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10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

This is too good at storytelling

Once again it touched me

Japanese director Makoto Shinkai came to Shanghai with a three-legged yellow chair.

He walked the red carpet with this chair, flew on a plane, ate and slept together on a large bed like the emperor of Beijing Yi and Aman.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

As the first stop of the China tour of "Lingya Journey", he not only lived satisfactorily in Beijing, but the reception banquet that night was also a very noodle seafood beef hot pot, dishes from East Star Spot to Arctic Shellfish, and an A5+ frost fall Wagyu beef sirloin that cost 1380 yuan.

"The round table also rotates automatically!" He tweeted excitedly.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

He then handed out the Korean staff's dinner: a bowl of instant noodles.

Such an air shout, with the meaning of a small show-off, has also caused the dissatisfaction of many Korean fans.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

This time, the bubble noodle photos sent by Xinhai Makoto also gave a close-up of "tableware"

Yesterday, Xinhaicheng opened an account on Chinese social platforms. The most praised comment under the first note was: "I don't know you because of Your Name, but because I often read on social networks for the past few days to compare your working meals between China and South Korea." ”

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

When promoting in South Korea before, Shinkai Makoto sent a photo of himself eating instant noodles

In fact, it has been a full 10 years since the last time Xinhai Cheng came to Shanghai.

Shinkai Makoto in front of him, thin but very tough. The shape of the glasses that has not changed for ten thousand years, it is really impossible to see that he is 50 years old this year.

He recalls a trip to Shanghai, when he was not very famous in Japan and his works were only screened on a small scale. But when he arrived in Shanghai, he found that there were thousands of spectators waiting for him in the big theater. He was surprised and moved, and at the same time very encouraged.

"Whether 10 years ago or today, I want to thank everyone sitting here."

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Makoto Shinkai is the second Japanese animation director to win tens of billions of yen at the box office after Hayao Miyazaki.

Chinese fans know him, many of them starting with 2007's "Five Centimeters Per Second" and then "Your Name." "Children of the Weather" is even more out of the loop.

Large areas of blue and green, mottled light and shadow, distance between people, inspiration jumping from the trivialities of life... From more than 20 years to the present, the director whose head is a cat has successfully created the "Shinkai Makoto Universe" with a distinctive personality, and will bury many intriguing details in each film.

As of last night, "Journey to the Bell Buds" has exceeded 50 million yuan (about 1 billion yen) at the pre-sale box office in Chinese mainland alone, setting a new historical record for pre-sale box office in the history of world animated films.

I watched the Shanghai premiere of the film with Shinkai Makoto at the IMAX Cinema in Wanda in Wujiaochang in Shanghai.

Whether it is the graphics or sound effects, there are many breakthroughs from the previous work, and the plot makes me cry several times.

[There are spoilers in this article]

01

He and his chair

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

A chair possessed by Kusanagi in the film

The three-legged little yellow chair that is inseparable from Makoto Shinkai all the way is the "starring role" of "Journey to the Bell Bud". The setting of the male protagonist Kusanagi is to "possess a chair and travel around Japan with Suzuya to close the door of disaster".

In reality, "Kusanagi" followed Makoto Shinkai all the way to witness the premiere tour, and he also recorded the story of this chair on Twitter.

Appeared on the red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival with the film's main creative team, and did not forget to put on a handsome bow tie.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

At Brandenburg Airport was put into the security machine, as a chair, sitting on other chairs on the plane, seat belts must not be forgotten.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second
10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

When you arrive in Beijing, stay at the Summer Palace and enjoy the emperor-like bed.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Wear a scarf when you feel cold, and don't forget to walk around the yard to bask in the sun when the weather is nice.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second
10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Taste local delicacies everywhere you go. Spicy chicken and spring roll shrimp dumplings are wonderful!

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second
10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

As soon as Makoto Shinkai entered the guest room of The Middle House in Shanghai, he found a mini "Kusata" made of chocolate on a small coffee table (even a magic necklace!). ), surprised and delighted, "moved to the point of wanting to cry."

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Before coming to China, Shinkai Makoto and his team had been "adrift" for more than a month. First I participated in the Berlin Film Festival, and went to Paris, London, and Seoul.

In the coming month, they will also travel to the United States and Mexico to appear in the local premiere of "Journey to the Bell Buds".

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

During this trip to China, Shinkai Makoto received many gifts from fans, especially a mini fan that can see the chronicle of his most famous works when he turns around, and specially sent a small video for one and a half minutes to show it to the fullest.

"Caotai" has also gained many new friends in China: the giant panda stands in position C, the red panda is in the front row, the white cat "Minister" in the film has a Chinese friend "Luo Xiaohei", and "Shanghai specialty" Ling Na Belle hides aside.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

02

Close the door to calamity

"Twelve years have passed since that day. The ground continues to shake, but I think that although it makes us feel fearful and impermanent, it will also burst out with more beautiful and powerful power. That's why I created Journey to the Bell Buds. ”

On March 11 this year, Makoto Shinkai posted such a paragraph on Twitter, which also revealed the story line of "Suzubud Journey".

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Born in Iwate Prefecture, Suzuya lost his parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake at the age of four, and has since moved with his aunt to the countryside of Kyushu.

One day on her way to school, she met Kusata, the "closed door master" who came to the town, and because of curiosity, pushed open a door standing in the water and pulled up the "important stone" used to suppress the source of disaster, "Vermi".

