Editor|Slightly (Beijing)
is Hirokazu Kore-eda who made his debut in 1995 with his feature-length debut "Light of Magic", and is famous for his works such as "Nobody Knows" and "Like Father Like Son". World, and after last year's hit "Sea Street Diary", a new work "Deeper than the Sea" will be released, which will be released nationwide on May 21, 2016.
As the most familiar and favorite contemporary Japanese director in China, Hirokazu Kore-eda has always been the darling and guest of the Cannes Film Festival. He was shortlisted in the main competition unit 4 times, and was shortlisted in a concern unit once. He won the jury award for "Like Father Like Son", and launched Cannes's youngest actor Yumi Liu through "Nobody Knows". Although "Deeper Than the Sea" was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival again this time, it was relegated to a category of concern. I don't know if it was a film quality issue or the official balance and choice of the film festival. However, in any case, this new film, which looks exactly like "Never Stop", will still be one of the most anticipated Japanese films by domestic fans this year.
"Deeper than the Sea" revolves around the mother Shuko, the eldest son, many ex-wives Hiroko, and the 11-year-old son Shingo, who live alone in a residential area.
A lot of 15 years ago won a literary award, but the works since then have not sold well. Working in a detective agency, he had to deceive himself and pretend that it was a novel. At the same time, he uses his position to spy on his ex-wife Hiroko, and finds that Hiroko has a new love and is deeply shocked. One day, Ryota, Kyouko, and Shingo met by chance at their mother Sookko's house, but they couldn't leave because of the typhoon. The broken "family" was forced to spend the night together until sunrise.
The following is the description of the film by the director Hirokazu Koreeda and the three leading actors:
Hiro Abe: Many of the characters played this time are very bad men. Although he has been pursuing his dream, it has not been smooth. He is a man who was abandoned by his wife. It was a fresh and pleasant experience to play such a role for the first time. In fact, when I was ten years old, I also had a period of shattered dreams and confused days. It is the original script written by Director Zhi, which deeply describes the sense of authenticity. Although it's not the first time I've been involved in a film directed by Isede, it's still reassuring that the director has been watching our acting with concern. I feel like I can leave everything to the director to judge. I really respect the director's spirit of striving for the highest quality of his work.
This time it was filmed at the director's actual residence, which I had never experienced before. There were people who were familiar with the director's childhood, so the scene was very warm and lively. Everyone was so excited that it even got in the way of photography. With regards to co-starring with Ms. Tree Shirin, I think we have the best setting for a parent-child relationship. During the break in our acting skills, we not only talked about works, but also talked about various other topics. While spending those time together, we naturally created a mother-son atmosphere. After that, (the character's lines are changed to) lines that only Ms. Tree can say, which is really interesting.
For some reason, my wife is usually a strong woman in movies. This time, Ms. Maki Yoko, who played the ex-wife, played an unprecedented strong and cold female image, and I also played a different role from the past. I felt very enriched. A lot of it is a character who seems to be brave, but is actually very weak, very useless, but also pitiful and lovely.
Tree Shirin: Mr. Abe, who suffered for a long time because of his height, did not find his home only in the Roman baths.
The residential area that everyone dreamed of at that time was simply "Oh my God" for an old woman who was over 70 years old and went to take pictures in a house without an elevator.
"I lived there from the age of 9 to 28!"
When photographing, passing people who knew his childhood, the best thing in our residential area "is the branches!"
Even if I have forgotten things, I will not Go back and find.
Whether it's a mediocre or a masterpiece, it's a pleasure to take a look at the opening of this film.
Yoko Maki: It's an incredible sense of security for the Shie-ede crew. Being in that environment makes people feel very comfortable, and it's a place where people can feel at ease. The director's script makes people feel better and better, and I also learned a lot from Ms. Tree and Mr. Abe, which is very fulfilling. This time I play Hiroko, a woman who dreams of the future. Keep your eyes on your child and your own future, and take action. That's why I was attracted by the many men who are easy to dream, played by Mr. Abe, and fell in love with such people instead.
It's Hirokazu-eda: The first page of the script for "Deeper Than the Sea" reads, "None of us can be the adults we want to be." In this work, whether it is the son played by Mr. Hiroshi Abe, the mother played by Ms. Nozomi Shirin, or the ex-wife played by Ms. Yoko Maki, they all think "it shouldn't be like this", while living in a future that is different from the one I dreamed of. of now. And, as the most important stage of the movie, the public group residence (Translator's Note: The state provides part of the funds, the house is sold after construction, non-profit nature), when it was built, I didn't expect that it would survive in today's crowd of old people.
While embracing the reality of powerlessness this time, the film cannot give up on dreams, so it cannot grasp the happy moment of adults. If I was brought before a god or a demon after my death and asked "what have you done in the nether", my first reaction would be to show him "Deeper Than the Sea".
Although this work is not worthy of praise such as "a masterpiece" and "representative work", it undoubtedly reflects my own current situation most vividly.
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