here<\/a><\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> Space Battleship Yamato 2202, Soldiers of Love<\/em> is the sequel to the big hit Yamato 2199<\/em>, to be shown in theaters.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> After 2199<\/em> was over, Mr. Ono saw the original Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> for the first time.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Yes, but I haven’t seen the movie that picked up from there, Farewell to Yamato, Soldiers of Love<\/em>.<\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> 2202<\/em> is based on Farewell<\/em>, which premiered in 1978, and this will be the first of seven chapters, composed of episodes 1 and 2.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Did you not see Farewell<\/em> because you had a feeling of “repeat mission”?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> That’s right. I sort of felt like that.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> If you haven’t, then you haven’t.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> But when 2199<\/em> ended, there was a tremendous sense of accomplishment after finishing a journey with a really big mission. When it comes to the story of 2202<\/em>, we board Yamato<\/em> again, and I frankly wondered why I have to board Yamato<\/em> again. However, when the crew of 2199<\/em> gathered at the recording studio, I realized that I had taken a trip with these people and I was happy to go on a new one. To me, the recording studio looks like Yamato<\/em>‘s bridge. There’s a mechanical mixing table, and there’s sound supervisor Tomohiro Yoshida sitting there.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> It’s the captain’s seat.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> He’s the captain of the recording. The crew of actors gathers together under the captain. If I think of it that way, you and Director Nobuyoshi Habara are in the Wave-Motion Engine position.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Side by side chief engineers?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Maybe so. In the crew there is Yoshitada Otsuko as Shiro Sanada and Takayuki Sugao as Captain Okita. Shigeru Chiba is Doctor Sado, and Mugihito as Hikozaemon Tokugawa. They bring a sense of peace and stability. It’s as if it’s enough for them to just be there.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> That’s enough of an honor at this point.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> On the other hand, there are the younger actors, Masato Kokubun as Aihara and Kenji Akabane as Nanbu, who bring a strong sense of fun to participating in Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Being connected to this is a good thing for a voice actor’s career, isn’t it?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> There’s the generation that knows Yamato<\/em> from the past and the generation that’s getting to know it now. When I realize we’re getting on the same ship, it gives me an emotional charge. With this crew, I can accomplish what I need to accomplish. There is no anxiety about the recording of 2202<\/em>.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Why did you watch Yamato<\/em> only after 2199<\/em> was over?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> As Susumu Kodai, my thought was that I didn’t want to start the trip if I knew the ending. If I knew the original work, it would have diluted the excitement and surprise about what was to come, and I wanted to play it objectively. I thought that if I wanted to give the sense of being affected the same as Susumu Kodai, it was important not to know the ending. I decided to take in the old work after we were finished.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/mar17\/weeklyasahifeb1706.JPG\")
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Fukui:<\/em><\/span> I also wanted to play it as, “What the hell is going on here!?”<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> It was completely like that at the stage where we recorded the first episode. Since I had this feeling of resentment and anger for some reason, I went on a journey as a man. Just like Susumu Kodai, I felt that we had to do it.<\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> Three years have passed since 2199<\/em>.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> I think those three years have been very stressful for Susumu Kodai. However, you can’t show that stress around your subordinates. When I think about what has happened to him, It seems like it must be heavy.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> That’s right.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> What kind of voice would come from Mr. Ono when he is placed in an unreasonable situation like Susumu Kodai? In fact, a really good voice came out from that. (Laughs)<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Thank you very much. (Laughs) I also thought those would have been three very stressful years. Susumu Kodai’s humanity should not have changed, and while he is responsible for his subordinates, of course there is also a vigorous side to him. There are a lot of parts I can compare with myself.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> With yourself?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> When 2199<\/em> first started, my thought was, “I’m still young.” I felt a lot of pressure from Yamato<\/em>, but there were also veterans there and I had the feeling that I could get help. This time, a feeling has been born of having to shoulder it on my own. We’ll get knocked around, but Yamato<\/em> is fun. I’m excited about what’s going to happen.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> That’s really great, because I wanted a voice that sounded steady while still being knocked around. I guess what I want is a sort of, “If we advance a bit more…Ah! So, that’s how it is!” sort of thing.<\/p>\n
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