-boyfriend might see him), her modelling career and what the future holds. When Tao arrived to meet us at Donna Studios in Shibuya, Weekender found a natural beauty (and this may have had something to do with it…) She lit up the room with both her personality and her looks – without the need for much makeup she speaks flawless English, is smart and charming and while she has fronted campaigns for the likes of Ralph Lauren, Emporio Armani, Alexander McQueen and Givenchy, there is nothing of the diva about her. With much of the film set in Tokyo (see the trailer below for a taste of one thrilling scene set atop a speeding bullet train…) hype is sure to be unprecedented and we wanted to find out more.Īfter an extensive two-year search, director James Mangold finally decided the Vogue cover star with no acting experience was the perfect candidate to play the superhero’s new love interest, Makiko.
Taking a break from the photo studios and runways that have sought her image for so long, Tao Okamoto hits the big screen this year alongside Hugh Jackman in the latest Marvel movie, The Wolverine, so we’d better get used to hearing her name…
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