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"Enemy" Director Daihachi Yoshida makes movies he wants to see [Director's Interview Vol. 464]
Reaction from the previous work
Q: As with the monochrome photography, I got the impression that you were trying to strip away as much of what you had cultivated up until now. Was there anything you had in mind?
Yoshida: My previous film, "Deception ," featured a relatively large number of actors, and the scale of the film was large for me. Perhaps it was a reaction to that, and I unconsciously wanted to move towards something as small as possible. It's not that I was intentionally denying my previous work, but I am the type of person who wants to change what I do each time, so I think it was for that simple reason that I moved towards a story set in a small world.
Q: The feeling and catharsis towards the end felt similar to that of films such as " Colonel Kuhio " (2009) and " A Beautiful Star " (2017).
Yoshida: I guess it's just my inclination. " Colonel Kuhio ", " A Beautiful Star ", and even "Enemy" were not projects brought to me by a producer, but projects I presented and pushed forward myself, so I think the tendencies are naturally similar. I like to do things like starting slowly and then ramping up at the end, so in the end they end up being similar. I'd be happier if people said that my work is different from " Colonel Kuhio " and " A Beautiful Star ", so I'd like to work hard to achieve that in the future.
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Q: Your name is credited as a producer and you yourself came up with the idea for this film, but did you feel that you had more freedom in the content compared to your previous film productions?
Yoshida: The plan was to make what I wanted to make, so I don't remember having to hold back or compromise on anything creative. That being said, I don't think I've ever held back that much before, but this time I was free enough to make me a little anxious. I'm originally from the commercial industry, so I'm still not used to complete freedom. I'm the type of person who uses restrictions to create creative work, so I was worried, thinking, "No one said it was no good, but is it okay?" So when I received praise at the film festival and people who saw it said it was interesting, I felt a different level of relief than I had with my previous films. The degree of responsibility that fell on me was also greater than usual.
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