It’s generally not a good idea to go to professional athletes to star in blockbuster movies. For every Dwayne Johnson, you get a Hulk Hogan. But where athletes do become valuable is in documentaries. The story of a kid who started out with nothing making it big and achieving their dream is pretty universally compelling. I’ve never been interested in or able to act at all, but I think I’m a pretty intelligent, eloquent guy. So speaking about my life and my experiences is not something I’m particularly shy about, and I take the opportunity when I get it.
I was approached by a small film studio about making a documentary centered around me and my life, and I jumped at the chance. Strictly speaking, it’s about my experience being a Japanese-American playing professional football, as there haven’t been very many of us in the past. It also touches on the popularity (or lack thereof) of American football in Japan and abroad, and this is something that I’ve thought a lot about, so I didn’t mind giving my opinions.
Overall, the experience of shooting in a studio was something I wasn’t used to, and it was more arduous than I imagined. Still, I think the finished product will be a good one, and I’m excited for its limited release, as I think it will educate people and give insight into professional sports, globalism, and minority experiences.
Haruki Ishigawa
Word count: 236
I was approached by a small film studio about making a documentary centered around me and my life, and I jumped at the chance. Strictly speaking, it’s about my experience being a Japanese-American playing professional football, as there haven’t been very many of us in the past. It also touches on the popularity (or lack thereof) of American football in Japan and abroad, and this is something that I’ve thought a lot about, so I didn’t mind giving my opinions.
Overall, the experience of shooting in a studio was something I wasn’t used to, and it was more arduous than I imagined. Still, I think the finished product will be a good one, and I’m excited for its limited release, as I think it will educate people and give insight into professional sports, globalism, and minority experiences.
Haruki Ishigawa
Word count: 236