Junna Aoki Jun 2026

Her father looked at her—really looked at her for the first time in years. “Your mother and I… we didn’t understand. Still don’t, maybe. But that was a hell of a move with the gold general.”

The film’s director, Kenji Morisaki, later revealed in a Kinema Junpo interview that he wrote the role specifically for Aoki after seeing her in a stage production where she played a ghost. "Most actors try to fill the void with action," Morisaki said. "Junna respects the void. She sits in it. That is terrifying and beautiful." junna aoki