In the university classroom in Ikebukuro, Tsutsui Rintaro was giving a big class, but the teacher on the podium was giving boring lectures, and only the annoying cicada outside the window was still responding enthusiastically.
He scribbled a few words on the blackboard in his notebook, and then couldn't help but wander off.
"It seems that the new movie directed by Nagayama Naoki will be released today ~ I heard it is a comedy, it looks very interesting ~"
Next to him, his friend Nobuyo Okawa, who was dressed like a peacock, poked his arm.
"Why don't you call Kotino-chan and the others after class and go take a look together~"
"You guy, if you want to chase your girlfriend, just go and do it by yourself, why bother with me!" Tsutsui Rintaro whispered back.
"Who is it that a girl as beautiful as Koto-chan would actually like to be with a lump like you~"
Nobuyou Okawa sighed, "If you don't go, she won't come out~"
"...."
Even though Rintaro Tsutsui was not very sensitive to emotions, he felt something was wrong:
"Friend...isn't the relationship between the three of us a bit complicated?"
"What's so complicated?"
"You just said that Koto-chan likes me, but you wanted to invite her out to watch a movie...and then you called me again?!!"
Rintaro Tsutsui thought about the relationship and seemed to understand something!
"Fellow...my friend! It turns out you are a licking dog!!!"
"Bah! What the hell are you talking about!" Okawa Nobuyou immediately became furious, "I'm not interested in Kotono-chan! What's important is the best friends who are with her!!"
"Beautiful girls play with pretty girls! Her beautiful girlfriends are my goals, okay!!!"
"Are they all targets?" A voice came from the side and asked a little surprised.
Okawa Shinyou subconsciously answered: "Of course, my purpose, Okawa Shinyou, is to cast the net widely, raise more fish, and only pick the best one!"
After finishing speaking, Nobuyou Okawa, who was a little proud, suddenly realized something was wrong. Rintaro Tsutsui in front of him seemed to be silent!
So the person who just asked...
He turned his head with a stiff neck, and sure enough he found the lecturer of this class standing next to them!!!
The teacher, Kawamura Ryohei, who was over fifty years old, looked at Nobumo Okawa with eyes that were either surprised or contemptuous, and he sighed in the eyes of the whole class:
"Okawa Nobuyou...you really do have the potential to be a scumbag!"
"...Teacher, please listen to my excuse..."
"I won't listen!" Lecturer Kawamura Ryohei immediately shook his head, "No matter what you say, no matter whether you are a scumbag or not, you will clean up the hygiene of this classroom today!!"
"No!!!" Okawa Nobuyou wailed!
This is a lecture theater for a large class, almost the size of two basketball courts!!!
But other students laughed happily, and for a while, the whole classroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere!
.......
"Kikujiro's Summer" is officially released!
A movie that didn't even have a test screening made all film critics and movie lovers full of expectations, and they couldn't wait to taste the confident work of the famous director Naoki Nagayama.
At this time, someone dug out previous reports. Naoki Nagayama said that this is a movie that will win both the Oscar and the Palme d'Or!
The press conference for the movie's premiere was still arranged at "Wen Yun Sitting". This cinema has become a dedicated theater for Shuyou Films by some strange combination of circumstances.
I heard that Tomohiko Sugiyama, the director of the Shuyou Distribution Section, and the owner of the cinema have reached an agreement to cooperate and will put a special film display cabinet of Shuyou Films in the exhibition hall next to the main entrance of the cinema.
Today, in the exhibition hall located on the corner of the street, there is a huge poster with scenes from "Kikujiro's Summer" on it, as well as advertisements such as showing times... This week, "Bun Yun Zai" will play it
this movie!
"Naoki-san, what's the problem?"
Eiichiro Watanabe, the planner of Shuyu Pictures, asked while standing in front of the display table in the lobby. He saw Naoki Nagayama reading the movie brochure on the display table.
"Are there actually three different types of manuals here?" Naoki Nagayama flipped through the manuals at random. The three different color manuals were randomly chosen for each cinema according to the previous decision.
