The beliefs and aesthetic sense packed into “Yakuza and the Family.” And the dream of challenging A24 - Director Michito Fujii talks about the past, present and future [Director's Interview Vol.104]

I want to do a movie with A24 one day.

Q: Who among overseas directors is Coach Fujii paying attention to right now?

Fujii: Recently, there's director Gu Xiaogang, who directed "Spring River Warmth " (scheduled for release on February 11, 2021). The film itself is a masterpiece, and it took him two years to make it, and it's his debut feature film, and all the actors are his relatives and acquaintances... I was surprised.

The other one is A24. Joe Talbot, director of " The Last Black Man in San Francisco" (2019), Trey Edward Shults, director of " Waves " (2019), and Ari Aster, director of " Midsommar " (2019), are all from the same generation, so I would like to shoot with A24 someday. I need to study English more.

In the past, I thought I would continue until I was 30, but now I'm afraid that if I don't put myself in an environment where I can present my work to the world by the time I'm 40, I'll lose interest in my life.

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Director/Screenplay: Michito Fujii

Born in 1986. The Graduate from the Film Department of Nihon University College of Art. After The Graduate from university, he founded the video group "BABEL LABEL" in 2010. He made his debut with "Oh! The Father" (2014), based on the novel by Kotaro Isaka. Since then, he has released a number of films, including "Blue Way Home" (2018), "Day and Night" (2019), and "The Brightest Roof in the Universe" (2020). "The Journalist", released in 2019, won six awards at the Japan Academy Prize, including three Best Picture awards, and has won numerous film awards. His new film, "The Yakuza and the Family" (released January 29, 2021), is in the works.

Interview and 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 」

“Yakuza and the Family”

Nationwide release on January 29, 2021

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