In a rare interview (translated from Eiga Geijutsu magazine), Tsuruta remarked that she does not view acting as a "career." She stated: "I don't want to 'produce' emotions. I want to wait for the moment when the character's skin becomes my skin. That takes years to recover from."
Kana Tsuruta is the definitive actor of director Ryuichi Hiroki. Their collaboration spans several films, including It’s Only Talk (2005) and River (2018). In the documentary world, critics refer to the "Hiroki Woman"—a character archetype that is broken, sexually fluid, and socially maladjusted. kana tsuruta
But glass doesn't stay broken, she thought. It melts. It transforms. In a rare interview (translated from Eiga Geijutsu
But then she looked at the pile of discarded glass in the corner—the "cullet." It was jagged, broken, and useless. Just like she felt. It melts
Kana didn't go for the mold. She grabbed a fresh pipe and gathered a heavy glob of clear glass. She didn't think about the wedding, the rain, or the silence that usually suffocated her. She thought about the storm outside.