Sina Entertainment News On December 5, with the director of Hongying "Killing Qing", the first debut film "Moonlight Samurai" written and directed by Hongying was officially launched in Chongqing. "Moonlight Warrior" is co-produced by Shanghai Hongpo Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Chongqing Huanle Pictures, with producer Jia Zhangke, screenwriter and director Hongying, producers Cheng Qingsong and Guo Meiqing, Zeng Xinyi, executive producer Wu Qi, director of photography Qin Hai, recording director Zhang Jinyan, editing director Xiao Ruguan, art director Zhou Weigong, composer Zhang Zhiliang, executive director Yin Dandan, executive producer Xiao Shuai, production director Wu Shanshan, actors Zuo Hang, Feng Jiamei, Bai En, Cai Heng, Liu Lei, Wang Junhe, Peng Jing, Xie Yuwang, Weng Chuhan, Kan Xin, Yang Tiantian, Lu Xingchen, Yi Shuo and many other powerful actors constitute a super creative team.
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The film "Moonlight Samurai" screenwriter and director Hongying is a well-known writer, poet, gourmet in the world literary world, one of the representatives of Chinese feminist literature, her long representative works include "Hungry Daughter", "Good Children's Flower", "Shanghai King", etc., six feature films have been translated into more than 30 languages published in various countries around the world, many works have been adapted into film and television dramas, of which the film "Lyceum Theatre" adapted from "Death of Shanghai" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. From the time he wrote "Moonlight Samurai" in London, England, due to the epidemic in February last year, to the launch of three new books in July this year, and the official launch of the film of the same name on October 31, as a writer and screenwriter, Rainbow Shadow's creative speed is somewhat surprising, and for director Rainbow Shadow, everything has just begun.
The movie "Moonlight Samurai" is based on the novel of the same name by Hongying, taking Chongqing as the geographical background, with a small family as the epitome of the times and the growth of a teenager telling the story of the city, in the difficult years, they guard each other, each other's "moonlight", but also each other's "samurai". The film will show the ever-changing urban process of Chongqing city, and the beautiful emotions of warm support between people. Tracing the past of China and Chongqing, reconstructing the China in memory, and tracing the emotions of the innocent era.
The Chongqing director received support from all sides and hoped to present the spiritual characteristics of the mountain city
After 35 days of shooting, the film brings together the characteristic scenes of various towns in Chongqing, including Baisha Town, Tanghe Town, Tuqiang Village, Yangtze River, Chaotianmen Wharf, barges and buildings on both sides of the Yangtze River, old wharves, old streets, old hospitals and many other scenes that are very in line with the rich regional life of old Chongqing in the 1970s. On the day of the killing, the crew simultaneously released a set of character stills, the main characters of the film all appeared, and the sense of age broke out of the screen, showing extraordinary temperament.
Actor Zuo Hang said at the banquet: "From the start of the movie to the end of the game, the 35 days of the crew's life have finally come to a successful end. It was the first film I'd ever made in my life, and it meant a lot to me. After filming the last scene today, Dou Xiaoming will be separated from everyone, and there are many reluctances and feelings in his heart. During the filming period, as a newcomer actor, I was able to learn acting skills from teachers and predecessors in such a short period of time, and in this process, Dou Xiaoming and I grew and improved every day. I would like to thank the producer Cheng Qingsong for his recommendation and the director of Rainbow Shadow for giving me full trust. Also say to all the crew: "Thank you! "Thank you for your care and encouragement to me! And thank you to my company and the teachers who accompanied me! Today, "Moonlight Samurai" is finished, and all the teachers have worked hard! Come to Japan for a long time, will definitely meet again next time! ”
Director Rainbow Shadow delivered an affectionate speech at the banquet, and wept to thank the creators and everyone in the crew family for their hard work. In order to restore the style of that era, in addition to personally looking for the location, the first time as a director, Rainbow Shadow was particularly attentive to the makeup, costumes, props, and sets in the shooting, in order to reproduce the social style of that year, at the beginning of the preparation of the film, the crew sought and collected a lot of old clothes from the 70s and 80s from netizens. Hongying said: "Thank you, back to my hometown to make this film has been supported by all aspects, and I have received help from many friends to find us costumes and props from the 70s of the last century, including vehicles and accommodation. I think I may be a little better than other directors in filming Chongqing, I will find the most authentic scenery of Chongqing, know that the real innermost things of Chongqing people at that time are not only restoration, but present their inner spiritual temperament, and the choices they make or make sacrifices and efforts when their lives are tribulations and fates are turning, especially emotional efforts. ”