"Winter's Summer" Director Shinichiro Kanagawa Scenario Grand Prize Film Adaptation Project Challenged by CM Director [Director's Interview Vol.313]

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Q: You originally wanted to make content other than commercials, but what was it like actually making a movie?

Kanagawa: A few years ago, I directed a stage performance and a live performance, and it was very interesting to be able to hear the audience's reactions directly. When you actually receive something that you thought was interesting, you gain confidence. It was a good learning experience because you can't experience that in commercials. Anyway, I've been doing commercials for a long time, so I felt like my growth would stop if I didn't do something else soon, and I wanted to try making longer videos.

Also, the fact that it was an independent film was a huge factor. We didn't jump into the world of commercial film and made it, but we had a lot of fun making it with our friends and in our own way. In particular, I feel like the way I watch movies has changed.

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Q: Please tell us about the film directors and films that have influenced you.

Kanagawa: David Fincher's `` Seven '' (1995). Up until then, I had only watched entertainment movies like ` `Back to the Future,' ' but when I first saw such a dark movie in my first year of high school, I thought it was really cool. Everything about it was cool, from the details like the delivery of Chinese noodles that Brad Pitt was eating, to the overall artwork. I've been following Fincher's films ever since. After that, as I became an adult, I gradually started watching Japanese films such as Juzo Itami.

Director: Shinichiro Kanagawa

CM director. Born in 1980. Joined Hakuhodo Products in 2003, and joined WHITE Co., Ltd. in January 2013. Major works include Meiji's "R1 Lactic Acid Bacteria," "Milk Chocolate," "TANPACT," KIRIN's "Freeze," "Sumikiri," "Ichiban Shibori," DODA/UNIQLO, Taisho Pharmaceutical's "Taisho Chinese Herbal Gastrointestinal Medicine," P&G's "Ariel," and "Febreze." ” / Suzuki “ALTO” / Kubota / Suntory “Kinmugi 75% off carbohydrates” “Tomorrow’s Lemon Sour” “Suntory Oolong Tea” / Renta! / SoftBank / Year-end Jumbo Lottery / maruho / En Career Change / Mars Japan “Be KIND” /KUMON/ McDonald's Japan "Chicken Tatsuta" "Hawaii! Everyone Gather" / LION "NANOX" "CHARMY Magica" "Stoppa Antidiarrhea EX" / Yamasa / Asahi Group Foods "MINTIA" / Aflac / Nikkei Electronic Edition / Rakuten "Rakuten" Travel”/JT “Hitiki Habit Series”/FamilyMart, etc. This work is his film debut.

Interview and text: Fumio Koda

Editorial staff and writer for CINEMORE. My favorite movies are ``The Goonies'' and ``Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.'' My recent favorites are 4K digitally remastered classics by Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu.

Photography: Kazunari Aoki

"Fuyuko's Summer"

Selected works of the international short film festival “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023” (SSFF & ASIA)

Scheduled to be screened in theaters and distributed online as part of the Asia International & Japan program

https://shortshorts.org/2023/program/aj/aj-8/huyukos-summer/

Director: Shinichiro Kanagawa

Planning/Screenplay: Natsumi Enyama

Producer: Akihaku Matsumoto

Associate Producer: Shusaku Matsuoka

Production Manager: Yuma Yoshimura

Photography: Norimichi Kasamatsu

Stylist: Megumi Mochizuki

Music: Fukushima Bushi

Cast: Hana Toyoshima, Itsuki Nagasawa, Kanta (Time Machine No. 3)

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