"Inspector Daimagin" Director Takashi Miike Cuts aiming for the best are boring [Director's Interview Vol.339]

The Friday night drama “Inspector Daimagin” is currently being aired on TV Asahi. This is the latest work by the duo Richard Wu (original author) and Kouji Kouno (illustrator) who created the hit work " Kurocoach ", and is a very popular manga " Inspector Daimagin " (currently being serialized in "Weekly Manga Goraku") as a picaresque suspense. This is a dramatization of the publication. The ace of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, who has a strong sense of justice, uses his strong arms against criminals who cannot be brought to justice, and ``conquers evil with evil.'' This is the story of such a dark hero taking on great evil.

The film stars Toma Ikuta, co-stars Osamu Mukai and Tao Tsuchiya, and is directed by master Takashi Miike. Director Miike has created numerous works in all media, including movies, V-cinema, and TV dramas, but this time, in addition to the usual airing, he is also taking on a new challenge by streaming the complete version on streaming. What was director Miike thinking when he took on this drama? I spoke to him.

This time, a video version of the interview is also released! Please enjoy it as well!

Index

• It felt like an experimental TV drama.
• Roles are what we talk about as humans.
• Cutting for the best is boring
• The potential of TV dramas to bring about major changes

It felt like an experimental TV drama.

Q: Please tell us your honest thoughts about this drama production.

Miike: It was a dramatization of the original work, but it was not a movie, V-cinema, or TV, so it felt somewhat free. This time, the complete version will be streamed, which is different from the previous missed streams. TV dramas are also exploring various directions, and I thought it was a part of that experiment.

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Q: What was your impression of the original work?

Miike: It felt nostalgic. For my generation, the feeling of a fastball being hit head-on felt like a work by Ikki Kajiwara, so it was somehow easy to read. I enjoyed reading it, but I think it would be difficult to make it into a drama.

Q: You often work on film adaptations of manga originals, but is there anything you are careful about?

Miike: This is true not only for manga but also for novels, but when the people who were involved in the original work see the finished work, it's important not to disappoint them. Rather than just following the original work, we wanted them to feel like the story begins from there. That's my mission, and it's more important than things like viewer ratings.

Roles are what we talk about as humans.