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The original work of "Fireworks" is a unit drama in the tv series "If If" released by Shunji Iwai in 1993, and it is also his ninth tv series work. "If If" as the predecessor of "World Wonder Story" "Strange Events" successor work, "if if" style is not unified, life is good, the story is good, are constantly making choices. The protagonist may have chosen the path of b, but what happens if he chooses a? This TV series is to present the results of these two different choices.
However, Shunji Iwai broke the convention of the show, believing that "there is no point in dividing the story in two and unfolding naturally", so he considered the group portrait drama, even if the protagonist did not choose b, he could let other characters choose the path of b and develop the corresponding story. In this way, two stories that were originally parallel lines are connected together. This is the original case of "Fireworks" - "Teenagers Watch Fireworks from the Side". However, according to the regulations, the title must be in the format of "〇〇〇,Yes,♢♢" or ΔΔΔ, although Shunji Iwai's whimsical behavior impressed the show producer Takashi Ishihara at the time. But he was still terrified and rewrote the story according to the requirements of "If If" for filming.
After rewriting the story, he named the finished title "Fireworks in the Sky, Should I Look At It from Below, or From the Side?" (Translated as "Fireworks" in China), but he was actually a little troubled. What bothers him is that he wants to let the story of the a-line coexist in the b-line, but it is still difficult to establish it in ordinary narrative methods, although he has filmed the TV series, but he still has not found the answer. Despite this, the excellence of "Fireworks" made it stand out in the "If If" group, and its otherworldly shooting method made Shunji Iwai win the Japan Film Supervisory Association Newcomer Award, and the later edited "Fireworks" was also released in theaters as a movie.
It is one such masterpiece, which is known this year by "Magical Girl Xiaoyuan", "The Lion of March", "Story" series and is known as the chief supervisor of Akiyuki Shinbo, "Peach Blossom Period" and "Dream Eater". An animated version of the script written by actor Ren Onehito, a performer of film and television dramas such as "Okawabata Detective Agency", was released in Japan on August 13, and the fantastic collaboration of "Original: Shunji Iwai×Superstor: Akiyuki Shinbo × Script: Ren Ogane" has caused a huge topic in the industry. In terms of voice actor lineup, he boldly used two new actors who had not played much for the anime, Masamori Miyano, Shintaro Asanuma, Kaori Hanazawa, Yuki Kaji, Shinichiro Miki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Takahiro Sakurai, Hideo Hideo, Michiko Nenetani, Chikazu Saito, Mitsuhito Mizuki, Chikazu Saito, Mitsuru Mitsuki, Mitsuhiko Mizuki, and other powerful voice actors who joined the show, and there were also "big things" actor Takako Matsumoto, who was luxurious enough to be oily.
As the producer of this work, he successfully produced the hit "Your Name" last year. Toho producer Kawamura Genki, for the launch of the animated version of "Fireworks", Kawahara is purely in his own love of "Fireworks", and it is also a favorite of the works group supervised by Shunji Iwai. In the past 10 years of film production, Kawamura has always hoped to express his love for this film in what form, "this is really a perfect work", the actress Okuseki's acting skills left too deep an impression on Kawamura, because the original work is too good and Kawamura has not dared to touch it.
About 5 years ago, Kawamura began to switch from live-action film and television dramas to the production of animated films, and he also began to watch a lot of animation, which began to make him have a thought in his mind, "It is better to recreate "Fireworks" in the form of animation in front of the audience." From this point on, he kept thinking. One chance, he watched the new house supervisor's "The Story of Transformation", did not expect that the animation can appear in such a form of expression, the new house style performance made him breathtaking. What really made him final was "Magical Girl Circle". The ups and downs of the story and the picture are extremely interesting, and the strange space designed by the troupe dog curry (drama 団イヌカレー) is even more shocking to Kawamura's goosebumps. "Definitely have to work with a new house," so he decided to find a new one. But "you can't always go to see him empty-handed, it's too rude", at this time Kawamura thought of "Fireworks". If Akio Watanabe, who often cooperates with the new house supervisor, were to draw it, there might be a new discovery as the heroine image that only exists in animation.
For a work that was originally only 45 minutes long, to adapt it into a 90-minute animation, the new house first considered whether it should be described as an animation that completely jumped out of the original work, or be faithful to the original work. After reading the first script written by Dainehito, Shinbo decided to go closer to the original policy.
