In 2019, The sales volume of Japanese bookstores exceeded 1.5 million copies, and the Chinese Simplified edition of The legacy of Japanese national treasure actress Kiki Shirin," "Everything Goes With the Flow", was launched by the People's Literature Publishing House and Shanghai Jiujiu Readers in mid-July.
Kiki Shirin was born in Tokyo in 1943 and initially began his acting career as "Chiho Yogi", but later auctioned off the stage name and renamed it "Kiki Shirin". Because of the TV series "Seven Grandsons", Mori Fumiya discovered his talent in acting, and his representative works include "Deeper Than the Sea", "Walking Non-stop", "Every Day is a Good Day", "My Mother's Handbook", "The Taste of Chengsha", "Thief Family" and so on. Kiki Shirin pioneered a philosophical and complex mother image in Japanese cinema, which is more realistic and interesting than the gentle and obedient mother figure formatted in previous Japanese films. She is anti-label, anti-routine, anti-chicken soup, anti-inspirational, maverick, and many famous Japanese directors and actors have repeatedly mentioned the inspiration that Kiki Shirin has brought to their film creation and life.
Everything Goes With the Flow is a collection of essays by Kiki Shirin that features her unique perspectives on life, illness, family, relationships between men and women, and work and work.
He is widely known for playing the grandmother in "Thief Family"
Kiki's works are well known to many people, she has played many affectionate, philosophical and deeply rooted roles, the well-known Japanese director Kore-eda once said in public: "I especially want to get her (Kiki Shirin) recognition, and I also want her to see my growth." 」 ”
Kiki Shirin collaborated with Hirokazu Kore-eda on several occasions and discussed the direction of the characters and the script. In "Thief Family", there is a scene of a group of unrelated "relatives" enjoying family warm time at the seaside, when Kiki Shirin, who does not wear dentures (playing the role of grandmother in the film), slowly murmurs to the "family" who are playing happily in the sea: "Thank you." It is said that this "thank you" is played by Kiki Shirin on the spot, and it is this "thank you" that makes the bond between people more warm, and the theme of the film is also highlighted. There are many characters in the film whose settings are modified after Discussion with the director that Kiki Shirin feels unreasonable, so for the work and works, she says in the book: "If you don't look at the back and inside of the characters, the actors are not far away." ”
Kiki Shirin once said many famous words, such as: "I feel that what benefits me the most is that I don't look good."
Kiki Shirin was glad that he looked very ordinary, but actually entered the show business world where beautiful women were like clouds, "Now my drama path has widened, but in the past, even the maids were beautiful women. Because I was ugly, no one would pay attention to me, so I was free to judge others. Up to now, I've met all sorts of men, some of whom are really hard to say, but I also fully understand them. That's the benefit of not looking good. ”
Separated from her husband for more than 40 years
Regarding life, she has an open-mindedness towards death: "It is only natural that life is not satisfactory." I don't lament life, and I don't unrealistically hope for happiness. ”
In 1973, Kiki married rock musician Hiroya Uchida at the age of 30, which became the biggest turning point in her personal life.
In 1976, the daughter was born, in 1981, Kiki Shirin was 38 years old, Uchida Yu also filed for divorce without reason, Kiki Shirin sued the court for divorce invalidity, and finally won.
Because Kiki Shirin suffered domestic violence and his ribs were broken, their separation lasted for more than 40 years.
Although he only meets with her husband once or twice a year, Kiki Shirin said: "Because of the limitations of my wife's status, I myself will not indulge." ”
Kiki Shirin believes that his personal personality is not suitable for living closely with others. "He's really not easy to get along with, but I'm not a good one either. Yukiko Ehara, who worked with me in the movie "Non-Stop Walking", said: I thought Yuya was weird, but I didn't think you were much weirder than him. ”
She is often asked why she didn't get a divorce? She didn't know how to explain it. She felt that it was good to have a husband. The existence of the husband will always have a little bit of guardianship. Because of the limitation of the status of a wife, "no one else will come to ask me out — when I was younger, someone also asked me out." ”
Because of cancer, my outlook on life has changed
Kiki Shirin went blind in her left eye at the age of 60 and was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 61, and the pain became a part of her life.
For the pain, in the book, she wrote about her helplessness when she first faced the disease and the change of mood that she could gradually get along with the disease. "If you think that being sick is not good, being healthy is good, such a life is too boring." The reason why she says this is the embodiment of her bravery, after all- "Living is not for death, you have to live enough to die." ”
Because of the cancer, her outlook on life has also changed. "If I hadn't had cancer, maybe my heart wouldn't have calmed down yet." Man must die', I personally experienced this truth, which touched me greatly. ”
After suffering from cancer, Kiki Shirin thought that his time was running out, and he was thinking about what else he had to do. The child is already independent, the grandchild has been born, there is no need to worry about it, only the husband is a problem, "I feel that I can't die without first apologizing."
After the meeting, she said sorry to her husband, who was also very excited, saying: "Fortunately, there was no divorce at that time. "Since then, I have been going out to eat together once a month and have felt the happiness of life again.
The title of the book, "All Things With Fate," is taken from kiki Shirin's handwritten inscription during his lifetime, in which she writes: "The purpose of my performance is to follow all fate. ”
On September 15, 2018, Kiki Shirin passed away. She did her best to live a unique life: "Most people who do their best for life will have a wonderful life." ”
(Yan Durong media reporter Song Yan)