"Winny" Producer Kanayama Routine only produces shrinkage [Director's Interview Vol.298]

Japanese movies have become polarized

Q: Do you feel you are seeing a positive return on your investment in Japanese films?

Kim: I don't feel it at all. Of course, there are differences depending on the film, but I think the current situation makes it difficult for Japanese film to grow as an industry. On the other hand, there are many attractive original works in Japan, so I think such works are more likely to become hits.

Q: Those are things like " The First Slam Dunk " (22), which is a hit around the world right now, and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: First Generation Gathers, and to the Village of the Swordsmith " (23).

Kim: It is important to make a popular original work even more popular through the medium of film, but that is the only option that will make it a hit. I think it would be a shame if the film culture became a one-choice culture, even though it has a wide variety of films. I lived in Korea until 20 years ago and was very interested in Japanese movies and subculture. That's why I came to Japan, but before I knew it, Korean productions began to be distributed globally with works of superior quality. I have some regrets about that, so I would like to be involved in the Japanese film industry in some small way and make it more exciting. I guess there are parts of it that I'm doing intentionally (lol).

“Winny” Producer Kanayama

Q: Do you feel that Japanese people's interests and tastes in movies have changed since you started participating in the film investment business?

Kim: Do you feel that there is a growing polarization between those for the general public and those for cinephiles? In the past, the works in between were strong, but I feel like that is becoming weaker. Rather than my hobbies and interests changing, I feel like I have a stronger sense of not wanting to waste time or anything else. You probably choose carefully which films to watch.

Routine only produces shrinkage.