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>The film "Runaway Wrestler" depicts the life story of professional wrestler Mayu Iwatani. She applied for an audition to be the actress who would play Iwatani. She wasn't familiar with professional wrestling, and didn't even know that Iwatani existed...
>"A wrestling movie? I thought maybe I could do it because it has action scenes."
If she was going to do it, she wanted to play the lead role of a "runaway wrestler." But it didn't have to be the lead role. Now that she's had a change of heart, she wants the chance to play any role.
>And so she went to the audition venue. There was HANAKO, who would later make her debut on the same day. Her first impression was, "Even a girl this big is taking the audition." She didn't think it was strange that there were only two other applicants, and she went through the menu she was told to do. For some reason, she only did exercises, and didn't even read her lines.
>"I did push-ups, sit-ups, back exercises, lion exercises, squats and rotational exercises. I was doing them thinking it was an aptitude test."
>In the end, both of them passed. "I was so happy to pass after two years," she said, ecstatic. Then, she was asked to watch a match that was coming up, so she and HANAKO waited at a cafe until the time. At that time, she and HANAKO talked about various things, but for some reason, nothing seemed to click. Then she realized. This wasn't a movie audition, but a pro wrestler audition!
>"Apparently, I had seen a website and applied for something called a 'Cinderella Audition.' This was for wrestling, not for movies. I realized this after I'd finished, and panicked, not knowing what to do."