Chapter 327: Staring at Love and Death
"Roughly speaking, it's the efforts of a person whose life won't be finished even if he doesn't work hard. Ye Zhao thought about it and roughly explained the plot of "Hot Girls at the Bottom" to Yukihiko Di.
Because it was a temporary gathering to drink together, the movie was also suddenly discussed, and the script was of course completely unprepared. However, even if it is only by oral narration, it is possible to tell the story clearly.
Yukihiko Tsutsumi listened very carefully, and it wasn't until he finished speaking that he let out a "hmm", picked up the wine glass and drank some wine, "It's surprising." ”
"Accident?" Ye Zhao was a little puzzled by his words.
"Yes, it's a simple story, but it's surprisingly fascinating. There is a kind of warmth that touches people. Yukihiko Tsutsumi thought for a moment, "However, if you want to shoot that kind of taste, you can't do it without a suitable director." ”
"That's right," Ye Zhao nodded, and went to look at Tsutsumi Yukihiko.
Tsutsumi Yukihiko said with a serious face, "Let me state in advance, although I like this script, I don't think I'm good at this kind of theme, in order not to mess up, this time I have to ask Ye Jun to choose another director." ”
For this point, Ye Zhao also secretly agreed in his heart, Tsutsumi Yukihiko's style is indeed not suitable for making such a movie.
Since he said it directly, Ye Zhao also took the opportunity to say: "However, even if Tysang says so, there is still something that needs your help." ”
"Where exactly?"
"I want to ask Tysang to introduce the right director, Sang, to make this movie. ”
"That's fine...... I'll keep an eye out. After Yukihiko Tsutsumi agreed, he said with regret, "Now I don't know what to shoot again." ”
"Actually," Ye Zhao said, "I also thought of something I wanted to shoot." ”
"Other?"
"Does Tsutsusan know the story of Mr. Minoru Kono, a college student, and Miss Michiko Oshima?"
"Mr. Minoru Kono and Miss Michiko Oshima?" Yukihiko Tsutsumi recalled, "Is it 'Gazing at Love and Death'?"
"That's right," Ye Zhao nodded, "It's these two." Miss Sayuri Yoshinaga has made a movie about it. ”
"Gazing at Love and Death" is a 1964 film based on real events.
It all started in 1960 when Minoru Kono, a student from Tokyo, went to a hospital in Osaka to treat an ear disease, where he met Michiko Oshima, who was hospitalized with chondrosarcoma, and the two met and fell in love.
After that, Kono was cured of his ear disease and returned to Tokyo, and Michiko Oshima was discharged from the hospital and admitted to university. The two started a long-distance relationship with the help of letters, and imagined a better life in the future in the letters.
It's just that the good times didn't last long, and soon after, Michiko Oshima's condition relapsed and she had to be admitted to the hospital again, and this time there were only two paths in front of her, surgery or death.
However, one of the more peculiar features is that her chondrosarcoma grows on her face, and if surgery is desired, the right half of her face will be completely removed.
When she was overwhelmed, Minoru Kono, who was far away in Tokyo, wrote a letter of encouragement and said, "No matter what becomes of her, I hope she can live", so Michiko Oshima got the courage to undergo surgery.
After the surgery, Minoru Kono stayed by her side and looked forward to being able to tide over the difficulties with her. However, fate made people, this operation was still unsuccessful, Michiko Oshima's condition relapsed, chondrosarcoma metastasized to her right face, this time even surgery was powerless, in 1963, Michiko Oshima died of illness at the age of 21.
After Michiko Oshima's death, Minoru Kono published his three-year correspondence with Michiko Oshima, a book that chronicled their relationship and sold 1.5 million copies in Japan and was adapted into a film and television series.
And the film adaptation in 1964 was starred by Sayuri Yoshinaga, who was only 19 years old at the time.
As far as this story is concerned, Ye Zhao reminds me of Chi Neiya and "One Liter of Tears", which is also a real thing, the same incurable girl, and the same boy who accompanies the girl.
However, compared with "A Liter of Tears", "Staring at Love and Death" is much less well-known.
Part of this is a matter of age, as Minoru Kono's book was published in the 60s and Aya Kito (the prototype of Aya Ikeuchi) was published in the 80s and reprinted in 2005. This makes Michiko Oshima's matter very far away.
Of course, the issue of the era only accounts for a little bit, and the most important thing is that "A Liter of Tears" was made into a TV series that earned all the tears of the public in 2006. Erika Sawajiri, who plays the heroine Akaya Ikeuchi, has become the top actress in one fell swoop, and if there is no blackface incident and "nothing", the future is absolutely limitless.
In contrast, the story of Minoru Kono and Michiko Oshima was made into a film in 1964, and it was not until more than 40 years later that TV Asahi made a four-hour documentary of the same name, "Gazing at Love and Death," starring Ryoko Hirosue and SMAP's Tsuyoshi Kusahiko.
However, the reason why I thought of making a documentary many years later may not be without the social topic caused by the popularity of "A Liter of Tears" with a similar theme.
Moreover, because it is a documentary, this "Gaze at Love and Death" is definitely not as rewardable as the TV series, so it naturally has no popularity.
"Miss Sayuri Yoshinaga......" her name was mentioned, and Yukihiko Tsutsumi nodded knowingly, "Yes, you are a big fan of Miss Yoshinaga, no wonder such a long time ago movie also knows." ”
"But actually, I haven't seen this movie, I've only seen the poster of the movie. Ye Zhao had a little regret, "If you can, it would be nice to watch it once." ”
Actually, it's not impossible. Yukihiko Tsutsumi shares the experience of filmmakers, "As long as you find a film company and pay for the cost of film, you can see it." ”
"Ordinary people can too?" Ye Zhao seemed to have been opened to a new world.
Tsutsumi Yukihiko smiled, "The current Ye Jun is no longer an 'ordinary person', no matter what, he is also a person who has already had some contact with the film industry." ”
"In this way, there are still additional benefits to making movies...... Ye Zhao also smiled, "Having said that, I'm really looking forward to it." At that time, Miss Yoshinaga was only nineteen years old, which was the best age...... However, if it's Miss Yoshinaga, it feels like it's the best age at any time. ”
"That's right. As a filmmaker, it would be a great honor to work with her. Tsutsumi Yukihiko sighed with emotion and cut to the chase, "Ye Jun shouldn't be planning to remake this "Gazing at Love and Death", right?"
"Almost......" Ye Zhao nodded.