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‘Alice in Borderland’ Star Isomura Hayato on the Role He Was Warned Off, Judging Tokyo’s Ethical Film Award and Why Japanese Cinema Needs Government Backing

When Isomura Hayato was considering a part in “The Moon,” Ishii Yuya’s drama drawn from a real incident at a facility for people with disabilities, the people around him tried to talk him out of it.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC

The events were still fresh, and they worried the role could damage his career.

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