On the evening of December 24th.
The sky is not pure black, but an endless deep blue is revealed in the black, stretching into the distance. This is an island country under the starry sky, in a small city by the sea.
The big condor was covered with a thick quilt, lying quietly in the center of the room like a doll. There were no less than ten people crowded in the small room.
"The Tale of Wakakusa (also known as "Little Women") is also a story about four sisters. You can see compositions like this from time to time."
Kore-eda Hirokazu knelt and sat on the right side of the big condor, and Ayase Haruka and the other three were on the left side of the big condor. Kore-eda Hirokazu gestured with his hands to form a lens frame, framing the four people in it.
The three people, oh no, plus the one lying on the ground, the four leading actors were all listening carefully to Kore-eda Hirokazu's narration. Tonight's scene seems to be the last scene. In other words, after shooting the scene in this room, The movie is over.
"Although they are usually divided, once this child is involved, the three people's moods suddenly become unified. I want to focus on this picture."
"Hi."
Several people nodded.
Asano Suzu became drunk after drinking some plum wine, and the three sisters carried her to the room and took good care of her. This scene was something Kore-eda wanted to handle with caution, because even though the four sisters appeared together in many scenes, the three sisters like this There are very few scenes with the fourth sister from two different angles. The train station scene shot before counts as one, and this one counts as the second. Both scenes are nodes where the relationship between the four sisters grows.
There are not many shots here. After two or three shots, the actual shooting started.
The great condor was lying on the bed with its eyes closed. Nagasawa Masami took the towel away from the big condor's head, revealing her white forehead, and helped the big condor smooth down her bangs and give it a concave shape.
At this time, the great condor smiled, as if he had had a sweet dream.
"Laughing!" Xia Fan looked at the big condor and said.
Nagasawa Masami folded the towel in her hand, curled her lips, and looked at the face of the great condor.
"She also has a mole here." Masami Nagasawa tapped the corner of the big condor's left eye.
Xia Fan arched forward, "Really."
"The eyelashes are so long." Ayase Haruka said.
"My ears look like my sister's."
"Really? Hey." Ayase Haruka smiled and touched her ear.
The two of them looked at Ayase Haruka in the middle at the same time.
"The eyes look like Kano's."
"Is there any?"
"It's very similar..."
The three of them chatted and discussed the script. In the second half of the filming, that is, starting in August, every time they filmed a scene, Kore-eda Hirokazu discovered that less than half of what the four of them said was not in the script. Instead, it was performed on the spot, and it was completely like sisters chatting. It also gives people a stronger sense of daily life.
"Hmm..." At this time, the great condor woke up.
"Ah." All three people noticed the movements of the great condor.
The great condor slowly opened its eyes.
"Sorry, Xiaoling"
The Great Condor was obviously still in a state of confusion. He glanced at Xia Fan and then at Ayase Haruka.
"Qianjia can't drink, and neither can Xiaoling."
"But... I want to drink home-brewed wine." The Great Condor pouted and acted coquettishly, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
"I understand. When the fruit grows next year, I will make some non-alcoholic plum wine for Xiaoling." Ayase Haruka said to the big condor dotingly.
"Is that plum from home?"
"Oh, yes."
"You can see the plum tree from here, right?" Nagasawa Masami looked towards the window.
The great condor turned to look at the window in his house.
"Didn't you notice?" Xia Fan said.
The Great Condor nodded, and then stood up. Ayase Haruka was still supporting her. The four of them came to the window and opened the window. The four sisters were lying on the window. The Great Condor and Ayase Haruka were lying on the window edge side by side. Xia Fan was lying on the window edge. On Ayase Haruka's shoulders, Nagasawa Masami rested on the back of the great condor.
"Look, it's right there."
The four sisters are together, looking out the window. This is the last scene, and it is also the first time that all four sisters are shown in front of each other. Kore-eda Yukazu thought that this scene should be the finale. Not far from the plum tree, a group of people stood nearby. The camera was pointed at the four people on the second floor and captured this conversation between the four sisters.
Finally, I returned to the house and filmed a scene looking at the four people from behind.
"OK."
"Check the screen."
People in the room were walking back and forth, and Kore-eda Hirokazu stood under the light. At this time, he looked a bit like a classmate who made a mistake in elementary school, standing with his hands crossed.
"Hi, no problem."
Kore-eda Hirokazu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Finally, all the shots of this movie that took half a year were finally completed at this moment.
"Now please go down to the first floor first."
"Hi,"
The group of people went down to the first floor. The first floor was very deserted because there were many people going in and out of the house, so the floor-to-ceiling windows leading to the backyard were always open. As soon as they arrived on the first floor, Sato Shizuka came up to her and put on her clothes. A dark blue down jacket with the Nogizaka46 logo.
A group of people gathered together, leaving a gap in the middle, like a circle formation. Hirokazu Kore-eda stood in the crowd and spoke.
"Thank you all for your hard work over the past six months. The filming is finally finished, thank you." After finishing speaking, Kore-eda Hirokazu bowed. His eloquence can only be shown in movies.
"Snap, snap, snap!"
Everyone around him applauded. Kore-eda Hirokazu raised his head, turned around, picked up a bouquet of flowers from his assistant, and walked towards the Great Condor. Seeing this, the great condor quickly went up to take the bouquet.
"Thanks."
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Thank you for your hard work."
The two shook hands, and then Hirokazu Kore-eda turned around. Before walking back, he pointed at the big condor and said, "Please say a few words."
"Eh? I can't do it."
The Great Condor's head suddenly grew big. This was her first time participating in a filming, so asking her to speak first was like rushing a duck to the shelf.
She wiped the non-existent sweat on her forehead.
"Well... it was a very enjoyable set, and I learned a lot at the same time. Thank you very much, everyone." The Great Condor bowed with each sentence.
Later, Kore-eda Hirokazu also presented flowers to the other three people, and Ayase Haruka even dropped the flowers on the ground when shaking hands.
"cheers!"
At the end, everyone in the crew had a cup of hot tea each, replacing wine with tea, and ended the filming of "Haijie Diary".
