I believe that everyone who likes Japanese manga will be very much looking forward to the release of this Japanese anime this week.
After all, it's not easy to see Theohiko Morimi's work on the big screen in Japan. This week, though, we're finally on this rare occasion!!!
Yes, today is going to talk about this "Penguin Highway".
Seeing this blue poster, you can almost guess the content of the film.
That's right, this is another Japanese anime for watching in the summer, the breeze of summer vacation, the blue sky, the white clouds, the daylight, the forest, the coke bubble, the adventure of the teenager, the European pie of the big sister.
The shortness of summer, the infinite sense of freshness, and the slight sourness in happiness are the common feelings that this kind of movie brings us.
Hey, isn't it like youth?
(Japanese exclamation.) ）
However, "Penguin Highway" is not just a summer vacation fresh movie, more importantly, it is also a fantasy movie.
After all, it's adapted from Mori! see! mount! beauty! elegant! target! original! make!
Speaking of Morimi Noboruhiko, I can almost sleeplessly talk for thirty-six hours without panting. However, the space here is limited, so I have to hold my excitement and briefly introduce it to you.
The famous Japanese fantasy novelist, known as "the most unorthodox genius", his works are both humorous and funny, but also full of bizarre fantasies.
Although the works have not been adapted much, the absolute parts are classics, and they are often hit with a super high score of 9 points on Douban.
The painting style is exquisite and elegant, telling the legend of humans, tanuki cats, and tengu in the ancient city of Kyoto, "The Top Of The Heavenly Family",
Unfolding from the narrow dormitory of "four and a half stacks", the "Four Stacks and a Half Mythical Series" full of otaku wild fantasies,
And the animated film "Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward", which is also cooperated with Masaaki Yuasa! At present, it is also very popular in Douban, with more than 60,000 people scoring 8.6 points.
In "Penguin Highway", the classic style of Noboru Morimi is also everywhere.
For example, the male protagonist of this film, although he is a small boy in the fourth grade of primary school, is still full of a serious academic otaku style, always doing various research plans seriously.
And the seemingly unremarkable town also suddenly appeared many wonderful events that could not be explained by science, so that the teenager began his summer adventure.
For example, on the lawn in summer, many penguins suddenly grow.
The secret base of the teenagers and their friends is a huge mysterious orb floating on the grassland, which they call the "sea".
Of course, in the hot summer vacation, it is not only adventure, the teenager's heart is still full of throbbing. As in Morimi's work, "Wonderful Love" is also a very important motif.
The heroine is often a vibrant, yet elusive, mysterious girl, such as the cold black-haired girl in the "Four-Fold and Half Mythical Series".
Here, it is the bad personality and seemingly omnipotent European dental sister.
It's like "Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward!" The senior chasing the brunette in "" is the same...
The little boy in "Penguin Highway" also tries to get closer to the big sister and closer to the big sister by studying the mystery of the big sister of dentistry.
In the serious eyes of the teenager, there is still a feeling of caution but recklessness.
Another expectation for this film comes from director Yuyasu Ishida.
Yes, we are already very familiar with the golden partner of Morisimi Noboruhiko X Masaaki Yuasa, but how about some fresh blood?
Can a flesh-and-blood new director interpret Morimi's imaginative fantasies in a different way?
There is no doubt that Yuyasu Ishida is a new director who is quite looking forward to it.
First of all, he is young, born in 1988, he is only 30 years old this year, and he has already directed his first animated feature film.
Don't underestimate this age, in the Japanese animation industry, which is seriously senior, most directors have to go up to the age of thirty for the first time to direct an animated feature film.
For example, Imatoshi first directed "The House of Unma" at the age of 34 (if you read Imatoshi's autobiography, you'll know how much of a mess this small-budget work was at the time).
The above-mentioned god Masaaki Yuasa, who first directed the feature film "Mind Game", was at the age of 39; even Miyazaki was 38 years old when he first directed the theatrical animated feature film.
In this way, Ishida Yuyasu, who took on this heavy responsibility at a young age, not only became a director, but also bravely adapted such a god-level work, which is quite powerful.
Yuyasu Ishida is young but also quite experienced, starting to produce his own animation as early as high school, and has shot many highly evaluated short films before.
Feel it.
Well, the following is into the popular science (no!) It's Amway! ) time.
One of the characteristics of Ishida Yuyasu's works is the very fresh and natural sense of youth. Of course, the subject of "youthful feeling" does not have to be a boy, but more emphasizes the simple, persistent, and indomitable impulse.
And the most intuitive manifestation of this is the sense of speed that is almost a showmanship.
For example, his short film "Confession of Wenzi" in 2009 is a very jumpy short film, and this refreshing way of expression can definitely make you shine.
It is about a literal "leap" of a teenage girl. From the 15th second of confession failure, to the 107th second of the end of the film, in the middle of 92 seconds, the heroine Fumiko has been flying on the downhill road of the town.
The road seemed to be so high that there was no end, so the girl kept flying and jumping until she bumped into the boy she liked again.
It is difficult to describe the depth of the picture and the speed of moving the lens, so if you have time, please be sure to check it out. This short film of only 2 minutes and 22 seconds lasted half a year and drew as many as 1131 frames.
Absolutely showy, but also absolutely surprising.
His other short film, "Bollet's Chair," is only three minutes long, and it's also in a similar style, with extremely fluid movements and a unique subjective perspective.