"Hey, this is specially prepared for today's media meeting. Then we will also publicize the three different brochures..." Watanabe Eiichiro explained.
"That's it~"
Nagayama Naoki nodded and said nothing more. His own planning was still very effective.
At this moment, a greeting came from the door: "Naoki-san~"
"Yuko-san!" Naoki Nagayama happily greeted this mature elder sister and admired her skin that had turned white again, "We haven't seen her for just a few days, and the tanned Yuko-san has turned white again.
, she has become so beautiful again...it’s really impressive if you haven’t seen her for three days..."
"What a glib tongue!" Tanaka Yuko was obviously even happier after hearing this. She walked to Naoki Nagayama and smiled, "I'm surprised, Naoki-san is amazing. He actually announced his love without saying a word..."
"Don't you already know this~"
"I made the announcement suddenly without thinking about it!" Tanaka Yuko continued, and then looked at Nagayama Naoki with some worry, "Although I knew from the phone that you woke up from a coma, is there really no problem?"
"Silly tape! I'm very healthy!"
"That's good~"
The two people, who had not seen each other for almost a month, chatted very familiarly. After a while, they saw Kitano Takeshi and the young actor Fujiki Naoto and his father Fujiki Takuya...
There was inevitably another set of pleasantries, and then we got back to the topic.
"Naoki-san, there will be a media meeting after this premiere. Media reporters and film commentators may have very strict requirements for this movie!" Kitano Takeshi has heard the news in the media circle, "By then,
During the interview..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Haha, stupid tape! If I ask you, just tell me your true feelings, and the rest doesn't matter." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Reporters are most likely
They will focus their firepower on me!"
"?Why?"
"Because I went out on publicity before, I will accept some interviews that have nothing to do with the movie today..."
"...."
Now everyone knows it, and the reporters will definitely surround Naoki Nagayama and not let go!
During the unhurried chat, the cinema soon welcomed many moviegoers. Of course, Naoki Nagayama and the others followed the crowd and walked into the screening room, waiting for the start of the movie in the front row seats.
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As time slowly passed, the seats in the theater slowly filled up... As the lights dimmed, "Kikujiro's Summer" officially began!!
The light piano sounds, and the jumping rhythm is like a cheerful child. The melody of "Summer" leads people to that joyful childhood summer~
The first scene is a long shot. Masao, a little boy wearing a fancy shirt, runs over from the other end of the bridge, with a happy smile on his face, quick and brisk steps, carrying a small blue cloth bag, hanging
Sky blue angel bells run towards the other end of the bridge...
"This is the end of the journey~"
Takeshi Kitano was stunned for a moment, did he actually reveal the final ending in the first scene? As expected of Naoki-san! The editing is also so unconstrained.
The transition that followed was like turning a page in a storybook, which even surprised the audience...
The official beginning of the story is not very happy all of a sudden. The gloomy little boy Zhengnan is on summer vacation. His friends go to the countryside for summer vacation. The football class is disbanded. As an orphan, he lives with his grandmother and can only read books alone...
...
During such a holiday when a child should be happy, he seemed particularly lonely, which gave rise to the idea of looking for the mother who abandoned her...
At this time, he met a cynical middle-aged old gangster-Kikujiro.
An old, crooked and introverted little boy embarked on a sad and joyful journey to find his family this summer.
When they saw Masao almost being molested by the perverted uncle, the audience became angry; when they saw Kikujiro being carried in the swimming pool, everyone laughed again; when Kikujiro caused trouble, people hated him; when he blocked the car in a funny way on the road
At this time, everyone felt funny again...
However, when Masao found out that his mother had a new family, his feeling of loss reminded Kikujiro of his childhood, and it also affected the mood of the people watching. Many viewers had tears in their eyes.
The second half of the movie is filled with a strong sense of warmth. They meet a kind motorcycle duo and a traveling writer. They camp together on the bank of the Tianlong River, using childish and funny jokes to soothe Masao's heart. Kikujiro
I also forgave my mother and reconciled with my childhood...
The timely original music and the melancholic blue that permeates the details make the originally noisy comedy seem quiet and soft, like a pair of gentle hands soothing the audience's mood.