Suzuya inadvertently pushes open the door, causing earthquake disasters to occur one after another in Japan, so she embarks on a road trip from south to north with Kusata and the minister, trying to close all the doors of disaster.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

As an animated film with the tone of "disaster", Makoto Shinkai presents it in a relaxed and tear-jerking form, making us laugh in the cinema for a while, and can't help but pull out a tissue for a while.

"It would be great if you could laugh and finish watching it while crying." Makoto Shinkai said.

The chair possessed by the male protagonist in the film was a birthday gift made by Suzuya's mother herself, and she was missing a leg in the earthquake. This chair is precisely the most flexible character in the whole film: he runs faster than a cat, can jump and jump into the fire.

"This chair has multiple imagery." "On the one hand, it symbolizes the encouragement of the victims: despite the shortcomings in life, we must still work hard to move forward. On the other hand, in the past few years, we have all had moments when we are closed off and cannot feel freedom, and our feelings about life resonate with Kusanagi's situation. ”

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

The disaster was named "Vermido" because Makoto Shinkai felt that the earthquake was like a huge earthworm turning the earth and stirring up the evil forces underground.

Suzuya travels north from Kyushu via Ehime-Kobe-Tokyo and finally to Iwate, where earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher have been hit at each destination. In such a place, every "door" that has occurred is also a memorial to those who died in the earthquake.

Every time Suzuya and Kusata go to "close" in the ruins, Kusata reminds her of her daily life when people used to come and go, in stark contrast to the desolation of today, revealing the cruelty of the disaster.

When the door is successfully closed and the disaster disappears, the sky will rain and strangely beautiful celestial phenomena will appear. Makoto Shinkai, who once depicted the sky beautifully, made your heart instantly melt in his way.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

When Kusanagi was finally rescued, Suzuya recalled countless scenes where ordinary people said "I'm going". On the morning of the earthquake that changed her life, there must have been many people who said this sentence to their families and friends, but it turned out to be the last words left for their loved ones, which is one of the most tear-jerking places in the whole film.

For this ordinary line, Makoto Shinkai said that he wanted to make "Suzuya Journey" a movie that "goes and goes back", and the girl Suzuya starts from daily life, goes to the farthest place from daily life (death), and experiences many difficulties and returns to daily life.

"When we watch a movie, we go on an adventure with Suzuya and go back to our usual life after the end. I also want to tell you that cherishing the seemingly ordinary life of the moment is a simple and difficult job as an animator maker. ”

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

When making "Suzuya Journey", Makoto Shinkai spent a year and three months alone to complete all the animated storyboards in the movie. Under great pressure, he will drink some wine to relax himself, even on the road to the tour, he does not give up his hobby of alcohol.

"After today's event, I will probably go to drink a lot of liquor, but tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. will go out to the next job, I hope I can hold on!"

03

Children chasing the stars

Makoto Shinkai was born in Minami-Saku-gun, Nagano Prefecture, a small inland town with mountains and basins, so isolated that when he was a child, his family could only receive a TV station from NHK.

Little Shinkai Makoto went to school alone, and every day he saw the boundless mountains and turquoise forests, and from dusk until night, the brilliant clouds and starry sky fascinated him for hours at a glance.

These trivial childhood memories were infinitely amplified in his future animation creations, gentle and delicate.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

The imagination of the starry sky and the universe was planted in "Voice of the Stars" and "The Other Side of the Clouds, The Agreed Place"; "Your Name" Nakamori Lake where the flowers and Mitsuba meet, is based on Lake Suwa, a famous spot in Nagano Prefecture.

Not to mention the clouds and sky that must be present in every anime, almost became the symbol of the later "Shinkai Makoto Universe".

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

In college, Makoto Shinkai studied classics. Like many literary and artistic young people, he likes Haruki Murakami, and once watched "The End of the World and Cold Wonderland" over and over again, and even substituted himself as a character in it.

And if it were not for the familiarity with the "Ancient and Modern Song Collection", there would not be the short song "faintly thundering, hazy sky, but hoping for the wind and rain to come, I can keep you here" in the "Garden of Words".

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Makoto Shinkai is also a cat lover who will light up whenever he mentions a cat, and the "villain" Kitten Minister in "Journey to the Bell Bud", he refers to the dynamics of the little black cat in the Chinese animation "Luo Xiao Black War".

There have always been cats in the family since childhood, usually observe the cat's every move, and will put themselves in the same perspective as the cat to observe the world, thinking that cats are very interesting animals.

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Father's Filial Piety (No)

In 2004, when making "The Other Side of the Cloud, The Agreed Place", Makoto Shinkai picked up a tabby cat and gave it the heroine's name "Sayuri".

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

Harassment of the owner's work

The cat image in the short film "She and Her Cat" has always been his avatar, and this Q version of the cat cat head has also been quietly hidden in subsequent works, waiting for careful fans to find out!

10 years later, he is Makoto Shinkai, not Miyazaki second

From more than 20 years ago to the present, Makoto Shinkai has transformed from the Ataku who told the "world" love story very well to a major director who entered an international film festival.

The upcoming "Journey to the Bell Buds" is called "a masterpiece" in official publicity.

He said that although this is a movie that describes tragedy, he still hopes that everyone will ignite hope for life after coming out of the cinema.

"At the end of the movie, Suzuya says to his young self, 'I am Suzuya's tomorrow', and if everyone can empathize with this sentence, then my film can continue to be made!"

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