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Behind-the-scenes photos from the set have been released.","whyItMatters":"Ayano's performance is already drawing award-season talk from social media, and the released set photos put the special makeup and his on-set role in front of audiences while the film is still in theaters.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAyano\u0026#39;s Nohon suffered severe burns in a fire that killed his wife and child, and the film follows his reunion with the two young men who caused it 15 years earlier. Isomura\u0026#39;s Ryunosuke channels his guilt into archery, while Suezawa\u0026#39;s Takumi cannot escape his trauma. Ayano said the special makeup had to form the foundation of the work\u0026#39;s quality, and that the design came together with the special makeup, hair and makeup, and direction departments. Isomura, who has worked with Ayano before, said the softer manner Ayano showed on set was new to him.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Go Ayano's Nohon is a supporting role carrying the award talk, while Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa share top billing. The performance is doing work the billing does not reflect.","twitterPost":"Go Ayano's Nohon draws Best Supporting Actor talk while Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa hold top billing in mentor.","threadsPost":"Go Ayano's Nohon is drawing Best Supporting Actor talk for mentor, yet the top billing belongs to Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa. The award conversation is forming around a role the credits place below the leads.","newsletterBlurb":"Go Ayano plays Nohon in Keisuke Yoshida's mentor, now in theaters with Hayato Isomura and Seiya Suezawa as co-leads. Social media comments praising his performance have some pushing him as a Best Supporting Actor candidate this awards season. 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