Chen Kaige came quietly, but he couldn't leave quietly.

Don't underestimate the power of the Japanese media, almost as soon as Chen Kaige and his entourage walked out of Narita Airport, the news of his arrival in Japan spread.

Lin Hai guessed that the media was able to track down Chen Kaige so quickly, and it was likely that Jing Guanyu deliberately leaked the news.

All in all, when everyone came out of the restaurant after eating, they found that the outside was already crowded with long guns and short cannons.

Seeing Chen Kaige come out, the reporters did not rush to interview, but issued invitations for interviews one after another.

According to later statistics, a total of 17 Japanese TV stations sent interview invitations to Chen Kaige, and even Okinawa TV jumped out. In addition, various magazines and newspapers cannot be counted, after all, they do not have the means to shout in the air like a television station.

Yes, there are a few TV stations that don't even show people at all, and they write blank checks to the audience in the program. Of course, it is not excluded that some media are just joining in the fun, and if they really believe them, they will be embarrassed.

Chen Kaige is very embarrassed, he is now full of domestic messes, but he is not interested in accepting any boring interviews.

The problem is that if nothing else, his film will be released in Japan next year, and at this time, the Japanese media will be snubbed, and it will be snubbed at that time.

The group was blocked at the door of the hotel, and Chen Kaige was unable to make a decision for a while in the face of reporters' questions.

At this time, a reporter held his mobile phone and tried to squeeze to the front, and what he said caused an uproar around him.

"Director Chen Kaige, Mr. Kurosawa's agent just called and said that he wanted to invite you as a guest. ”

This sentence sounds a bit winding, making it unclear whether it is Kurosawa Hisao himself or his agent who wants to meet Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige's translator finished translating the words and asked the person next to him in a low voice, "Who is Kurosawa-Kuo?"

This translation level is not up to par, she only knows who it is when she asks the ghost like this.

Lin Hai leaned over to Chen Kaige's ear and whispered.

When Chen Kaige heard this, his face, which had always been calm, showed a rare look of surprise.

Kurosawa Hisao may not be known to many people, but when it comes to his father, neither Chinese nor Japanese will be strange.

Because he is Akira Kurosawa.

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To introduce a director, it is usually necessary to list his masterpieces, but to introduce Akira Kurosawa, it is enough to look at those fans of him-

Zhang Yi once wrote an article for the "Time Magazine's Akira Kurosawa", in which he expressed his admiration for this senior, and in "Hero", there are also many pictures of tribute to Akira Kurosawa.

Xu Ke specially filmed "Seven Swords", saying that it was to "re-follow the road of Akira Kurosawa's filming of "Seven Samurai".

Martin Scorsese has starred as an actor in Akira Kurosawa's films, playing important roles.

George Lucas and Coppola helped him invest in Bullilla, and the former also paid homage to the master with "Jedi" in Star Wars.

If you admit that the above directors are masters, then Akira Kurosawa is the master of masters.

Or in Spielberg's words -

"Akira Kurosawa is the Shakespeare of cinema. ”

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Knowing Kurosawa's status can understand why he is so roundabout.

Quite simply, he was afraid of being rejected by Chen Kaige - or rather, his son, his son's agent, the reporter known to the agent...... These people were afraid that Chen Kaige would refuse.

It's better to have a few more microphones than to lose face.

So, will Chen Kaige refuse?

Nonsense, Lao Chen's brain will only refuse if he is amused!

After listening to the reporter's words, Chen Kaige asked without thinking: "What time?"

The reporter asked into the mobile phone, and Shaoqing replied: "If Director Chen is convenient today, there will be a car to pick you up later." ”

"I'm fine. ”

After Chen Kaige finished speaking, he thought for a while, turned to Lin Hai and said, "Wait a minute, you go with me." ”

……

"I see!"

After getting into the car, Lin Hai suddenly patted his head and said, "I finally figured out why you brought me!"

"Why?"

"You want me to be your translator, right?" Lin Hai said, "My Japanese is good enough, I am familiar with the technical terminology of movies, and it is not difficult to understand what you want to express, so you called me." Anyway, Director Chen, you can't do this, you have to pay me for the translation......"

"What do you think?" Chen Kaige looked at Lin Hai with a smile and said affirmatively: "You are very nervous. ”

Lin Hai froze, smiled bitterly and said, "How can you not be nervous? That's Kurosawa Akira." ”

yes, that's Akira Kurosawa.

If the film industry is a pyramid, he is the group of people standing on the spire. Look at who they were—Chaplin, Hitchcock, Bergman, Coppola, Godard...... Maybe you haven't seen a movie about these people, but if you ask a film school student, you'll know what they represent.

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Lin Hai felt that he was involved in a big trouble.

Why?

And not because of his script!

If history had not changed, Chen Kaige would later be given the title of "China's Kurosawa Akira". Regardless of the gold content of this hat, it at least shows that his directing style has something in common with Akira Kurosawa.

So, when did Chen Kaige get this hat buttoned?

Answer: After the release of "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin" overseas.

So the question is, Chen Kaige gave up the original script and threw himself into the arms of commercial films under Lin Hai's deception, will he still be called "China's Kurosawa Akira"? Or how will Kurosawa think of the "mutiny" of this "self-like" director?

