Speaking of "City Hunter", I believe everyone is familiar with it, right?
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As one of the representative works of Japanese manga artist HojoJi, "City Hunter" has been praised as "Japan's Three Great Works" together with "Slam Dunk Master" and "Sailor Moon". With cumulative sales of nearly 500 million copies worldwide, it was selected by le Monde in 2019 as one of the top 20 outstanding manga in Japan.
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This classic anime has been remade several times. For example, in 1993, Jackie Chan starred in the film adaptation of the same name " City Hunter " , in which the image of "Chunli" has been talked about by everyone.
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In 2011, South Korea also remade the idol drama of the same name.
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Today, this classic Japanese manga has been remade in France for a live-action movie
The French live-action version of Nicky Larson, the French live-action city hunter, wrote and directed by comedian Philippe Lacheau and was released in France in February.
Because of the great changes in skin color, nationality and culture, fans of the original work have pinched a handful of sweat for this remake. However, after the release of the film, the word of mouth was unexpectedly good.
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The original author Hojoji even appeared on the film promotion set, which can be said to have been the most official recognition of the original!
Director Philippe Lacheau and City Hunter author HojoJi (©imdb)
Although the male protagonist "Meng Bo" in the movie has become a white European, his sometimes lustful and sometimes righteous settings have been perfectly interpreted by the director...
The role of the sniper rifle is to spy on the beauty of the treadmill opposite
The vase in the private investigator's home hid not key evidence, but lace underwear
Even in the heat of a gunfight, don't forget to come to the classic "crotch shot"
Looking at the whole film, in addition to the nonsensical French humor, it can be seen that the French people have created the localization of comics with their hearts.
Especially in terms of appearance and costumes, the director insisted that it must be exactly the same as the comic. In particular, Meng Bo's classic powder blue blazer made the production team nervous, Rachaux said: "We looked everywhere for coats like comics, but we couldn't find them in real life!" In the end, the costume team had to do it themselves. "Even Meng Bo's car has been specially modified to be exactly the same as in the comics.
Perfect reproduction of the characters, the restoration of classic scenes, and the proper introduction of the soundtrack of the Japanese animated version are the reasons for the success of the French version of "City Hunter".
This can't help but make people wonder, for a remake, why can the production team be so attentive?
Philippe Lacheau, who wrote the writer + director + starred, replied himself: "Because I am a fan of Hojoji."
In the interview, Philip Lachaux said: "In order to be able to restore the Bible in men's hearts - Meng Bo, I not only spent two years writing the script, but also spent 8 months exercising from me, so as to cultivate the strong and tough figure in the original book."
The Frenchman who loves Japanese anime is not the only director Philippe Lachaux. On the streets of France, Japanese anime can be seen everywhere, and the influence of Japanese anime on French culture can be seen. So why are the French so obsessed with Japanese anime? It all started in the 1970s...
In the 1970s, European countries opened the door to the manga market, and Japan became a hit in the European market with its strong and diverse characteristics. Especially in the French manga market, Japanese manga accounted for 50% of the share, undoubtedly becoming the largest Japanese manga market in Europe at that time.
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By the end of the 1970s, France and Japan had co-produced a large number of popular anime works, such as "Ulysses 31" / ulysses 31, "Son of the Sun" / les mystérieuses cités d'or, which was loved by the French youth at that time. Oshii Mori's "Man Wolf Jin-Roh" and Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke" / mononoke hime also became the most popular Japanese manga in France at that time.
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French comics, also known as "bande dessinée", mainly refer to French comics based on French and Belgian comics. Comic fans are referred to as bd for short, corresponding to manga and comics (another common term comix mainly refers to European and American underground comics). In the long-term cultural fusion, Japanese manga (manga) and French manga (bd) have influenced each other, creating a group of excellent anime artists.
jean-david morvan
Jean-David Morvan is a French comic book writer born in 1969 in Reims, France. Morvan can be said to be the first generation of French children to grow up in the company of Japanese manga.
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He began watching Sweetie/Candy Candy and Cosmic Pirate Captain Herlock at the age of 6, as well as Japanese anime such as Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball and Moment Together/Maison ikkoku.
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Growing up immersed in Japanese manga, Morvan developed a "duality" fascination with Japanese manga: although most of these stories take place in Japan, the plot delicately depicts issues such as love and marriage that would also occur in France. This also had an important influence in his later text script creation.
