Iijima’s speech from the Final Stage

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He starts talking around minute 116:30

This can be seen all over the country. Does everyone have a dream? I think there are people who do and people who don’t— Ah I’m crying too much…

When I was a freshman in high school there was a song that I really liked. There were lyrics in that song that said: dreams are not made to be dreamed, they are made to be realized. So a dream that cannot be realized cannot be called a “dream”.

I used to watch Sentai and Kamen Rider in kindergarten. I thought Kamen Rider was a good example, so I wanted to be like a Kamen Rider.

A year ago, I was an ordinary college student in Hokkaido, my hometown. I arrived in Tokyo in a state of complete confusion. Work was just starting, I couldn’t tell the difference between left and right, the station was also confusing and it was really annoying.

Yes, I really couldn’t do anything at work and gave others a lot of trouble. Just now Matsuda-san also said that it took more than 20 takes. I also didn’t know anything about studying for the role although I did try, but I always felt that something was wrong.

But as the shooting progressed, I was able to face the role of Emu better and better. And now, the last episode of Ex-Aid is finished. Not only the TV series but also the movie meet and greet.
And the dubbing has been a lot of work too.

How do I say this…? Suddenly doing work that you wouldn’t normally have a chance to experience is a great asset in my life. It’s also a good experience for my future career as an actor. It is the foundation of my acting. We have just started from here.

I would like to have the opportunity to repay you all, I am really grateful to all of you for giving me the opportunity to be able to stand on such a great stage. The actors and actresses who are present and not present, the staff, and all the fans who are watching this video. There are really several parties, so there are tens of thousands of people supporting us. That’s what makes me who I am now.

I’m forgetting words again, I feel I’m unreliable. Director Kagami also apologized just now for being unreliable, I’m so sorry. A year and three or four months have passed smoothly thanks to everyone’s blessing. Thank you very much.

This is the photo taken when we were fooling around just now. (When he said this he started crying again and the audience started chanting Emu! Emu!)

I didn’t cry at the school graduation ceremony, the last time I cried like this was because I quarreled with my sister, threw a football and broke the support stove and was scolded at that time. But now looking at the pink flowers around the name tag, I really feel like a happy person.

I said at the first production conference that I really liked the Kamen Rider Ryuki. I was only 5 years old when I saw it and I still remember it clearly now. Now kids watch Ex-Aid. They send me letters saying “I want to be a Kamen Rider, I want to be like Emu-sensei”. Reading these letters makes me very happy.

Ukyo also said this, I really received a letter from a sick person. They said that they had courage after watching Ex-Aid. I have also received letters from students who are currently attending medical school and studying nursing, saying “we also want to be doctors like you”. I got a good stimulation. It’s obvious that we are the ones who get the excitement.

I’m really happy. That’s why I think it’s really great to act in Kamen Rider.
Everyone, thank you very much!

(Using his Emu voice) Finally, I’ll say my winning line with the actors and actresses and everyone else. You all understand. Please shout this line with all your might! Everyone in the back!

I’ll clear this… with no continues!