The original itself has a very good taste of the 80s teenagers' sf reading materials for teenagers. As a child, Shin-gō often watched nhk's teenage TV series broadcast between the 1970s and 1980s, and following this trend, Shin-gaya decided to add a little "shonen sf reading" to the anime, but this was a feeling that was only generated during production. The initial impression was more like a simple youth animation, like the heroine must be a beautiful girl, but in the script meeting stage, it gradually became like this should be a juvenile sf reading. This time we did this, and in the future, if anyone else wants to adapt Fireworks again, maybe they will have different ideas, just like "The Girl Who Traveled Through Time", there are various versions. Just as the original work of "Fireworks" itself was chosen in the world of "if if", Xinfang thinks so, "So there will be different works, and it is not impossible." ”
For the adaptation of the original work into animation, Xinfang believes that the most important thing should be placed on the heroine. "If it wasn't cute, the story wouldn't have happened." So the focus should be on her. When watching a movie, if the role of "This character is so strange", then at this point in time, the work will fail. After the screening was released, the new house heard the feeling of "good pornography" according to the mouth of the audience at that time, after all, it was to highlight the role of the new house, and it was also felt that the new house would work with such an idea. Kawamura said that even Shoki Sugata, who voiced Norimi, repeatedly said "Erotics" at a press conference. It seems that the audience's ideas are generally the same.
The picture on the left is the original Work played by Ao Caihui
The role of Jing is neither an adult nor a child, which is why her presence is particularly special. Kawamura said that the character of Nakasaki in the original work can have such a strong sense of existence is also thanks to Oku's acting skills, and this animation naturally has this awareness, fully showing her charm. Including Akio Watanabe, who designed the characters, the entire painting team liked the original, and everyone became more and more enthusiastic in the process of painting, expressing their love for the original through painting.
The new house also indicates that the water chestnut has a special presence in the original work. It can be said that it was a beautiful girl who only existed in that era, and even had the feeling of dividing an era, which is very incredible. This time the animated version must cross this hurdle, so the new house is also very nervous, and the chain must not be dropped.
The participation of Daigen Ren this time is definitely unexpected. In July 2010, the late-night drama "Peach Blossom Period" starring Mirai Moriyama can be said to be one of the dark horses of the season's Japanese drama, which is a full-talk performance and script by Dainehito, and it was because Iwai Shunji himself saw this film that he proposed to use Dainehito as an animated version of the script, and Kawamura Genki also decided to respect Iwai's proposal. The second episode of "Peach Blossom Period" "Late Night Highway ~ Is it sitting on it or sleeping below ~" From the title, plot, lines, pictures and music are full of homage to "Fireworks", the original work of "Peach Blossom Period" in this episode is only the male protagonist Yukise and the five-day trip to Yamagata Prefecture, as a result, in the TV series, Yamagata Prefecture was deliberately replaced by Daigen Ren to "Fireworks" at the time of the filming location of Chiba Prefecture Choshi City, subtitle also added a choice of sentence patterns, both interesting and loving.
Kawamura appeared in the film version of "Peach Blossom Period" and "Dream Eater." He also collaborated with Ogane, and when he was going to make an animated version of "Fireworks", the first person he thought of was Daigen Ren. "Because there is no research on Fireworks more than Daine Ren", the script of this animation is also the result of Ohne's research. Mainly because Ofehito's script is interesting, since the time of "Peach Blossom Period", his works have not lacked a new generation of 10 to 30 years old, OganeHito has not written an animation script, this is also his first time to participate in the animation, and his "mismatch" with animation is also worth looking forward to. In addition, Kawamura also believes that Dainehito also likes "Magical Girl Komon", a tribute to Shunji Iwai, a tribute to Akiyuki Shinbo, Andhito Ohnehito is definitely the best candidate.
A tribute to the original "Fireworks" in the TV series "Peach Blossom Period"
Shin-fang has been fictitious about what kind of animation performance to "oppose" the real shooting, so the performance method of the "Monogatari Series" and the artistic performance of "Magical Girl Circle" were born. Since it was to be adapted into an anime, if Iwai's original work was only restored through animation, there was no need for a new house to direct it. The world is interesting because of the various "ifs", so I prefer to depict these "ifs" through the hand of the new house.
Kawamura was shocked by the performance of the new house when he watched "The Story of The Story of The Transformation", and he also hoped that those who did not know "The Story of the Transformation" could expect "Your Name" as much as they did. Looking at "Fireworks" the same way, he believes that the world of "Fireworks" will surely surprise the audience. What he expected and what he actually saw were actually two styles, and he liked that feeling very much. Just like "Confession" and "Peach Blossom Period", people who expect to see suspenseful reasoning, people who thought it was a light and happy funny drama, after watching it, found that it was completely other films, and this "accident" is the feeling that Kawamura pursues this time.