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moebius（jean giraud）
Born in Paris, France in 1938, French fantasy comic book master Jean Giraud (pen name moebius) has been obsessed with surreal fantasy art and stories since childhood. Moebius is internationally renowned and one of the greatest cartoonists of the 20th century.
Moebius's works are very diverse, from the early Western heroes represented by the classic "Captain Blueberry"/lieutenant blueberry, to various science fiction and life philosophy works in the middle and late period, which can be said to be all-encompassing.
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When you think of moebius, you can't help but talk about its unique painting techniques. Whether it is drawing people or buildings, moebius likes to create layers of light and shadow with short-term brushstrokes. This is different from the "pointillism" method that was popular in previous manga drawings. This creative method has also been admired and imitated by later generations. For example, the famous Japanese manga artist Otomo Katsuhiro. However, compared to moebius's soft and lively touch, Katsuyo Otomo's lines are more powerful.
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In Miyazaki Hayao's Nausicaä of the valley of the wind, the shadow of the moebius comic can also be seen.
Miyazaki hayao, Nausicaä of the valle
In 2001, a movement called "la nouvelle manga" emerged. It is an art movement founded by Frederic Boilet to bring together French, Belgian and Japanese comic book creators.
("New Comics" movement masterpiece – "Walteroo's Tokyo", joann sfar)
The "la nouvelle manga" movement began with observations of several artistic phenomena: European films tended to focus on everyday life, while French bd comics were long limited to genres such as science fiction or Westerns. On the other hand, japanese authors' works that reflect deeply into everyday life are often not translated extensively. For the participants in the new comics, they want to bridge the gap between various countries and comics of many different cultures, breaking through these stereotypes and genre restrictions. Therefore, the "new comics" focus on realistic depictions of life, forming unique characteristics - de-heroism, readability, practicality and artistry.
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In addition to the ever-changing anime works, the exhibition is also an important event for lovers of Japanese comics in Paris, France. The following anime exhibitions held in France are not too much to describe as the annual Carnival Day for Japanese Manga Fans.
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Festival international de la bande dessinée d'angoulême
Held annually in Angulan, France, since January 1974, the Angulan International Comic Festival is the oldest comic book exhibition in European history. Together with the San Diego Comic Festival in California, usa, it is known as the two major international comic festivals. In terms of scale, the Anguran Comics Exhibition is the third largest manga exhibition in the world and the second largest manga exhibition in Europe, after the comic market in Tokyo, Japan, and the Lucca Comics & Games in Tuscany, Italy.
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On January 24, 2019, at the 46th French Angulan International Comic Festival, the organizing committee announced the winner of this year's best prize (le grand prix), a famous manga artist from Japan, Rumiko Takahashi, whose representative works are "Fuxing Kid", "Get Together", "Chaos Horse 1/2", "InuYasha Fork", "Reincarnation of the Realm" and so on. This is the second Japanese manga artist to win the award after Otomo Katsuhiro in 2015.
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Salon du livre de paris
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The Paris International Book Fair is the largest book salon in France and is held in Paris every spring. In the four-day exhibition, in addition to the professional field for professional trade, there is also a public visit day for the public, with interesting links such as comic strip salons, anime worlds, and author meetings. The 2020 Paris International Book Fair will be themed "Sustainable Development" and will be held from March 20 to 23 at the Porte de Versailles International Exhibition Center in Paris.
Official website: www.livreparis.com
Japan expo paris
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"Star Cowboy" cowboy bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe meets and greets
The Japan Fair is a conference themed around Japanese pop culture and the largest Japanese exhibition in all of Europe. Since 1999, the Japan Fair exhibition has been held every year for four days (usually Thursday to Sunday) in early July, in Paris, France. On July 2-5, 2020, the 21st Edition of the Japan Fair will take place at the paris-nord villepinte exhibition center in Paris, where more fun and fun cultural events will be held, whether you are a manga fan, a cosplay enthusiast or a video game fan, it will satisfy all your curiosities about Japanese culture. The pre-sale of the Japan Expo has been opened, and interested partners can poke the website to book tickets
Booking website: www.japan-expo-paris.com/en/ticketing/jep2020
Of course, Japanese comics are not only the favorite of young people in France, but also the childhood memories of many post-90s generations in China. Compared with the Japanese ranking in the Hearts of the French, which is the Top 1 in your heart?