In the final "summer", the movie ended and the cinema was silent for a long time. Then someone started to applaud, and then more people started to applaud, and finally the applause was like thunder!
"What a masterpiece~" "It turns out that comedy can still be shot like this!" "Naoki Nagayama can be said to grasp the audience's mood in the palm of his hand!" "After watching the movie, I feel like my heart has been ironed!" "
This is a fairy tale filmed for adults!”…
Whispering emotions continued to spread among the movie reviewers and movie lovers at the scene, and praise for this movie kept coming from the mouths of critical reviewers.
After the movie was released, everyone finally understood why Naoki Nagayama dared to premiere it without even a test screening!
The same feedback is received from cinemas in Tokyo to cinemas in Kyushu.
After just one screening, everyone knew that "Summer of Kikujiro" must be the most unforgettable movie this year!
........
As the lights in the theater came on, the audience started to get up and leave in the midst of excited exchanges. Many viewers directly said that they wanted to bring their friends for the second or third viewing!
But at this time, in the lobby of "Wenyunzai", the press conference for the premiere of "Kikujiro's Summer" was already getting ready to begin.
The staff guided the media reporters to take their seats in front of the main background. The audience in the back row were today, and then Naoki Nagayama led the creative staff Shi Shiran to the front of the stage...
"Mina-san, the press conference for the premiere of "The Summer of Kikujiro" has officially begun... Now we would like to invite the creative team to say hello to everyone..."
The host started to cue the process, and for a moment the light of the flashlight overshadowed the lights in the hall...
"Mina-san, good morning, I am Naoki Nagayama/Takeshi Kitano/Yuko Tanaka/Naoto Fujiki..."
After the introduction, a reporter couldn’t wait to ask:
"Director Naoki, is there a true story in "The Summer of Kikujiro"?" "Director Nagayama, did you also compose the music for this movie?" "Are the plots on the road true?" "May I ask which hotel?
Where is the location?”
The noisy voice forced the host to pat the microphone to maintain order:
"Dear journalists, please follow the order and ask questions one by one! Otherwise, we will ask you to go out!"
After preaching loudly several times, the scene became quiet again...
The host handed the microphone to a reporter in the front row, and his first question was:
"Director Naoki Nagayama, what is your purpose in making this movie?!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Well..." Nagayama Naoki was speechless for a moment, "Of course it's to make money!"
The audience started to be noisy again, and it seemed that the audience did not agree with the director's answer.
Such a movie that is full of childishness, innocence, and the purest emotions of people’s childhood, you actually associate it with the smell of copper?!
We don't agree!
Seeing that no one believed him when he told the truth, Nagayama Naoki could only hold back and continued: "Making movies to make money is a common thing, right... But making the movie "The Summer of Kikujiro"
, in fact, it is to tell a story of reconciliation with the past self..."
"Everyone has childhood, some people are healed by childhood throughout their lives, and some people are healed by childhood throughout their lives..."
The reporters below heard this and their eyes flickered. Sure enough, he was a well-known writer, and everything he said casually was filled with a sense of literature and art!
"Some people spend their entire lives healing their childhood..." Just such a sentence will definitely be included in the monthly buzzwords of the "Newspeak Buzzword Awards"!
After a narrative mixed with chicken soup for the soul and cautionary quotes, the reporter who asked the question sat down with satisfaction.
The next reporter started asking:
"Director Naoki, is the filming route of this movie exactly the same as the journey in the movie?"
"Ah, it's roughly the same, but there are some deviations... About this..." Naoki Nagayama took a movie brochure from Eiichiro Watanabe, "Our movie
The brochure explains it in detail, including several filming locations.”
As he spoke, he flipped through the brochure so that everyone could clearly see the pictures in the brochure:
"There are some reporters' questions just now. The answers can be found in the brochure... This brochure has three styles and is worth collecting! I will give it to everyone as a small gift later..."
This is an activity after helping Watanabe Eiichiro promote it.
After that, the main creators faced questions from the audience and began to answer them one by one.
