266, the island is so small, why don't the movie shoot the sea?
Entering late October, the cherry blossoms at Yamazakura-in are blooming again~
A young man in autumn clothes stood in the courtyard, squinting at the out-of-season cherry blossom tree. The pink cherry blossom buds on the trunk slightly opened, revealing the shy stamens, while the branches facing the sun in a better position were pink.
The white petals are opening their arms towards the morning sun.
The cherry blossoms clustered together covered the originally gray-brown cherry trees with a layer of pink, as if spring had come to the courtyard again.
Under the warm sunshine in the morning, the autumn frost on the flower stamens turned into dewdrops, scattering crystal clear light like small diamonds, dyed together with the pink color of the cherry blossoms, and looking like a dream in the morning light.
magical.
"I always feel that your cherry blossom is a bit weird." Naoki Nagayama stood under the tree and patted the trunk. "If this was an extraordinary world, you would definitely become a monster~"
After mumbling to himself like a middle school boy for a while, Naoki Nagayama took a deep breath of the fragrance of cherry blossoms and then walked into the house.
"Now that the flowers have bloomed, it's time to hold a party~"
After finishing the simple breakfast neatly, Nagayama Naoki left Yutaro at home to look after the house, and then went out alone with the convertible.
The place we are going to visit today is Jimbocho, where Iwanami Cinema is located.
Thanks to Shuichi Toido, under the recommendation of his mentor, the film "That Summer, Sea of Tranquility" has been accepted by Iwanami Cinema. Since it was a preview screening, there was not much publicity and it was only an invitation.
Only famous people in the film industry and some media personnel,
Of course, the public notice board in the lobby has also been put up, and moviegoers on the day of the preview can also buy tickets to watch.
In fact, this test screening can also be regarded as an interview. If the person in charge of Iwanami Cinema thinks it is okay, then the movie "That Summer, the Sea of Tranquility" can be screened in Iwanami for up to three months.
Jimbocho is a place where the streets are filled with the fragrance of books and coffee.
The streets are dotted with bookstores and coffee shops. From time to time, you can see people enjoying a cup of coffee in the coffee shops, reading quietly with a book in their hands. Walking on the streets here, time seems to slow down a bit.
Iwanami Cinema is located on the tenth floor of a building on the corner of the street. The subway station is downstairs. It is covered with small advertisements for various restaurants and bars. It is also the entrance to the building.
You can walk to the ticket gate of Iwanami Cinema through a narrow walkway, and everything seems to be designed to keep moviegoers out of the theater.
Naoki Nagayama was also here for the first time. He finally found the ticket office under the guidance of the sign on the street corner. He also received a ticket before walking to the elevator nearby. The theater is on the tenth floor~
When I got out of the elevator, I saw a lot of people waiting in the lobby. The familiar ones were the movie's leading actors Yuki Saito and Kojiro Shimizu, and Masataka Komori was also there.
Not far ahead, Itou Shuichi was chatting respectfully with two gray-haired people. Seeing this situation, Nagayama Naoki instinctively wanted to avoid it, but Itou Xiu caught sight of his figure and quickly
Waving hands happily:
"Naoki-san, you're here! Come here quickly!"
Nagayama Naoki reluctantly walked between a few people, and heard Itou Shuichi excitedly introducing the old man with glasses next to him:
"Naoki-san, this is my mentor, Professor Machida Yaichi, professor of the directing department at Tokyo University of the Arts. Mr. Machida, this is Naoki Nagayama, the screenwriter, director and producer of today's film."
Naoki Nagayama saw this old man who had helped tree friends many times and bowed and said hello: "Teacher Machida, I've heard of him for a long time, but this is the first time I've met him. Please give me your advice in the future!"
"Yongshan-kun, I've heard of you for a long time."
Then Shuichi Itou introduced to the old man in a suit on the other side: "Naoki-san, this is Mr. Yujiro Iwanami, the president of Iwanami Bookstore and this Iwanami Cinema. President Iwanami, this is our tree friend
President Naoki Nagayama of the film.”
Nagayama Naoki had to bow again: "President Iwanami, this is our first meeting, please give me your advice!"
"President Yongshan, please give me your advice in the future!"
After the tedious meeting ceremony was completed, I was finally able to speak more relaxedly.
