In 2014, Maeda Zhihui, who did not appear in front of the screen for a long time, successfully gave birth to a son, and people remembered that the young and cute sailor suit girl in "Purple Day" is now a mother, compared to the "autumn leaves" in "Purple Day", the name Maeda Zhihui will be somewhat strange, and Maeda Zhihui, who has always had special feelings for China, gave her child a Chinese nickname, called "Hong'er".
Chie Maeda
The reason is that on the day of the child's birth, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, which was said to be very much in ancient China, and the Ancient Chinese firmly believed that every extraordinary person would be born with an "auspicious omen". Maeda Zhihui, who was interested in Chinese culture, naturally believed that it was a good omen.
Speaking of Maeda Zhihui's relationship with China, in fact, it has been established as early as the student era, and unlike most Japanese children, Maeda Zhihui, who was born in Tokyo, did not choose to stay in more modern Japan, but chose to cross the ocean to China and was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.
It can be said that Zhihui conforms to all the beautiful imaginations of Japanese girls in all Chinese children. For the post-80s generation who watch Japanese anime and play Japanese video games, she is out of the manga, petite figure, fair skin, baby fat face, laughing will have a row of small tiger teeth, looking well-behaved and cute, always make people have an urge to protect her.
In those years of film school, the classmates naturally liked her very much, although Maeda Zhihui did not have a greater development in the film and television industry, but the former classmates still missed her, so that many years after graduation, they can still occasionally get together and talk about the beautiful campus life of that year.
Movie "Purple Sun"
Maeda's ability to get viewers to know her stems from Feng Xiaoning's 2001 film "Purple Sun", when he was in the first year of the Beijing Film Academy, and when the 19-year-old Maeda Zhihui learned that she had been accepted by Nortel, she cried in front of everyone. Feng Xiaoning, who learned of this information, immediately decided to hire this Japanese girl, although her Chinese was still a bit lame, but this little girl who wiped her tears and cried her nose at every turn was the "Autumn Leaf" that the director wanted to create.
Shimo-Essoku-3: Maeda Chie
The film probably doesn't need much introduction, and although it may not be perfect by today's standards, it was definitely revolutionary at the time. Among our anti-Japanese works, "anti-Japanese" is the main theme. And "Purple Sun" also excavated a deeper meaning behind the "anti-Japanese", he for the first time let China's "anti-war" films inject "anti-war" ideas.
In Feng Xiaoning's eyes, there will never be a victor in war, and "fascism" has brought great disasters and pain to the people of the world, and at the same time they have pushed themselves into the abyss and led those brainwashed people to the mud.
When she waved her hands and rushed to the artillery fire of the Japanese army, I believe that everyone has a deeper understanding of war, just like Maeda Zhihui said in an interview with the media after the film was finished that year: "I know that in the past, there were many contradictions between the Japanese and the Chinese, the Japanese did a lot of bad things to Chinese, hurt China, I am willing to contribute to the friendship between Japan and China, this movie will also become a bridge between Japan and China, the war is too terrible, Hopefully, the world will never have wars."
When a Japanese girl falls in love with China, it sounds curious, and people always try to understand how this simple and kind Japanese girl will interpret the unforgettable hatred in Chinese mind.
"Do you believe the fact that my Fellow Chinese compatriots were killed in the movie?" How do you feel about that? ”。
"I know those are true, I have gone to understand, I feel horror, fear, sadness; and more intense than these feelings are shame." 」 Maeda replied.
Fu Dalong, Maeda Zhihui, Anna and director Feng Xiaoning
Judging from the fans' understanding of the history of the film and Maeda Zhihui, the director's superb level is vividly reflected, and the actual Maeda Zhihui's feelings about China are highly compatible with the complex emotions of Chinese audiences for Zhihui. This contradiction between human natures is still empathetic outside the film.
On the set, the director has absolute authority, and in that era of director-centered system, shooting such a serious film should never be a harmonious scene of hip-hop and music with the people. The 19-year-old Maeda Tomoe doesn't have much acting experience, so she is often scolded by the director for splitting her head and covering her face, naïve and simple Zhihui thinks that the director does not like her, and she may even think that she will be hated by Chinese directors as a Japanese.
In the process, the male lead Fu Dalong and another Actress who plays a Female Soviet Soldier have been comforting her and taking care of her.
It wasn't until the film captured a scene of civilians being engulfed in flames that Feng Xiaoning took the lead, and he even got into the sack himself and completed the most dangerous scene, that Zhihui realized that he had wronged the director.
When she was about to leave the crew, she told the reporter who interviewed her: "I and Fu Dalong's brother, Anna's sister (18 years old) have become very good friends, I hope that Brother Dalong can come to Japan in the future, I will cook for him myself, I think there will be many Japanese girls who like him, because he is very handsome." During the conversation, she blushed, showing the kind of flower obsession that was exclusive to the little girl.
Today, Maeda, who has not been particularly successful in China, has long returned to Japan, and as a housewife, she has a superb Japanese cuisine. But she still returns to China from time to time, doing things related to Chinese movies, and whenever she leaves China for a long time, she misses soy milk and fritters at breakfast. On her birthday, she fried a bowl of rice for herself, and in addition to the simplest Chinese food memory, there were Chinese movie fans who liked her who specially sent her gardenia flowers.
In response, she uttered a particularly "sophisticated" Chinese phrase: "When there is time in Kyoto, I invite you to dinner."