[CINEMORE ACADEMY Vol.1] Project edition How to make the movie “The Brightest Roof in the Universe”

How are movies "made"?

We usually see movies as a matter of course, but we have very limited opportunities to learn about the process that goes into the completion of a movie. You can only get a glimpse of the production through interviews with those involved, production notes included in the pamphlet, and making-of footage.

If you know the origins of movies, watching them will become more interesting. Therefore, CINEMORE is launching a project titled ``CINEMORE ACADEMY'' where creators learn how to make movies, and will deliver the ``real'' of film production.

This time, our lecturer will be Toshihide Michito Fujii, the director who revolutionized the Japanese film industry with `` The Journalist '' (19). We will ask him in detail how he made this movie based on his latest film, ``The Brightest Roof in the Universe,'' which is scheduled to be released this fall.

This is the first time, and this is the "planning edition". Producer Hiroko Maeda, who was also in charge of the production of `` Swallowtail Butterfly '' (1996) and `` Kill Bill '' (2004), was also invited to talk about the flow of movie production, the relationship between producers and directors, and the mainstream ``producer'' style in Japan. I learned about the ``committee method.''

Director: Michito Fujii

The Graduate from the Department of Film Studies, College of Art, Nihon University. Studied under screenwriter Kenji Aoki. Established the video production company "BABEL LABEL" in 2010. Original work by Kotaro Isaka " Oh! Made his theatrical directorial debut with “The Father ” (2014). Since then, `` Light and Blood '' (2017), Netflix original work `` 1 Million Yen Women '' (2017), `` Blue Way Back '' (2018), and `` Day and Night '' (2019) have been released. Ru. “The Journalist”, which was released in 2019, won six awards at the Japan Academy Awards, including three for the grand prize. It has also won many other film awards. A new movie, ``The Brightest Roof in the Universe'' (scheduled for release this fall), is coming up soon.

Producer: Hiroko Maeda

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture

Video planning and production company, Alchemy Productions Co., Ltd. Representative Director and Producer

While still in university, he used his language skills to work on concert tours and music program production for foreign artists such as Madonna, the Rolling Stones, and Michael Jackson, and later moved to movies, music videos, and commercials. After meeting film director Shunji Iwai, he made his debut as a film producer with the theatrical film ``Swallowtail Butterfly'' in 1996. Other works by Iwai include `` All About Lily Chou-Chou '' (2001) and `` Flowers and Alice '' (2004). In 1999, he produced `` Big Show: Sing in Hawaii '' (directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu), and in the same year was cast in `` GTO Movie Version '' (directed by Masayuki Suzuki).

After that, he expanded his activities to overseas works. Supervised the production of the Olympic official film, a documentary film produced in the United States for the 1998 Nagano Olympics. From 1999 to 2003, he produced `` 2046 '' written and directed by Wong Kar-wai in Hong Kong. Produced ``Kill Bill,'' directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, released in 2003 and 2004. Casting and production coordination for the 2005 Taiwanese film "Silk" (directed by Chao Su-ping).

Other major produced works

“ Rainbow Goddess Rainbow Song ” (2006: directed by Naoto Kumazawa), “ Million Yen and Bitter Woman ” (08: directed by Yuki Tanada), “ Western Confectionery Coandre ” (11: directed by Eihiro Fukagawa), “ MY HOUSE ” ( 12: Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi), " Paikaji Nankai Operation " (12: Directed by Toru Hosokawa), " Hoshigaoka Wonderland " (15: Directed by Sho Yanagisawa), " Okeroji! ” (16: directed by Toru Hosokawa), “ Hikita-san! I’m pregnant ” (19: Director Toru Hosokawa)

Index

• To acquire the film rights to the original work
• relationship between producer and director
• What are some tips for successfully using the production committee method?

To acquire the film rights to the original work