Iwate Prefecture, Hanamaki City, Tōsan Ryokan.
This tranquil hot spring hotel is located in a traditional wooden building lined with trees on the Toyosawa River. This is exactly the purpose of Kore-eda Hirokazu flying all the way from Tokyo to Iwate Prefecture with a group of people. The materials here are and The place shown in the comics was the most similar, and it was his favorite among the many places he had seen.
What was filmed here was the scene where Kano and Chika came to attend their father's funeral, and their half-sister Xiaoling appeared in front of them, and Xiaoling led them to the hotel.
"My mother will come and say hello later."
The Great Condor had short hair and a white hairpin on his head. He pinned his bangs up and exposed his forehead. There was still a little reflection, and he shed a lot of sweat. She said softly and bowed to Nagasawa Masami and Kaho.
There were several extras in the hotel wearing kimonos, which probably made it even hotter.
On the other side, behind the camera, Kore-eda Hirokazu hung the headphones used for on-site coordination around his neck. He was looking at the scene he had just recorded, which showed the scenes of the Great Condor, Masami Nagasawa and Kaho, muttering to himself. Mumbling something.
"It's still difficult to show a loss of emotion." He stroked the beard near his chin with one hand and thought, "The picture can't be too dark, it needs to be clear."
The key to this shot is to directly show what kind of girl Xiaoling is. It can be said that although this is not the first appearance of the character Asano Suzu, it is definitely the best time to leave a first impression on the audience. Kore-eda Hirokazu is thinking about how to make this A short clip leaves the deepest first impression on the audience.
"Hey, let's take a rest first. Thank you for your hard work." Hirokazu Kore-eda waved to the people on site behind the camera.
"Thank you for your hard work." The crew responded one after another.
Everyone started to move. The lobby, which was quiet just now, was now occupied by a bunch of people who appeared from nowhere. People were coming and going.
The big condor also sat on the steps in front of the gate to rest.
A few days ago, she received the lineup information of Nogizaka46's tenth single. What surprised her was that her position was actually in the second row. Her last single was UNDER, and she directly mentioned the position of the God of Fortune in the second row.
However, it can only be said that it was unexpected. It is reasonable. No matter how stupid Nogizaka's management is, they still understand the influence of Kore-eda Hirokazu and embrace this thigh. Naturally, a seat will be reserved for her in the selection. The row is too far back, has no sense of presence, and is inappropriate. In the first row, the last order was the UNDER CENTER's Big Condor, which was inappropriate, and the number of people in the row was basically determined.
That leaves only the second row.
During this period, many members called her to congratulate her. Naturally, Hori Mina was included among them, but this time, there were still only two of them selected for the second-term selection position. Hori Mina even fell to the third row and fell out of the God of Fortune.
Kore-eda Hirokazu walked to the door, entered the lobby and found the big condor sitting on the steps at the entrance where the shoes were placed.
"Kore-eda-san."
The Great Condor saw Kore-eda Hirokazu coming and said hello. I shook my head and forgot what I just thought about.
"Yeah." He responded simply. "I'm a little nervous."
"Ah... Hi." Da Shenying did not deny it. Even in the previous filming, she was nervous when filming. As a result, several scenes had to be corrected many times because of her.
Kore-eda had expected these. After all, the Great Condor was still a newcomer. Kore-eda could directly point out the mistakes in the Great Condor's performance, tell her her own requirements, and let the Great Condor produce the effect she wanted.
But at the same time, he also took a fancy to the potential of the Great Condor. With his understanding of the character Asano Suzu and his research on the character, he defeated Hirose Suzu who was interviewing with her at the time. What Kore-eda wanted was the Great Condor. The spirituality of the eagle, and now, he continues to guide the great condor on how to perform, letting her understand what performance is between life and performance.
"Try to relax." Hirokazu Kore-eda squatted next to the big condor and told her.
"Hi. Yes, I feel a little..."
"Really? I'm a little less confident in the second half." Hirokazu Kore-eda smiled and made a downward gesture with his left hand. "Fortitude, you have to feel fortitude."
Kore-eda Hirokazu is referring to the character of Asano Suzu.
"The feeling of perseverance?" the great condor muttered.
"Can you understand the word fortitude (気张)?" Hirokazu Kore-eda looked at the big condor, "Write the word "qi" for Qi Yi and the word "zhang" for husband. Fortitude is a feeling of firmness and reliability."
The Great Condor nodded and listened carefully.
"Emotionally, I have been holding back no matter whether I cry or laugh. Although I am suppressing it, I will not feel depressed or weak." Hirokazu Kore-eda gestured, his left hand first slid down, and then he gestured again based on what he said. The fingers moved straight forward without any deviation. "It's more like, um... the feeling of having to be stronger."
"Oh~" The Great Eagle seemed to understand a little. When she was writing a character sample before, she only wrote about the personality, behavior style, etc. She only knew about such a deep understanding after Hirokazu Kore-eda talked to her.
"Same as Koda Yuki. Koda Koda also lost his father and mother, and had to take care of two younger sisters. He had a feeling of 'I have to cheer up and be strong to survive.' Xiaoling is the same, probably because of this, Koda is like Offer to live together.”
"Ah...I see."
Previously, the Great Condor only viewed comics as a job, only analyzing them, but did not experience the emotions of the characters, the environment and emotions of the characters. In this regard, Hirokazu Kore-eda's analysis was very accurate.
Kore-eda Hirokazu is a person who talks a lot. He often talks with four people on the set about how to perform the characters of the characters in the comics. While chatting, they can also talk about things outside the movie, such as Ozu Yasujiro and Naruse. The director's shooting techniques are something that Xi Nan and other great Condors have never heard of.
However, the Great Condor doesn't think this is a bad habit. At least the Great Condor hopes that Kore-eda Yukazu can chat with her more.
"Didn't you write a biography of Asano Suzu before?"
Hirokazu Kore-eda suddenly mentioned the small notebook that the Great Condor had written before.
"Well... I wrote it." The Great Condor hesitated a little. From this point of view, what she wrote seemed to be of no use at all.
"Maybe you could try...keeping a diary."
"journal?"
"Well, I will record it from Asano Suzu's perspective and write this diary using Asano Suzu's way of thinking. Maybe it will be of some help."
"That's it...I understand."
