▲ The movie "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5 × 20 FILM "Record of Memories" (Source: sports Japan Newspaper)
(ZENA/ Translation) You can see 5 people again——! At the end of last year, Lan announced the termination of all team activities. However, at present, the film documenting the 20th anniversary of Arashi's debut tour (launched in 2019) has been completed. The film, titled ARASHI 5×20 FILM, includes Arashi's signature track A. RA· Songs such as SHI and ONE LOVE recorded the concerts of five people with the best sound and picture quality.
Director Yukihiko Tsukihiko directed the film, and he is best known for his works such as "20th Century Boy" and "TRICK" series. He is very confident about the film: "I have shot many concert films so far, but this is definitely the most brilliant of the films I have directed. The film will be presented in two sections at the Shanghai International Film Festival (scheduled to be held from June 11 to 20), which is the largest international film festival in Asia, along with the Japan-Tokyo International Film Festival and the South Korea-Busan International Film Festival.
The "5×20" tour was a concert tour held by Arashi from November 2018 to December 2019, and the idea of making a movie was born and realized during the preparation of the concert. The film was mainly filmed at a concert held at the Tokyo Dome on December 23, 2019, and the 52,000 spectators who came to the scene were selected from CD buyers and fan club members.
The "5×20" tour DVD, released in September last year, used 41 cameras during filming, while more than 100 cameras were used during the film's production. Each member of the concert was equipped with a direct camera, and a rare camera position was set up at the back of the stage to shoot the members from behind. Through the film, the audience can enjoy the concert from many angles at a glance.
The film was shortlisted for the "GALA Unit" of selected works in the Shanghai International Film Festival and the "Dolby Visual Effects Unit" composed of works with excellent sound and video effects.
Director Di said about the film: "At the beginning, the drone was filmed, and the drone took off from the hands of the five of them and returned to their hands. He also said, "I hope that no matter when and where the audience is, they can vividly feel that we are on the same earth, at the Tokyo Dome, and at the same time as Arashi." The time of the film's release in Japan has not yet been determined, but the "reunion" with 5-man Arashi is very exciting.
"Individual activities for members other than Tomomo Ono" – After the group event was terminated on December 31 last year, captain Tomomo Ohno (40 years old) also announced the termination of his acting activities, and the other four members carried out their personal activities. Among them, the movie "99.9 - Criminal Lawyer - THE MOVIE" starring Jun Matsumoto (37 years old) will be released this winter, and he has also confirmed that he will star in the 2023 NHK Dahe drama "What to Do?" Ieyasu"; Sho Sakurai (39) currently co-starred with Suzu Hirose (22) in the Japanese television series Nemesis (every Sunday at 10:30 p.m.), and he also served as the Monday anchor of "News Zero". In addition, members host shows such as Sho Sakurai's SHOW CHANNEL for 130 million people (every Saturday at 9 p.m.), Kazuya Ninomiya (37) NINO-san (every Sunday at 10:25 a.m.), and Masaki Aoba (38) on Fuji TELEVISION's VS Soul (every Thursday at 7 p.m.).
▽ "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20" Arashi's 20th anniversary tour held 50 performances from November 2018 to December 2019, and the number of people watching a single concert reached 2.375 million, setting a record in Japanese history.