"The person who has tried but failed is the protagonist of Rakugo, and Rakugo is an affirmation of human laziness."
As one of the traditional forms of Japanese music and art, Rakugo has been loved by the Japanese people for its unique language art and easy-to-understand performance form. As a traditional Japanese folk language, both the form and content of the performance are very similar to the traditional Chinese stand-up comedy, and it is said that many of the passages in rakugo are deeply related to China, and some are directly taken from the "Laughing House" compiled by the Chinese writer Feng Menglong at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Rakugo originated in the Edo period more than 300 years ago, and it also reflects the most simple and authentic life of the people.
In modern times, people know more about Rakugo from film and television dramas, and the release of the Japanese movie "Red Medaka" in 2015 has made many young Japanese people understand the traditional art culture of "Rakugo".
The film tells the story of Japanese rakugo actor Tachikawa about his experience of learning art from a teacher when he was young, and the plot is based on a collection of memories of Tachiharu Tanchun. His master, Tachikawa Tanji, was the head of the Tachikawa school and a very famous and maverick master in the history of Rakugo.
The story begins in 1984, when the craze of rakugo art was sweeping the country in Japan, high school student Sasaki Nobuyuki met Tachikawa Tanshi at the school's music appreciation meeting, and he loved Rakugo, despite his parents' objections, he left home and dropped out of school, and entered tachikawa Tanshi's door, and began his career as a scholar under the stage name of "Tachikawa Tanchun".
The plot is simple enough to not have any unexpected twists and conflicts, a sincere, small details to support the entire film, for Chinese audiences, do not understand what is "Rakugo" After all, there are fundamental differences in Chinese and Japanese culture, but the film is a good way to convey the story behind the Rakugo culture, the film currently has a Douban score of 9.0.
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Starting with the name of the film, the reason why the movie is called "Red Medaka" is also an image.
Red medaka is a very cheap fish, it does not grow large, it is weak and predatory of each other, the only feature is that it is very similar to goldfish fry, so it is often used by fishmongers to impersonate goldfish. In the movie, Because he took the money his master bought him for goldfish to eat grilled meat, he lied to his master Tachikawa Tanzhi and said that this was the best goldfish. But Master Lichuan Tanzhi is also a person who has experienced great winds and waves after all, this little means can still be seen, and Master did not expose him, but instead put the medaka in the fish tank and kept it all the time.
In fact, most people in life are "red medaka", which looks very good, but it is destined to be just an ordinary fish.
"Red Medaka" tells a story of growth, although Tachikawa Tanchun is smart and clever, but has no talent, more importantly, he has an impetuous personality, and is naïve and pretentious, can such a person really come out? Many viewers will ask such questions when watching the movie, but it depends on the master, and Tachikawa Tanshi, played by Takeshi Kitano, has his own set of education methods.
First, let him do a lot of trivial chores, such as going to the supermarket to buy things, cleaning the windows, repairing the broken faucets in the bathroom, catching caterpillars in the trees, or pulling out broken azaleas, and driving away wild cats... Just remembering this trivial matter is enough to be strenuous, but also to take care of the moody and stern master, although Tan Chun has bitterness to say, but this is the path he chose after all.
After that, he was sent to the market to sell roasted wheat for a year, and worked in the crowded fish market for a year. After a year of experience in the movie, Tan Chun has obviously changed into a person, in the words, "become a person who can do things." ", from a hairy boy to a rapture adult.
Of course, he was not angry, than his later little master and disciple had received the master's teaching, Tan Chun had a complicated mood lying at the door to listen to the master teach the little master, and the master also knew that he was outside the door, so he said such a passage: "I came to teach you to be jealous, that is, what jealousy is." If you don't work hard, if you don't put it into action, if you hold on to the weakness of the other party, you can fall into the work, this is jealousy. Originally, in order to match and surpass the opponent, day after day, this problem will also be solved, but people always can't do this, because jealousy is easier. But you remember well, reality is the answer, even if you complain about the inopportune time and social injustice, there will be no change. Reality is reality, and it is necessary to understand the status quo and analyze it. ”
Talking about the "Red Medaka Philosophy": "Medaka is a medaka, and no matter how hard you try, you can't become a goldfish, but it is precisely because of this that you are so likable." "In this world, some people are goldfish, some people are red medaka, before you determine who you are, you must work very hard to find your own direction, learn to accept yourself, realize where your limitations are, even if it is an ordinary red medaka, we are entitled to live proudly!" 」
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The value orientation expressed in "Red Medaka" is completely different from that of China, learning to be willing to be ordinary and reconcile with the imperfect self. The inheritance and innovation of each art form is not easy to achieve in a short period of time, and the pursuit of art and dreams is full of hardships, pain and self-transcendence, putting down the body, not forgetting the original heart, this spirit is placed where the industry or field is the same.
To be honest, the country is not without such a moving story, but always fall into the cliché, "Red Medaka" such a style is the Route that Deyun Society should take to get involved in film and television, and have to admit that Japanese films have a wide range of themes, and constantly excavate, to rakugo such traditional music has always been concerned, and online communication is inseparable.
As a traditional art, Rakugo also has a similar survival dilemma to that of Na Na in "A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix". It should be said that this is the dilemma of all traditional arts, in the face of the impact of television and movies and other modern entertainment industry, many traditional music and art are getting more and more sluggish, and Japanese Rakugo artists have been facing huge pressure from low income or changing careers at any time.
The same kind of traditional art, even if it is made into a movie, it may not be of interest to anyone, but it is precisely because it is the most real, the most attractive, since ancient times, people's entertainment methods are so many, watching movies is to cultivate sentiments, listening to opera is to make themselves more artistic, to say that cross-talk, sketches and ancient dramas are also ordinary people's way of pastime, are because of the real and interesting will be understood, just like the master in the play said: "People, even if you can't sleep, you will fall asleep unconsciously, Even if you know that you can't drink alcohol and are persuaded to drink, even if you know that your summer vacation homework will be much easier to complete as planned, you won't do that, even if you work hard, you won't necessarily get ahead, it's these people who will come to see Rakugo, and the protagonist in Rakugo is these people, remember, Rakugo is the affirmation of people's good and evil behavior. ”
This is a truth that China Xiangsheng said, "Don't laugh and don't come".
In the past hundred years, cross-talk has also experienced various stages such as rise, development, maturity, climax, trough, etc. Nowadays, cross-talk has developed a new way of communication, it is the previous exploration that has given people experience, and people who currently love cross-talk will also pay attention to other derivatives of the Tokuun Society, and Japanese rakugo is also because of the TV series "Dragon and Tiger", the movie "Red Medaka" and so on.
Xiangsheng and Rakugo have the problem of too small circles and insufficient successor talents, of course, the different material bases can be used as a footnote, and protecting the tradition seems to have become part of the mission of modern people with rapid development. The times are changing, people are also changing, what remains unchanged is traditional art, whether it is new or old, it is best to be able to develop.
Under tradition and rules, creative talents may not be produced, but there will be people who implement the essence of tradition.
The medaka will never grow into a goldfish, so let's live as a medaka, admit the gap, recognize the reality, "This is the Tachikawa school."
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