俳優としての星野源さんを初めて意識したのは「１１人もいる」(2011,テレビ朝日)というＴＶドラマでした。宮藤官九郎さん脚本のこのドラマは，家族の絆をテーマにした，可笑しみと優しさにあふれるよい作品でした。
It was a TV drama titled “11 Nin mo Iru”, broadcast by TV ASAHI in 2011, that I recognized Hoshino Gen as an actor for the first time. This drama was written by Kudo Kankuro on the theme of the bonds of family and it was full of hilarity and tenderness.
１０人家族である真田家の長男，一男（神木隆之介）は，一家の家計を支えるためにバイトに明け暮れていました。父，実（田辺誠一）は名ばかりのカメラマンで，母の恵（光浦靖子）が経営するカフェ「日だまり」はあまり繁盛しているとは言えない状況だったのです。恵は後妻で，五男である才悟（加藤清史郎）の実母ですが，前妻で他の兄妹の母メグミ（広末涼子）はすでに亡くなっているのでした。ある日，末っ子の才悟の前にネグリジェ姿の若い女の幽霊が現れます。なぜか才悟にだけ見えるこの幽霊は，前妻メグミであり，残した子どもたちへの思いから成仏できずにいるのでしたが……。
The eldest son of the Sanada family, a family of ten, spend all his time doing part-time jobs to support the family budget. His father Minoru, played by Tanabe Seiichi, is an unsuccessful photographer and his mother Megumi, played by Mitsuura Yasuko, runs a coffee shop named “Hi Damari” but there are few customers. Megumi, the second wife of Seiichi, is the mother of the fifth son Saigo, played by Kato Seishiro, and the former wife of Seiichi Megumi, the same name by chance, who is the mother of all others has died. One day, a ghost of a young woman wearing a negligee appears in front of Saigo, the youngest son. The ghost of Megumi, who somehow only Saigo can see it, can’t rest in peace because she is so worried about her sons and daughters.
さて，星野源さんはというと，一男のドジなおじさん（ヒロユキ）として，周囲から小ばかにされながらも愛すべきキャラクターを演じておられました。毎回，なぜか脈絡もなくギターの弾き語りをする場面があり，情感を込めて歌う歌詞がまた可笑しくて，待ち遠しいほどワクワクしていました。そのときにはもう，ファーストアルバムは出ていたようですが，アーティストとして上り詰めている今の姿を思うと勝手に感慨を深くしてしまいます。
As to Hoshino Gen, he played Kazuo’s uncle named Hiroyuki who was always made fun of for being a goof but also liked by everyone with the lovable character. In every episode, there was a scene in which he somehow played the guitar to sing a song and I really looked forward to listening to it because the words which he sang emotionally were very hilarious. I guess he had already released his first album by then, and I feel deeply moved when I realize he is one of the top artists now.
星野源 家族なんです
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