Chinese audiences know Japanese national treasure actress Kiki Shirin, mostly from Kore-eda's films. Kore-eda, who has worked with Kiki Shirin many times, has publicly stated: "I especially want to be recognized by her, and I also want her to see my growth." ”
Kiki Shirin pioneered a philosophical and complex mother image in Japanese films, which is more realistic and interesting than the gentle and obedient mother image formatted in previous Japanese movies. On September 15, 2018, Kiki Shirin passed away. The following year, "Everything Goes With the Flow", which collected her "golden sentences" from her lifetime, became the best-selling non-fiction book in Japan that year, "The Last Miracle of the Heisei Era", with sales of more than 1.5 million copies, which was not only regarded as a guideline by many Japanese entertainers, but also popular with young readers.
What kind of shocking words did the actress who began to play the old lady in her 20s say that touched the hearts of young people?
On the occasion of the second anniversary of Kiki Shirin's death, the publisher of the Chinese edition of "Everything With Fate" shanghai Jiujiu Reader invited film researcher and film critic Cai Jianping to share with readers the maverick and all-along life of Kiki Shirin.
The first is the state of work, most of the artists in Japan belong to a certain firm, and at least one agent takes care of various affairs. In 1988, Kiki Shirin announced the dissolution of the firm and served as his own agent. This "everything goes with the flow" attitude towards work and life runs through her life.
Kiki Shirin was not originally called "Kiki Shirin", the stage name was "Yugi Chiho", but at a charity event on tv, she auctioned off the name. Then she opened the dictionary, found a few words at random, thought it was very interesting to put together, and the pronunciation was catchy, so she decided to do it. In 2003, Kiki Shirin lost sight in his left eye due to a detachment of his retina, and in 2005 he developed breast cancer and underwent surgery. During this time, she has been working.
Kiki Shirin, who won the Best Actress trophy in 2013, opened up about the spread of his cancer in a relaxed tone when receiving the award, "Next year's work is not guaranteed." But after that, she still filmed one scene after another. She teased herself again: "I always say that I am dying but I am still alive, which is really a death fraud." ”
In May 2018, at the awards ceremony of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, the film "Thief Family" won the Palme d'Or, and when Kore-eda spoke on stage, he cried several times: "Without her, I would not have gone so far." On September 15 of the same year, Kiki Shirin passed away at the age of 75.
Mavericks also have family life. In 1973, Kiki Married rock star Yuya Uchida, and separated in the third year of their marriage. Uchida also filed for divorce, but was rejected by Kiki Shirin, and the ill-conceived marriage lasted for more than 40 years. Daughter Uchida Yayako once recalled, "For the 19 years before I got married, our family was only my mother and me. At home, the father is only a symbolic presence. "Everything Goes With the Flow" leaves evidence that the couple once spoke ill of each other and even fought hard. Kiki Shirin wrote, "It's incredible. We have gotten into trouble in court, and I have been scolded by him in public. But when my husband and an actress had a scandal, our family of three took pictures in the photo studio. ”
This incredible couple has become a legend in the Japanese show business world. "It's also good to have a husband. The existence of the husband will always have a little bit of guardianship. At the same time, because of the limitation of the status of 'wife', I myself will not indulge. Kiki Shirin explained.
Her daughter, Uchida Yaiko, is an essayist who has appeared on albums and acted in several films. She was born after the separation of Kiki Shirin and Uchida Yuya, and grew up studying in the UK. Kiki Shirin's attitude towards her daughter is also "you can do whatever you want".
The son-in-law of the Uchida family is Masahiro Motoki, who starred in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film "The Mortician". In his later years, Kiki Sighed that he had tried to maintain the surnames of the Uchida family and the Uchida family, but the owner of the Uchida family was never there. In this strangely structured family, the real backbone is the tree Shirin.
After Kiki Shirin's death, her daughter Yayako, while sorting out her belongings, found a small photo album with a letter from her father to her mother. This faded note from a hotel in London to Japan reads: This year has caused you a lot of trouble, and I am deeply reflecting. I know very well that because of my dreams and gambling, you paid a high price... Although I often spew foul language at you, I really love you from the bottom of my heart.
This letter, written in 1974, surprised Yayako. The words in the letter, although willful and arbitrary, contain the father's gratitude and love for his mother. The confusion that had been in her mind for many years about the way her parents got along seemed to have solved some.
Looking back at kiki Shirin's life, she was born in a family of ordinary people, had no prominent family lineage, and almost played supporting roles all her life, even in those word-of-mouth works that won many awards, she played a very ordinary role. It is precisely in ordinary life that Kiki Shirin has learned restraint, contemplation and perseverance.
She told people to restrain their desires, not to be too extravagant, to do everything according to their ability, to stop at the right time, "once people have desires and obsessions, they will become weaknesses, and it is easy to be taken advantage of." She learned to let go, "Life is not satisfactory is a matter of course." I don't lament life, and I don't unrealistically hope for happiness. "This unique way of life and outlook on life may be the key to impressing young readers."
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