As far as Hollywood debuts go, it doesn't get much bigger than stepping into a Steven Spielberg blockbuster. For Win Morisaki, it's a giant leap toward his goal of becoming an international actor.
Morisaki, 27, is a singer and actor who grew up in Myanmar and has already made a name for himself in the Japanese entertainment industry. He's the lead vocalist in the boy band PrizmaX and has starred in Japanese films such as Isao Yukisada's "Parade" (2010) and Masao Kasahara's "Shelly" (2014). But Morisaki says meeting Spielberg while auditioning for the role of Daito in "Ready Player One" left him star-struck.
"I thought, 'Wow, there he is! It doesn't even matter now if I don't get the role,'" he says. Eight months later, Morisaki was told he won the part. But it wasn't just the chance to star in a Spielberg film that appealed to the young actor.