"The Suzume" Makoto Shinkai depicts the confrontation with disaster and the recovery of the heart

Unprecedented entertainment depiction born from the pursuit of reality

As mentioned above, ``The Suzume'' is a movie that has an earthquake disaster as its theme and also responds to the coronavirus pandemic, but because it contains such heart-wrenching content, Shinkai directed It is also interesting to note that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most fictional and entertaining film in history.

The battle scene between the talking cat Daijin and Souta, who has been turned into a chair, is a scene unique to anime, as is the scene in Tokyo where a sparrow jumps on an earthworm and flies into the air. The highlight scene in the second half is completely classic fantasy. Since there are many parts that overlap with reality, the film has a strong sense of entertainment, and you can feel that director Shinkai is moving on to the next stage. Director Shinkai looked back on the production during the time when movie theaters' business was in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic, and expressed his gratitude, saying, ``The audience brought us to the movie theater.'' However, while pursuing the theme he wanted to depict, He is filled with a spirit of service that seeks to entertain the viewers artistically.

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In a manager interview given to the press, Director Shinkai said the following. ``Using all the pleasures of animation to depict the exhilaration of Suzume's journey, we pin the empathy and encouragement functions that a story should fulfill at the root of the plot, and hope that these will be properly driven as we create an entertaining film.'' I feel like I was able to do that because I am who I am now, not when I was working on `` Your Name' ' or ``Weathering with You With You.'' In other words, this is a movie that explores how it should be as an entertainment blockbuster while facing the real pain of the earthquake disaster.

Your name is your big debut. After working on `` Weathering with You with You,'' which was full of rebelliousness and an experimental spirit, Makoto Shinkai reached the golden ratio of authorship and entertainment with ``The Suzume.'' What kind of world will this rare creator, who evolves with each work, create in three years?

Text: SYO

Born in 1987. After The Graduate from Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked at a film magazine editorial production site and a film information site before becoming a film writer/editor. Works on a wide range of topics including interviews, reviews, columns, event appearances, and recommendation comments. Contributed to ``CINEMORE'', ``Cinema Cafe'', ``Soen'', ``FRIDAY Digital'', ``CREA'', ``BRUTUS'', etc. Twitter「 syocinema 」

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"The Suzume"

Roadshow at Toho stores nationwide on Friday, November 11, 2022

Distribution: Toho

(C) 2022 “Suzume” Production Committee