The protagonist is a lonely teenage girl, Porette, whose only friend is a small chair. So this little chair took her to overcome gravity, run in the sky, and leap through the city.
On the other hand, Ishida Yuyasu can not only show a "sense of speed", he can also show absolute static beauty. The control of the picture is also his best play.
In Rainy City, he slowed down. It's a quiet, beautiful, long-shot short film.
He has shown his excellent atmospheric rendering ability: cool-toned pictures, retro and delicate brushstrokes, lonely people standing in the empty city. In the piano accompaniment, it is always accompanied by the lonely and dense sound of rain.
In addition to the melodious artistic conception, a large number of blank spaces also make "City of Rain", compared with his other more dynamic works, have more room for interpretation.
What kind of debut animated feature film will such a dynamic and quiet Ishida Yuyasu bring us?
To be honest, I was really looking forward to it.
He himself mentioned that when he first read the original novel of "Penguin Highway", he had an impulse in his heart: "This is it!" ”
Seeing all kinds of wonderful pictures in the book, the mysterious "sea" floating in the grassland, the hordes of "penguin highways" in the town, and the sweet and sour mood of the teenager, he wanted to paint these scenes.
Therefore, just by reading the original work, even with the feeling that "I may be eaten by Noboru Morimi", he has spontaneously drawn more than a hundred concept maps.
Fortunately, he not only got Morimi's approval in the end, but also invited Morimi's golden partner to write the screen, Makoto Ueda, to join the crew.
In terms of Kas, the famous Aoi Yu will voice the heroine's big sister Dental.
There is no doubt that her voice is as beautiful, sexy and mysterious as her face.
And the famous "Proud Queen" Riki Nagamiya also made a very interesting backshoot, dubbing the timid and cute Uchida classmates in this film.
Therefore, you should also pay attention to listening to the soft and cute voice of Uchida's little angel.
Next, let's see the feedback of the fans who were fortunate enough to watch this movie in advance at the Peach Movie Group on this super refreshing "Penguin Highway"!
Peach Movie Group No. 82 2019/5/12
Penguin Highway
Yes, last Sunday, our Peach Movie Group also came to a summer limited special with fans and friends in Beijing to watch this "Penguin Highway" in advance.
Since it is a summer-limited special, there must be a bit of a summer element.
In the check-in session, we made an "automatic ticket machine" with reference to the image of the soda vending machine.
After the audience verifies the event information, they can choose their own movie tickets, intuitive seat map, and it is also convenient for everyone to choose seats.
For the new way of taking tickets for this ship, everyone has expressed great ideas, and the planners can come out to get chicken legs!
With machines, how can you do without drinks? So, we customized the exclusive Coca-Cola of Peach Ball, and each person had a can! Later, some people said that when he saw the big sister in the film throw out the Coke can to conjure up a penguin, he almost threw out the Coke in his hand.
(Fortunately, there weren't, or the front row audience would have to stand up and beat people.) ）
Custom ticket stubs are essential for each issue
Unexpectedly, a tall "penguin" was parachuted at the event site! Selling cuteness, grabbing the camera, and hugging the little sister to take a group photo, which caused a burst of envy from passers-by.
The nearly two hours of watching the film passed quickly, and during the movie, the audience laughed many times because of the fresh and mischievous dialogue in the film, and the viewing atmosphere was extremely comfortable.
After the screening, the short exchange session was as enthusiastic as ever.
When talking about the most impressive places for the film, someone shared the theme of the film, about the growth of the little boy, and the creators integrated it into a scientific research project, which is very clever, very fresh and special fantasy.
For the soundtrack in the film, he also felt that it was just right, and the movement of several large sections was very complex, but it was not fancy, and it was very good to promote emotions.
It is worth mentioning that the theme song of this film, "Good Night", is sung by Hikaru Utada, which is also quite a surprise!
After watching the movie, it is basically possible to loop up the single, giggle.
In view of the film, the little boy's subtle feelings for the big sister, some viewers believe that the setting of this emotional drama, if it is in China, should not be accepted, including the education on sexual enlightenment in the film, which is also missing in China, but this film is shown in a particularly fresh and humorous way, which is very meaningful.
Not only the education of sexual enlightenment, but also the film's life and death, how to protect their curiosity, how to cultivate ways to explore the world, etc., are all worthy of our reflection.
At the scene, the audience also shared that they had used cycling and hiking to go to most cities in the country and many places in Southeast Asia, just to satisfy their curiosity about the world since childhood, and wanted to observe and experience another life.
Although there is no exchange of special guests at this event, it is really beautiful to hear so many sincere sharing from everyone, which is also what the Peach Movie Group has always wanted to do to share good movies with everyone. We watched together, we communicated together, we received the most sincere feedback, and that feedback was the biggest motivation for us to keep doing it.
The post-screening gift is the original novel and the penguin doll with a good feel
Speaking of which, let's take a look at the on-site scoring of this issue!
First of all, with 100 spectators on the scene, the male-female ratio is close to 6:4, and perhaps girls are more likely to be interested in this Japanese fresh animation.
The overall rating of the audience is 8.3, and a good viewing atmosphere will also give you a better experience!
When describing the film with a few key words, most people wrote fantasy, youth, cuteness, summer, growth..... Wait, messing into a "chest swelling" ???
Finally, let's take a look at everyone's short comment!
Finally, a large group photo was presented.
Hey, big penguins, you're double-whining again!!