92 Years Old

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most iconic actors, is 92 years old this year—but he’s still actively performing on stage.

The theater is located in a remote area, more than an hour’s drive from Kanazawa Station, yet people from all over the country came to see him, even on a weekday.

I wonder—when I turn 92, will I be standing in front of people, laying myself bare, doing something that could open me up to criticism?

Maybe I’ll just be living a life where time simply passes, believing that “nothing happening” is the same as happiness.