I loved playing Go Go, because the character's so extreme. And she's pretty close to my real character. Especially the fact that she liked her sword with a lot of accessories.

I've been playing these schoolgirl roles in all my movies. Every time I went to the set, it felt like I was going to school.

Japan is very much a TV-centred entertainment industry. So when you talk about big stars in Japan, generally they are people who are on television. I work most…