1. Character analysis In the movie The Taste of Chengsha, three unrelated people comfort each other and bring smiles and warmth to each other. The three people of different ages have formed special emotions. Three people with special backgrounds, under the narration of Director Naomi Kawase, each one is so unique and vivid. The old man Dejiang played by Grandma Shu Xilin is like everyone's spiritual guide in the play. De Jiang was forced to quarantine because of leprosy since she was a child. It seems to be a tragic life, but De Jiang has formed a tough character because of the leprosy disaster. She did not lose her passion for life because of the disaster of leprosy. On the contrary, she Love life more. This kind of experience and her life experience make her the spiritual guide in this film, which is very logical. Dejiang is innocent and warm and delicate. She smiles as soon as she appears. She likes to observe life, like the blossoming cherry blossoms, and also like the branches full of green leaves swaying in the wind. She calls the sound of the branches rustling in the wind. laughter. She loves freedom and insists on doing what she likes to do. She has made red bean paste for almost a lifetime. She is so careful with red bean paste. She thinks every red bean is cute. She talked and laughed with high school students, encouraging them to do what they like; she also helped Sentaro regain the joy of life, and developed salty red bean paste for Sentaro. In the end, she released the bird in the cage and left the tools for making red bean paste to Sentaro, which highlights Tokue's leadership role as an elderly person and as a spiritual guide in the film. The character of Sentaro is very complicated. No one knows what he has experienced before. Now he just runs the "Cause Spring" shop day after day. He was numb and indifferent to life, until De Jiang appeared, he had a smile and a passion for life. In the first part of the film, Sentaro always put on a bitter face, ignoring the female students' teasing of him, and driving away the noisy female students, even going up and down the stairs. But there is still a trace of warmth in his heart, and he will give the defective products in the store to Wakaa, a junior high school girl student who has a difficult family. After the appearance of Tokue, Sentaro's steps in the small building were stronger and firmer, with a smile on his face, and he responded and responded to the jokes of female students. The time when he was running a small shop with Tokue was the happiest in the film. Time. Sentaro is also firm and steady. For example, he did not easily compromise when the shop owner wanted to dismiss Tokue. For example, he finally chose to set up a stall to sell salty dorayaki. This setting is very consistent with Sentaro's thoughts. Guess the first half of life. Female junior high school student Wakana is a girl from a single-parent family. She is confused and helpless about her life. Her mother feels that studying is useless and doesn’t want to Let her continue to high school, she can only drop out of school to find a job. She would always look at the students eager to go to the cram school with envious eyes, and said in an enviable tone that the former senior can continue to study in high school. She seems to have very few scenes in the film, but she is an indispensable character. She is like a bond. Because of her persuasion, Sentaro will hire Tokue, and it is also because of her that Sentaro will go to leprosy. See De Jiang in the nursing home. Wakana is like a catalyst for the relationship between Tokue and Sentaro. With her existence, the three talents will be connected to each other to form a spiritual dependence. It is also because of her existence that Tokue and Sentaro’s mission image has changed. To be fuller. Director Naomi Kawase connects these three unique people together, allowing them to influence each other and change each other, allowing the audience to experience the universal meaning and true meaning of life from these unique lives. Second, thematic analysis This is a film about the meaning of life and life. In the film, the director narrates the meaning of life with a clear and direct theme. This is a movie with a strong author consciousness. The oral recording left by Tokue at the end of the film is, to a certain extent, an expression of the self-consciousness of director Naomi Kawase. I think there are two main themes in this film. First, one's own life should be freely chosen by oneself. Although the three characters in the film have different lives, they all choose to stick to what they like. Tokue insists on making red bean paste, Wakana insists on finishing school, and Sentaro chooses to set up a stall to sell salty dorayaki. In this way, the theme is naturally expressed clearly, and the meaning of life is to freely choose to do what you like. Second, everyone's life should be unique. Dorayaki runs through the film. As for why the director chose dorayaki as a food, I think it is because dorayaki is a sweet food, and sweet things always bring people a feeling of happiness. And Tokue made salty dorayaki for Sentaro, who doesn’t like sweets. From this point of view, the author wants to express that there is more than one kind that can make people happy, and that which can make others happy is not necessarily possible. Make you happy, everyone has their own unique and beautiful life. To borrow a sentence from De Jiang's recording: "We were born to see and listen to the world with our own eyes. So, even if we haven't become anything, we have the meaning of living." Summary: Naomi Kawase is one of my favorite Japanese directors. Her films are very artistic and have distinctive personal characteristics. The most characteristic feature in her films is her capture of natural scenery, such as the cherry blossom shots in this movie. The cherry blossoms blooming in the noisy city are so rare and wonderful. For example, "The Second Window" In the seaside scenery in ", Naomi Kawase used her lens to present the beauty of nature one by one. Many films of Kawase Naomi talk about life and life. I think it has something to do with her life experience. Her parents were divorced. She grew up with her grandfather since she was a child. She gets along more with the elderly since she was a child. Naturally, for life and life, Naomi Kawase has her own unique perspective. From "Funeral Forest" to "Second Window" to "The Taste of Clear Sand", Naomi Kawase brings her understanding of life and life one by one through the lens. Come. Her unique perspective of observation always brings a surprising experience to the audience. Kawase Naomi's works are full of her own characteristics, she has her own unique style, a unique style of video. There is also Kawase Naomi’s works, which are often very personal. Taking this film as an example, the final ending can actually come to an abrupt end. The final recording will give people a feeling of procrastination, with more preaching and less intriguing. The space. But perhaps it is Kawase Naomi's indirect or direct expression that can make people feel the sincere and simple expression of her emotions, and will be moved by the emotions she expresses. In addition, Naomi Kawase is also a director who is good at telling stories. Her story is by no means single, but full of connotation. The audience can learn a lot from it. Related, her parents divorced, she grew up with her grandfather since she was a child, and got along with the elderly more since she was a child. Naturally, Naomi Kawase has her own unique perspective on life and life, from "Funeral Forest" to "The Second Window" Then to "The Taste of Chengsha", Naomi Kawase brought together her understanding of life and life through the lens. Her unique perspective of observation always brings a surprising experience to the audience. Kawase Naomi's works are full of her own characteristics, she has her own unique style, a unique style of video. There is also Kawase Naomi’s works, which are often very personal. Taking this film as an example, the final ending can actually come to an abrupt end. The final recording will give people a feeling of procrastination, with more preaching and less intriguing. The space. But perhaps it is Kawase Naomi's indirect or direct expression that can make people feel the sincere and simple expression of her emotions, and will be moved by the emotions she expresses. In addition, Naomi Kawase is also a director who is good at telling stories. Her story is by no means single, but full of connotation. The audience can learn a lot from it. Related, her parents divorced, she grew up with her grandfather since she was a child, and got along with the elderly more since she was a child. Naturally, Naomi Kawase has her own unique perspective on life and life, from "Funeral Forest" to "The Second Window" Then to "The Taste of Chengsha", Naomi Kawase brought together her understanding of life and life through the lens. Her unique perspective of observation always brings a surprising experience to the audience. Kawase Naomi's works are full of her own characteristics, she has her own unique style, a unique style of video. There is also Kawase Naomi’s works, which are often very personal. Taking this film as an example, the final ending can actually come to an abrupt end. The final recording will give people a feeling of procrastination, with more preaching and less intriguing. The space. But perhaps it is Kawase Naomi's indirect or direct expression that can make people feel the sincere and simple expression of her emotions, and will be moved by the emotions she expresses. In addition, Naomi Kawase is also a director who is good at telling stories. Her story is by no means single, but full of connotation. The audience can learn a lot from it.
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