I've seen a lot of movies, but this one is my favorite (lol) "We're Little Zombies" Director Nagahisa [Director's Interview Vol.31]

This is my favorite work!

Q: When you look at the completed film, do you think it perfectly captures what you wanted to express?

Nagaku: I think so. I love movies and watch a lot of movies, but this is my favorite movie (lol).

Q: I see. That's wonderful!

Nagahisa: I like this more than Godard's ``That Movie,'' Haneke's ``That Movie,'' and Nagisa Oshima's ``That Movie.'' Yes (lol).

Q: I felt that there was a lot of homage to various movies, but I don't think there was anything that felt like a ``rip-off'', and everything was in Nagaku color.

Nagaku: It's difficult to copy and homage. I personally think that we're doing things at the very last minute, but I'm not consciously trying to make adjustments in that area. I try not to use it superficially, and only use it out of love and respect for the movie. It's the same idea as stuffing. There is a scene that pays homage to the movie `` La Jetée '' (62), and because I wanted to incorporate that meaning of ``La Jetée'' into the movie, I borrowed it and amplified it. That's the feeling.

Q: When you watch a movie, you don't really notice the homages. There may be more cases in which you realize after the fact that you were told something and realize, ``Oh, that's definitely true.''

Nagahisa: It's the same way you don't listen to Suchadara because you think it's a rip-off; it feels close to sampled music. There's a lot of respect for the source material. Regarding the selection of songs this time, many of them are half homages. It's really difficult when asked if it's a rip-off or an homage.

Q: This time, the four lead actors were surprisingly good, as opposed to the many veteran actors.

Nagaku: That's good.

Q: I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't know anything about Okumura Mondo-kun (a caricature artist, famous for his masterpiece " Mondo-kun ") who played Takemura, but I can't believe he had no acting experience before.

Nagahisa: That's right. That's amazing! That acting. I thought he looked like Ryuhei Matsuda from Gohodo (lol). This kid's acting is somewhat cinematic. She has a mysterious sex appeal.

Q: You certainly have sex appeal. Were you around 14 years old at the time?

Nagahisa: I was 14 years old when I took the picture. I'm 15 years old now.

Q: The casting around the four lead actors is also luxurious. I heard that the director sent a letter to each actor asking them to appear in the movie.

Nagahisa: I said, ``If you like it, I don't mind if you send it to me!'' and I just kept sending letters along with the previous work, ``Then we'll put goldfish in the pool.'' . I didn't have a huge budget, so I asked for something out of passion that went beyond business. I think the actors also expected a different kind of passion from the usual Japanese films, and they accepted it.

The era of salaried workers was necessary