summer sounds

Thaddeus 2022-04-20 09:02:12

When it comes to summer, what sound comes to your mind?
I can think of: the squeaking of leaves, the cries of cicadas, the sound of ocean waves, the slamming of wine bottles, the sound of flip-flops, the sound of yawns, the sound of tickling, the sound of rain hitting bananas, laughter, The sound of mahjong in the open air, the sound of the air conditioner...
And "Kiujiro's Summer" made me hear the summer that Hisaishi understands, the wind chimes of summer that I almost forgot, and the sound of summer that I heard when I was a child, cheerful and indifferent. concern.

When I was a child, I loved the sound of the music box and the wind
ringtone, but I haven't heard such a sound for a long time. It seems that it has become a sound fragment in my memory as I grow up. At the beginning of the movie, I heard a long absence. The wind ringtone was suddenly very happy. I didn't expect that the wind ringtone in the back also brought happiness to Xiao Zhengnan.

The sound of the waves
watching Kijiro walk along the beach with Masahiro, listening to the sound of the waves, thinking of the sea in Dalian at night, full of young voices, laughter and chasing. I also thought of the seaside barbecue in a certain year, two children who lived on the beach and played on a swing, chatted with them, I served them kebabs with my own hands, and the little hairpin given to me by the little girl, and I ate it with the little boy The big bunch of sunflowers that I ran out of the house after dinner and gave me... When I left, the children told me: Sister, come to see us every weekend~ Unfortunately, that summer and the following summers, I didn't do it again. I went to see the two children, and I never went to see the swing we played together... After watching this movie, I could imagine that the child pouted and said, "Sister, your words don't count, and then you act like a man." He bowed his head and said nothing...

The adult child's voice
Hisaishi brought his childishness into this summer's music. When we play with children, there will be a period of time when people forget all the troubles of adults, and let people laugh as innocently as children. The adult world is not so simple and imaginative, and it is bound by a certain frame that cannot be escaped. But looking at the face of the child, the world of the child, maybe we can learn something from the child and get it back. Keep a child's heart and be a happy adult.


I really love
the small paintings drawn by Takeshi Kitano at the beginning of the film, which are very warm and comfortable.
Zheng Nan's honest little face and bowed head make him want to laugh when he sees him, cute child.
Kikujiro is a strange kaoji-san, with twitching cheeks, a hard mouth and a soft heart, a kind personality, and a rich imagination. What he said to Zheng Nan: Uncle fell down; this is an angel's wind chime, as long as you shake it... the address is right, but your mother doesn't live there anymore, that's not Zheng Nan's mother; next year my uncle will take you again go to mom. It makes people feel warm and touching
, Octopus and Fatty, how can they be so polite, the weak heart under the rogue appearance, huh, he really sacrificed a lot for the happiness of children.
Xiao Zhengnan's blue schoolbag with small wings also has this happy, sad and happy expression. I remember when I first went to college, I went to the beach with my friends, and I also got a pair of small wings...

After reading "Kijiro's Summer", let's go When I entered the living room, I saw my mother sleeping on the sofa. The window of the living room was open and the sun was shining in. This summer is coming soon.



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Extended Reading
  • Wilfred 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    Compared to Hisaishi's music, the film pales in comparison. The movie is like a combination of "Central Station" + "Perfect World". The difference is that "Chrysanthemum" is presented in a small and fresh comedy tone and a chapter-style narrative. The protagonist's cute rogue character gives the film optimistic and positive emotional control from beginning to end, even if the child meets the mother. The post-themes can still quickly return to the positive side; the downside is that some humorous elements are imposed and seem natural but untrue.

  • Benjamin 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    Hisaishi's soundtrack adds 10,000 points! Kitano Takeshi's film, which is highly inconsistent with his personal style, is a modern fairy tale that is too distorted, but I personally like this set. There is a trace of pity in the sorrow, a ray of warm sun in the cold winter, the reality is very hard, life is difficult, but it is not necessarily all suffering, no one can say how many "Kiujiro" will meet in the journey of life, Maybe tomorrow, maybe every summer, please always keep your expectations and positive aspirations, and never say goodbye. PS: Kitano Takeshi may be an excellent director, but he is also a crappy actor, just a personal opinion~

Kikujiro quotes

  • [after trying out several unkind methods to get a ride with someone, Masao and Kikujiro finally succeeds]

    Masao: You see? Asking politely is easier.

    Kikujiro: [chuckles] Shut up, smart-ass.

  • Kikujiro: [to the teenagers who have stolen Masao's lunch money] Hand over more money or I'll kill you guys!

    Kikujiro's Wife: Quit playing gangster!