Shika Kawa debuted as a photographer at the age of 24,
At the age of 29, he won the highest award of Japanese photography.
Since then, she has moved into the art circle, the fashion circle, the show business circle,
Known for its strong and enchanting style,
There are countless star artists filmed,
As a photographer, the popularity has not diminished for more than 20 years.
Character photography by Shikazu Kawa
Curled up in the river
In 2005,
Shikazu Kawa decided to direct and make movies across industries.
After 2 years, he made his debut film and was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival.
In the film circle, there is also a "wind of real flowers in the river".
Influenced by his father, Japanese drama magnate Yukio Sokawa,
Shikagawa has been working very hard,
This year, she made three new movies in a row.
Each one is a powerful all-star cast.
In late June, she brought her new film "Killer Restaurant"
Went to Shanghai for its world premiere.
Written | Chen Ziwen described himself as | Curled up in the river
Group photo of the Family in 2000 (from left: Mother Tomoko Masayama, father Yukio Kuagawa, sister, Shikazu Kawa)
Born into an artistic family, his father Yukio Kuagawa was a Japanese godfather theater director, and the adaptation of Shakespeare's drama amazed the world, and also cultivated a number of popular Japanese actors such as Fujiwara Ryuya, Oguri Shun, and Ayano Tsuyoshi.
Shikazu Kawa may have realized from her teenage years that the pressure of carrying her father's fame is indeed a bit great, and she has to break through on her own.
"Flower" and "goldfish" are the iconic intentions of Kawakawa photography
In 1996, at the age of 24, she debuted at two consecutive photography awards; then began to work with Japanese fashion media; at the age of 29, she won the Kimura Ibetsu Photography Award, which is known as the highest award in Japanese photography.
Stills from "Flower Queen"
Stills from "Wretched"
In 2007, He made his debut feature film "Hua Kui", which was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. 2012's "Wretched", the topic of advanced plastic surgery pokes every woman, and has become a phenomenon in Japan.
Kaokawa's tricky digging into female themes, her iconic glamorous and wild style, coupled with her unparalleled resources in the Japanese showbiz circle, have also caused her to blow a "real flower" fever among moviegoers.
More fans commented: The aesthetic extreme expounded by Japanese films is both Shunji Iwai and Shihana Kawa. Faint to silent, thick to explode.
Ninagawa Akira Yokimura (left)
After turning to film creation, Shikazu Kawa is still hot in the photography industry, and the exhibition of the photography art circle continues; and the advertising circle and the fashion circle are competing to invite her to take photos and shoot mv for star artists.
In late June, He came to Shanghai with his new film "Killer Restaurant" to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival, which was also the world premiere of "Killer Restaurant". We interviewed her at a restaurant on the Bund.
The day before, she was still filming and finishing a new film, and on the morning of the interview, the team flew from Tokyo to Shanghai. At noon, Shea sat in front of our camera in a long flower-colored dress, speaking fast and being a woman full of energy.
Stills from "Human Disqualification"
Fragment of Killer Restaurant
In fact, since the last film "Wolf", It has been 6 or 7 years since the last film was created. This year, she came together in three films: the TV series "Followers" with Netflix, "Human Disqualification", which tells the true story of Japanese writer Osamu Dazai, and "Killer Restaurant", which was just released in Japan.
The first two films are more literary and serious, with the core of Kawakawa's consistency, while "Killer Restaurant" is more of an action comedy, "deliberately challenging this kind of script that I am not good at, thinking that maybe I can explore my new potential." ”
The following is a self-description of Shikazu Kawa.
Killer Restaurant movie poster
Killer Restaurant: An alternative comedy with an all-star cast
"Killer Restaurant" is a new attempt on my part, other films I dig up on my own, this one is the producer directly with the original came to me.
It was actually an entertaining film that challenged a comedy that I wasn't very good at.
The luxurious supporting cast who played the killers: Masataka Kuwata, Koshi Saito, Shun Oguri, Anna Tsuchiya, Miki Maya, Shota Hongo, Shinji Takeda, Tsuaki Kaneko, Eiko Satoko, Eiji Okuda, etc
"Killer Restaurant" is the story of the chef who used to be a killer who opened a killer restaurant. Only killers come to the restaurant, gathering a variety of personality-rich characters, each with an indelible trauma.
Kanako, who has an empty head every day and has never seriously thought about life, began to work in a restaurant on a whim, and continued to grow while working.
Fujiwara Ryu also plays the chef bombero, the feelings fluctuate greatly, but it can't be too outward to act, more need to "collect", is not strong enough people can not play a difficult role.
When Long Ye was acting in stage plays, he had been guided by his father and had various intersections with his father, so I felt that I must not come to him for cooperation with the works of the half-hanger.
The heroine, Tina Tamagi, was originally a model, and this was her first time to play an important role in a big movie. When she was casting, she happened to see Tina once, and she was in the same state as the protagonist Kanako: she hid a lot of things in her heart and couldn't find an exit. I thought she fit the character very well, and I wanted to gamble and convince everyone to play her anyway.
It is very important that the heroine, who never makes her own decisions, finally decides to go outside no matter what.
The final ending is not so much the love of men and women, but rather the feelings generated by the two people working together.
The film is adapted from the novel of Mimeaki Hirayama, the original story is more grotesque, and the violent and bloody scenes are a very important part. However, the producer also asked to make the film without age limit, so everyone racked their brains to think that on the basis of respecting the original work, the places that had to be changed when the film were made were processed.
For example, like a shot of a large amount of blood gushing, we do not use blood, we use feathers, petals, etc. to replace it; the shot of slashing people is expressed in the form of a picture book and a shadow.
Fight scenes or some cruel scenes, the results are very beautiful.
The background is a painting by Tadanori Yokoo
The experience in the art world, this time also helped a lot. The shooting scene of "Killer Restaurant" is mainly carried out in a restaurant, and the setting and art of the restaurant are particularly important, and I personally want to integrate the things that best represent Japanese culture.
In the restaurant, the background is painted by Tadanori Yokoo, the floral art is made by Toshin, and the artifacts and sculptures are the works of the artist Name and Kohei. The addition of artists in such a lineup is difficult to see in ordinary films, which is equivalent to the level of art museum exhibitions.
Group photo of the cast and crew of "Killer Restaurant"
In fact, in "Killer's Restaurant", there is also something I want to say to my father. Many of the things my father said to me, I said through the mouth of bombero, like a requiem.
When I watched the preview of the film before, many people who had worked around my father cried after watching it.
Selfie series
Curled up on the set
At the age of 33, he switched from photography to film
In the past, as a photographer, when taking pictures, I "clicked" and pressed the shutter, thinking that this thing was cute, and I could take a cute picture. Sometimes even the photos taken when I am in a daze will be liked by everyone and praised by all kinds.
Photography by Kawakawa
The distance between one's own idea and the presentation of one's work is very close—there is only one camera in between.
Film production meetings
The shooting scene of "Wolf"
But filming is completely different, I can't replace the actor to act, the camera can't help, I can't do anything in actual action.
Unlike the intuitiveness of photography, film needs to think more calmly, think about all kinds of things, and then have to translate all the ideas into language to convey, leading a large number of people to shoot.
Sometimes it may be a waste of time, which is not easy.
"I've always hoped that through films and other works, more people can get some energy." After all, this is a very difficult world, with all kinds of pain and injustice. We all have to redouble our efforts. ”
She said with deep feelings about this. Behind the wild and uninhibited is the persistent pursuit of perseverance.
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