Yasuchi Machida and Yujiro Iwanami were obviously good friends. At this time, he said to Yujiro Iwanami: "Yujiro, this young man is the screenwriter and producer of the previous "Convenience Store Robbery Incident" and the recently popular "The Tale of Hachiko"
Oh, according to my students, he also participated in a large part in the directing and editing."
"Oh? I thought Yitang-kun was the one in charge."
Itou Shuichi did not take the credit at this time, but said with a smile: "Machida-sensei is praising me. In fact, Naoki-san played a major role in both movies. It can be said that without him, there would be no two movies."
The birth of cinema.”
Nagayama Naoki quickly waved his hand: "Shuichi-san is too humble. Without Shuichi-san's superb directing skills, the movie would not have been made. I just provided some creative ideas."
"Hahaha, you two, stop pushing each other. The birth of a movie requires the joint efforts of the crew~" Machida Yaichi laughed,
At this time, several people heard the instructions from the theater staff: "Guests with the top ten tickets please enter first."
Iwanami Yujiro then looked at his pocket watch and said, "It's almost time. Let's go in and sit down."
After saying that, he led Machida Yaichi in and looked at the numbers they showed when they checked the tickets, No. 1 and No. 2. Sure enough, the boss has privileges, and the first two were reserved for him.
Naoki Nagayama was the last one to come, so of course he was the last one. However, he saw that some people he knew were also coming, such as the director Masaki Kobayashi who was always gay.
Why do I see him at every preview?
There are only about 200 seats in the small venue, but there are less than a hundred people sitting there, so every moviegoer can choose the seat he likes.
As the lights dimmed, a gray-blue color appeared on the screen. Along with the undulating waves and gray-white spray, a surfboard floated on the water.
The male and female protagonists who cannot speak, the love that accompanies them quietly, the few lines, the ethereal and distant soundtrack. The movie tells the love story between the deaf-mute Mao and Takako on the quiet seaside that summer.
To the melody of "Silent Love", the movie ended, and the venue seemed to be infected with the atmosphere of the movie, with a touch of sadness permeating the calm.
After a long time, as an audience member applauded, the whole venue burst into applause, which was the appreciation of the film from the movie lovers present.
It can be seen from the audience's reaction that "That Summer, Sea of Tranquility" is very good. Except for those who came by invitation, most of the audience did not leave after the movie ended and wanted to know what happened next.
Interview session.
As the theater staff quickly arranged the posters and banners, the routine interviews began after the preview.
This time Naoki Nagayama took the stage for an interview as a director. Masataka Komori and other leading actors stood on both sides.
Although this was not the first time, I was still a little nervous when I saw more than ten microphones.
Fortunately, the host chosen by Komori Masataka is a familiar one who can joke with the reporters in the audience and then guide the interaction smoothly.
"Alright fellow reporters, if you have any questions, you can ask Director Yongshan directly!"
The host nodded to a reporter among the many people who raised their hands: "Director Yongshan, the movie "That Summer, Sea of Tranquility" is really great. You are the screenwriter and director of this movie. You can be said to be the best of the movie."
Main creator, how did you come up with the idea of making such a movie?"
"Uh," Naoki Nagayama thought about his motives and took the photo immediately after thinking about it? He definitely couldn't say that, "Do you know when you're diving?"
The reporter looked confused. During the interview, he could still ask? "I know a little bit."
"At that time, I had just returned from a trip to Hawaii. I surfed and snorkeled every day. When I dived to the bottom of the sea, I discovered the tranquility and turbulent undercurrents under the blue surface of the sea, so I came up with the idea of making a quiet but intense movie.
"
"What emotion is the most intense? Of course it's love."
Nagayama Naoki seems to want to tell his thought process of making movies from a purely objective perspective, but the reporter is not looking for this answer!
Even if you say you met a real deaf-mute couple and were moved, that's fine! Then we will have story content to write!
The reporter couldn't help but interrupt the answer: "Thank you, Director Yongshan, for your answer. I have one more question!"
"Hi, please say."
"As far as I know, Director Yongshan was born in a seaside city, and there are a lot of seascape shots in the movie. Does such a seaside movie have something to do with his childhood experience?"
Nagayama Naoki shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
"Then why take pictures of the sea?"
"Um, the Japanese island is so small and surrounded by the sea. What are you taking pictures of if you don't take pictures of the sea?"
The reporter was choked, "Ah, that's it."