From the light feeling to the entrance, when the taste is so strong, it is also Kawamura's personal favorite movie experience. In a sense, the performance of the new house is this "thick" feeling. This feeling can be accepted by today's audiences, which is also the interesting thing about today's animated films.
For the theme of this time, the new house also said that this is a theme that he has not done in the past, which is very fresh. I usually do the same kind of style, but I can't help it. So it is "myself", rather than the temperament of the animation production company Shaft itself, but "we always have to try to challenge the new genre", so this time Kubota Mitsutoshi, who is the president, will happily agree to take the job.
For the combination of Toho and the new house supervisor, Kawamura said that there was nothing incredible at all. In 1984, he worked with Oshii Morimona on "Fukusei Kid 2 Kirito Dreamer", in 1979 with Kazuhiko Hasegawa, and with Ryosuke Hashiguchi in 1995 with "Quicksand Fantasy Love", all of which were released by Toho, an incredible company that has always given the impression of "mainstream", mainly because Toho's tolerance is very wide, and each era will make films that are closely related to the times, so it is easy to integrate into popular culture.
"When it comes to Toho's summer animated films, we all talk about Miyazaki Hayao, and even Miyazaki's supervisor insists on continuing to make movies until the end, how can I and other juniors show weakness?" Because Miyazaki's work is visually inferior to anyone, Kawamura decided to target hollywood-style royal scripts. "Only a well-trimmed script, a perfect composition, no matter how new the performance is added, it will not be 'played' badly." This is the animated film that Kawamura wants to make.
On today's animated film line this year, "Doraemon" was released in March, "Pokémon" was released in July, and "Fireworks" was released in August, which was the "Summer Youth Movie" signboard. In fact, Kawamura did not deliberately realize this, simply because july was the "No. 4 hitter" (second baseman), and in August, "Fireworks" was the turn of the "No. 6 hitman" (guerrilla).
Although according to today's momentum, Toho also plans to arrange the Theater line in August to the position of "No. 4 Thug". Kawamura expressed helplessness, for this position, he is still unstable, playing with excessive strength is easy to be out of the three zhen, he had to constantly push out of the new. So, there is no going to be strong. Kawamura did not place "Fireworks" in the position of "summer masterpiece". It was planned 4 years ago, than "Your Name." " is even earlier. And at the time, "Your Name." At the beginning, it did not go up to the goal of "home run". "Fireworks" is the same, in the starting point is not aimed at becoming a "big hit".
Aniplex, the producer of "Magical Girl Circle" and "Monogatari Series", also joined the production committee. During the production meeting, Atsuhiro Iwagami, president of aniplex, also personally participated in the discussion. During the pleasant discussion, Kawamura felt that President Iwakami was simply a genius in animation production, "an animated film has three supervisors (original: Shunji Iwai× General Supervisor: Akiyuki Shinbo × Script: Ren Ōne). Kawamura said that seeing these three people himself already had 80% confidence.
As a producer, Kawamura feels more responsible, although he is not involved in the actual production, but after watching the finished film, he is confident to promote the film, hoping to let more people see it. Working with President Iwaka this time, he also learned a lot. Before that, Kawamura also heard the unknown situation, saying that Shaft was "unruly" in the production schedule, and here Kawamura specifically asked for advice from the new house.
The new house said that there is such a thing, just take "The Story of The Story", on the day of broadcasting, it will be broadcast at about 11 o'clock at night, but it is still editing at about 6 or 7 o'clock. I thought, "I'll put on another cut to fill in it before I finished drawing it," but President Iwagami was standing behind him. At this time, I asked President Shimogami what to do if he couldn't catch up, and President Iwami replied, "If you can't catch up, you can use special fans or other programs instead, right?" If I can't catch up next week, I probably won't be here. "Shin-ome was amazed that at this critical juncture, President Iwami could cope with it so calmly. Since then, the new house has also deepened the trust in him.
In this regard, Kawamura said that he is also a person who can sink his heart. Whether it is good or bad is a movie, and no matter what dissatisfaction I have, it is over. When it comes to content, it can sometimes become completely neurotic, but as long as it's fun when it comes to production, that's the most important thing. In "Your Name. At the time of the ", Kawamura Genki deeply felt that there is no inevitable success, it is mysterious to say, but this is indeed related to the favorable time and place, and it is impossible to find.
Finally, Kawamura said that "Fireworks" did not have a clear goal at the beginning of production. It's just a movie we want to see and haven't seen.
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