Lin Hai could think of it, how could Chen Kaige not think of it, so his biggest intention in bringing Lin Hai was probably to block the knife.

Maybe it also has the function of selling cuteness.

Kurosawa is old after all, and if he gets angry because of different views, Chen Kaige can't afford this responsibility. As for avoiding talking about new movies, it's not realistic, maybe Chen Kaige still has the mind to ask for advice.

It's different to push the pot to Lin Hai, the old man won't be angry with a child, right?

To be honest, Lin Hai had no confidence at all.

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Akira Kurosawa is known in Japan as the "emperor" of cinema, not because of his status, but because of his bad temper.

When Akira Kurosawa was still working as an assistant director, he once proposed to the company to improve the food of the film crew, and the production department agreed, but the lunch box remained the same the next day.

How did he do it? He directly picked up the lunch box and smashed it in the face of the head of the production section!

This is still the assistant director. When he became a director, his personality became more and more domineering.

During the filming of "Spider's Nest City", in order to pursue reality, Kurosawa asked a real archer to shoot the protagonist; when filming "Warring States Heroes", he waited for 100 days in order to shoot a satisfactory sunny shot; during the filming of "Heaven and Hell", because the second floor of a private house blocked the camera, he finally demolished the second floor of the house, and when filming "Dersu Uzara", because he disliked the circus tigers, his eyes were "glazed" The film crew had to go to Siberia to catch a baby tiger and spend a lot of money to raise the tiger, and he didn't even allow the actors to change their lines, even from "this is delicious" to "this is delicious......

You can say that everything he does is to make good movies, but from another angle, it also shows that he is a typical "director-centric" person.

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What is the director-centric system?

The director-centered system is a system in which the director is the core of film production, and the corresponding producer-centered system is the producer-centered system.

Until today (1998), most films in Chinese mainland still implement the director-centered system, and the so-called producer is only a title; while foreign films represented by Hollywood generally adopt the producer-centered system.

It's hard to say which of the two is better or worse. Although the producer-centric system is more suitable for market-oriented operation, it will also weaken the power of the director and make the film lose the director's personal style and charm.

I won't discuss any of this here, just to make it clear that Kurosawa is a man who takes the power of directing very seriously.

In the early days of Japanese films, the director-centered system was adopted, and Akira Kurosawa was the "emperor" at that time; later, Japan learned from the United States and started the producer-centered system, and Akira Kurosawa regarded his son as a puppet and pushed him to the position of producer, and he was still the "emperor" himself.

He will never allow anyone to interfere with his films, whether you are a screenwriter, actor, producer or censor, not his own son!

If you dare to seize his power, he will dare to fight with whomever he wants!

……

Maybe Kurosawa wants to meet Chen Kaige because the Chinese director is still sticking to his path, but if he knows that Lin Hai has leveraged Chen Kaige's power (screenwriting rights), I really don't know if he will play with Lin Hai.

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The sedan stopped outside a courtyard in Shinagawa Ward.

Seeing Chen Kaige get out of the car, a man about fifty years old stepped forward, bowed and said, "I'm Kurosawa Hisao, I took the liberty to invite you here, please forgive me if you disturb me." ”

Lin Hai translated from it, and the two exchanged two words, and the man said, "Please come with me." ”

Walking into the courtyard is like walking into the set of a period drama (Japanese costume drama).

The courtyard is not small, and the front courtyard leading from the gate to the house is paved with stone slabs, and the ground around it is covered with moss, and the green pond seems to be full of green grasses, and there are stone shrines in between, and a few lake stones, and a tree as curved as a potted plant.

Stepping on the stones to cross the "river", the three of them came to the edge of the side.

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What is Marginal Side?

To explain what a side is, it is necessary to understand the history of the development of traditional Japanese architecture.

Traditional Japanese architecture, also known as dormitory building, was developed from ancient Chinese palaces and temples.

In the early days, some of the dormitories were built like temples, and the family lived in a large house, but it was very inconvenient to live together, so people used walls to divide the space and form rooms.

From this time on, the difference between Japanese architecture and Chinese architecture appeared.

While Chinese architecture is hierarchical and usually has only one main entrance, which is a hall, corridor or patio leading to the rooms, Japanese architecture has a parallel structure with no main entrance, and each room is arranged parallel or in a circular shape, and each room has a door leading directly to the outside. The reason for this is that Japan is prone to disasters, and this structure makes it easy for people to escape as quickly as possible in the event of an earthquake or fire.

It's safe to do this, but it's inconvenient.

Japan not only has many earthquakes, but also a lot of rain, and when you go out for a walk, you often step on your feet full of mud, and muddy water is not only unhygienic, but also causes wood to rot, so Japanese people should take off their shoes when they enter the door.

Then here's the problem, because there are no doors between the rooms – for the sake of weight bearing – people going from one room to another is equivalent to going in and out of the house once, and it is very cumbersome to put on and take off your shoes.

In order to solve this problem, the Japanese came up with a solution, which was to extend the eaves, support them with columns, and raise them under the eaves and lay the floor to form a cloister that encircled the house.

In this way, you don't need to put on and take off your shoes frequently when going to different rooms.

This open corridor is the edge side.