He signaled the host to let the next person ask questions, and then other reporters saw the nature of Naoki Nagayama's topic terminator, and actually threw the questions to other creators,
For example, Komori Masataka, is this his first time editing?
Is it actually the first time for Saito Yuki to star?
Kojiro Shimizu, how did it feel to work with director Nagayama for the first time?
Several questions were asked in succession to restore the atmosphere of the interview at the preview screening. When the fans interacted, many reporters actually turned the microphone to the audience.
Because the people who come to Iwanami Cinema to watch are basically senior film lovers, and those invited are even famous figures in the film industry.
The host directly handed the microphone to Yujiro Iwanami, who stretched out his hand.
"Nagayama-kun, I noticed that in the subtitles at the end of the movie, the original soundtrack of the movie is called "Silent Love". The creator wrote Naoki Nagayama?"
"Hi, this piece of music was composed by me." Nagayama Naoki nodded sheepishly.
Yujiro Iwanami exclaimed: "The movie is a masterpiece, and the soundtrack is also a masterpiece by Nagayama-kun! This movie is really the biggest surprise this year!"
"Arigado~President Iwanami is really an award!"
Naoki Nagayama bowed to the old man and thanked him. His words could increase the box office of this movie by at least 10%!
The reporters were also clicking their shutters frantically. With this big shot’s comments, today’s news has a selling point!
The subsequent interview process was very active, and there were many questions from the audience, but basically they all had an appreciative attitude toward the movie.
The simple interview lasted for half an hour, almost delaying the next movie screening. However, judging from the boss's attitude, "That Summer, Sea of Tranquility" should be screened in the next three months.
Shuichi Itou still had to accompany his teacher, and Masataka Komori also had to do some finishing work for the preview. On the contrary, director Naoki Nagayama had nothing to do and parted ways with the two leading actors after the show.
After seeing off Kojiro Shimizu at the entrance of the theater, Naoki Nagayama and Yuki Saito talked:
"Yuki-chan, are you going back directly?".
The little girl, who had just finished her first media interview, was still excited and said a little excitedly: "Hey, just take the subway and then transfer back to Yokohama."
Naoki Nagayama looked at the sky. It was still a long time before noon: "It's a rare time to come to Tokyo, why don't you go shopping?"
Saito Yuki shook his head: "It's not interesting to go shopping alone."
I glanced at Nagayama Naoki quietly and saw that he had no intention of answering. I cursed: "A boy shouldn't say at this time, 'Then shall I accompany you?' What a blockhead!"
Nagayama Naoki looked at the silent little girl, and finally answered: "That's right! It's really boring to go shopping alone! But after Yuki-chan moves to the staff dormitory of GG Office, she can be with Wildcat Three
The sisters went out for a walk together!"
".Haha, Naoki-san is right~"
"Sa, if that's the case, Yuki-chan should go to the station first, and I'll excuse you~" Nagayama Naoki walked away gracefully, leaving a young and beautiful girl alone at the subway entrance.
Yuki Saito stamped his feet angrily, turned around and left unwillingly~
It was not yet noon, and Nagayama Naoki was not in a hurry to go home. It was a rare visit to Jimbocho, and he also wanted to buy a few books to use when he went back to kill time.
Pacing slowly, Nagayama Naoki walked through the alley. Under the warm autumn sun, he could see the owner of the bookstore taking out the books in the store and putting them at the door of the store for sale and drying them out.
Pedestrians coming and going would stop to watch from time to time, and if they saw someone who was interested, they would pick it up and flip through a few pages.
In addition to books, there were also poetry collections and illustrated magazines. Nagayama Naoki even saw old clipping albums and other items, which were almost like a second-hand market.
Basically all bookstores have their own "Love Letters" in the best-seller recommendation section.
Naoki Nagayama strolled leisurely on the street with a bag in his hand, picked out some illustrated magazines, and purchased two books of British poetry.
Although there are bookstores and coffee shops everywhere in Jimbocho, that doesn’t mean there aren’t other shops. There are also many shops here that should be found in other commercial streets.
After walking for a while, I heard a familiar melody coming from the record store.
When I took a closer look, there was a poster hanging at the door.
Akina Nakamori's new single album "Second Love" has been officially released!
Nagayama Naoki didn't go into the store to buy it because Akina would definitely send him a record.
Looking at the girl with a bushy Son of God hair and a bright smile on the poster, Naoki Nagayama also laughed. It will be Halloween in a few days, so give her an interesting gift~
