▲ Movie "Moonlight Shadow" (from left) Original author Banana Yoshimoto starring Kana Komatsu Director Edmund Yang (i.e., Yang Yiheng)
According to the news of Japanese media on the 11th, actress Naina Komatsu (25 years old) will play the main role in the movie "Moonlight Shadow" (directed by Edmund Young and released this fall). Naina Komatsu officially debuted as an actress in 2014 with the feature-length film "Desire", and her works so far, "Love Like Rain Stop" (2018 / Hiroshi Ozumi) and "Line" (2020 / Sugata Shoko) are all double-starring works, this time for the first time as a single protagonist of a feature-length film.
The original film is based on the short story of the same name by author Banana Yoshimoto (56 years old) in the popular short story collection "The Kitchen". The story is described from the perspective of the protagonist Hao Yue (さつき, Played by Naina Komatsu), who cannot accept the sudden death of his lover.
▲Nana Komatsu
Banana Yoshimoto launched the novel in the form of a college graduation work, which won the Minister of Arts Award from The University of Japan. In 1988, it also won awards such as the Izumi Kyoka Literary Award, and most fans praised it as a masterpiece of Yoshimoto's early years.
Re-reading the original novel, Naina Komatsu said: "Although the characters have their own existence, they still have to experience sorrow, loss, despair and loneliness, and not only that, but the characters also have a spirit of actively seeking to transcend the pain of the past, which can be felt in Ms. Banana Yoshimoto's charming words." The director who directed the film was the first Southeast Asian director to win the Tokyo International Film Awards in 2017, Edmund Young from Malaysia. Although the shooting has long been completed, the shooting scene is very constructive, and the creativity and opinions of the staff will be used, Komatsu Said: "The final product is still unknown, and it is the first time I have shot such an unimaginable work. However, because of this, I am more looking forward to the final film. ”
Banana Yoshimoto mentions: "Naina Komatsu is an actress who is in the middle of a good year and full of energy. I can feel that she has a kind of 'dark feeling' that is very similar to the story, and I think she is really suitable for the character. I'm really looking forward to how the film will behave and what the parts I don't describe will look forward to. Fascinated by the original work, and then influenced by Japanese literature and film, Director Yang recalled the film: "This movie would not have been possible without her (referring to Komatsu Naina). Komatsu is not acting, but becomes the protagonist, Tsukizuki himself. It was a very happy and rich experience for me as a director. (Ah Chi /Translation)