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Reyma Deveza

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726465321318Kei Kurosawa.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Kei Kurosawa. <em>Photo: Handout</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Actress Kei Kurosawa expressed her excitement being part of &quot;Crosspoint,&quot; a drama-thriller movie with Kapamilya actor Carlo Aquino and Emmy-nominated actor Takehiro Hira as lead stars.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN news, Kurosawa revealed her character as a singer makes &quot;Crosspoint&quot; special to her. </p><p>Kurosawa explained that she&#x27;s been into singing and dancing since she was young and doing a movie where she is a singer hits different.</p><p>&quot;Growing up po talaga ang pangarap ko is maging K-pop idol. Basta ganoon po singer-dancer, all my life po kasi I&#x27;ve only been dancing ang singing. I didn&#x27;t do acting as a kid. So noong ibinigay sa akin po ni direk Donie (Ordiales) itong role na ito at nakita ko sa script na singer po siya sobrang na excite po ako kasi finally magagawa ko na rin. Parang two-in-one, I&#x27;m going to make a movie  at the same time I&#x27;m going to sing as well,&quot; Kurosawa said.</p><p>In the film, Kurosawa plays Mayuko, the daughter of Hira&#x27;s character Shigeru Yamaguchi.</p><p>&quot;Crosspoint&quot; is about a washed-up actor Manuel (Aquino) who goes to Japan and meets Shigeru. Manuel and Shigeru decided to catch a fugitive to get reward money.</p><p>&quot;Ako po ang isa sa prime motivation ni Shigeru kung bakit po niya napagdesisyunan &#x27;yung gagawin nila (ni Manuel). Laki po ako sa Amerika, &#x27;yung role ko, may nangyari po and bumalik kami ng Japan. Parang kami na lang dalawa &#x27;yung mayroon sa isa&#x27;t isa,&quot; Kurosawa said.  </p><div><br/></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068830"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Crosspoint&quot; also gave Kurosawa the opportunity to work with Aquino, who happened to be her celebrity crush when she was young. </p><p>&quot;Noong bata pa po kasi ako, noong pinanood ko yung &quot;Exes Baggage&#x27; ni Kuya sobrang naging celebrity crush ko siya as in ginawa ko pa po siyang lock screen noong bata pa po ako. So noong nalaman ko na makakasama ko po si kuya Carlo here, sobrang hindi ko ma-explain &#x27;yung mapi-feel ko,&quot; Kurosawa said.</p><p>Kurosawa said that the new things she learned inspires her to continue what she is doing.</p><p>&quot;This is like one of my first projects po talaga. &#x27;Yung first ko si &#x27;Red Dress&#x27; with Direk Donie and ito na po &#x27;yung sumunod, &#x27;yung pangalawa. So very kabado and at the same time super-duper inspired. And since ka-work ko rin po sina Takehiro Hira and sila kuya Ian de Leon po, kuya Carlo, marami rin po akong natutunan. &#x27;Yung kaba ay napalitan ng super big inspiration po sa heart ko and it made me want to continue for a long time&quot; she added.</p><p>According to Kurosawa, delivering lines in Japanese is one of the challenges she encountered during the production of the movie.</p><p>&quot;Kinailangan ko rin po i-perform &#x27;yung acting while not messing up the Japanese, language. Doon po ako nahirapan pero nairaos naman po,&quot; says Kurosawa.</p><p>Asked of what makes &quot;Crosspoint&quot; unique, Kurosawa replied: &quot;Aside from nakakakaba po siya, it&#x27;s also very heartwarming, marami kayong matutunan. And I think, lalabas kayo ng sinehan wanting to appreciate family members and be more present with them.&quot; </p><p>According to director Ordiales, family is the hidden message of the movie &quot;Crosspoint&quot; which will hit Philippine cinemas on October 16.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/12/donie-ordiales-lucky-and-proud-to-direct-carlo-aquino-in-crosspoint-1235" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donie Ordiales &#x27;lucky and proud&#x27; to direct Carlo Aquino in &#x27;Crosspoint&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/13/sarah-abad-not-keen-on-a-new-romantic-relationship-1330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Abad not keen on a new romantic relationship</a></div>

<p>Actress Kei Kurosawa expressed her excitement being part of 'Crosspoint,' a drama-thriller movie with Kapamilya actor Carlo Aquino and Emmy-nominated actor Takehiro Hira as lead stars.</p>

Actress Kei Kurosawa expressed her excitement being part of 'Crosspoint,' a drama-thriller movie with Kapamilya actor Carlo Aquino and Emmy-nominated actor Takehiro Hira as lead stars.

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Here's why 'Crosspoint' is special to Kei Kurosawa

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 16, 2024 08:11 PM PHT

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