For example, Tanaka Yuko was asked why she came to star in the role. Kitano Takeshi played the role of a gangster. Did she feel that the role was tailor-made? Is her personality different from her usual? The young actor Fujiki Naoto was also asked. What was the first time he made a movie?
How does it feel? Wait.
But as mentioned before the release, the problem is concentrated on Naoki Nagayama, who is responsible for about 70%.
More than half an hour passed. Surprisingly, everyone's questions were actually related to the movie. It seemed that the movie had given everyone a big shock!
But... there's still no way to escape!
A reporter picked up the microphone and began to test:
"Naoki-san, when you were filming the movie, did Ms. Akina Nakamori come to visit?"
"Akina..." Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "She was touring across the country at that time. She was so busy every day that she had no time to visit."
Naturally, you can't talk about it during a private meeting in a hotel.
Seeing that Nagayama Naoki was not angry, other reporters began to work harder.
"Naoki-san, when did you start dating Miss Akina? Can you tell me?"
"Me and Akina have known each other for a long time...but if I want to express my love, it will be on Akina's last birthday..."
"Where did you express your love? In what way can you tell me?" The reporter was very excited.
Nagayama Naoki directly poured cold water on it: "No! This is a memory that belongs exclusively to us."
"Forehead......."
The next reporter took the microphone:
"Naoki-san, how far has your relationship with Ms. Akina developed? Have you met your parents?"
Naoki Nagayama answered directly: "Not yet...but we are dating seriously on the premise of getting married..."
"When do you plan to meet your parents? When do you plan to get married? When do you plan to have children? How many children will you have? What are their names..."
The reporter who asked this question was immediately snatched away from the microphone by other reporters. What’s the point of asking a question that clearly has no answer? It’s a waste of time!
The next ten minutes became Naoki Nagayama's love affair, and he really responded to the matter of love affairs head-on, as he promised, without evading it.
Including where would you go on a date with Akina? What hobbies do the two of you usually have? What did you think of sending the airship before... Even Tanaka Yuko next to him listened with interest, until Naoki Nagayama felt a little thirsty.
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The host spent a long time handing the microphone to the employee, and it wasn't until he saw the look in Naoki Nagayama's eyes that he finally understood.
"Mina-san, it's getting late... I have one last question! However, this is a movie premiere after all, so I would like to ask you questions related to the movie!"
As he spoke, he began to inspect the reporters present. He quickly recognized Tuo who was present and handed the microphone to him!
"Director Yongshan, after this movie, what are your next film production plans?"
"Ah...this, it does exist! The production of "High School 2" and "Midnight Ring 2" is already in preparation, but...I don't know if it can proceed smoothly.
....”
The reporters present were all attracted. Naoki Nagayama actually said he didn’t know if he could make another movie? What’s going on? Is there something happening that we don’t know about?
"Todoroki?" "What's going on?" "Director Naoki, is there any difficulty?"
Seeing the reporters present asking questions, Nagayama Naoki sighed:
"You have heard about it, right... The struggle of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi... made the conflict between Neon and the Yakuza obvious..."
"Is Yamaichi fighting?!" "The fourth generation leader was assassinated?" "Two gangs are taking revenge on each other?"
The reporters talked in a flurry of words.
Naoki Nagayama looked worried: "Originally, those things had nothing to do with my movie, but the chaos caused by the Yakuza struggle actually extended to Ota Ward in Tokyo...
Near our film shooting base, there is a group of Yakuza who have been causing trouble and threatening us... Even if we call the police, the Ota District Police Station can't solve it..."
"If the film base cannot be built well, then of course there will be no way to film the film!"
As soon as the words were said, the reporters present instantly realized that this was another news point!
I came to the press conference for the premiere of "Kikujiro's Summer" today, and it was really rewarding!
Movies are hot!
Romance is a hot topic!
Now there is another hot spot!
It is also involved in the security issues that have attracted public attention recently!
The flashlights of the reporters clicked again, and some reporters had already secretly made up their minds to go to Ota District for interviews as soon as possible!
On the stage, Naoki Nagayama, who was holding the microphone, slightly raised the corners of his mouth...
