I asked Director Taniguchi Goro who worked for the 2009 edition "Jungle Emperor" about the work of the director of anime and the sequel of Code Geass

Tezuka Osamu's serialized series of schoolchildren "Manga Boys" for four years from 1950, 60 years ago from nowJungle EmperorStarted with the Fuji TV version that became Japan's first full color animation, TV animation was done many times.

In 2009, as the 50th anniversary of Fuji TV's opening · Tezuka Osamu's 80th birthday work, human made up "Neo Jungle"The stage was set as the fourth animated TV animation in a form with greatly modified settings, but served as the director of the film"Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"Or"Gun × Sword"Planetes"I asked Mr. Goro Taniguchi, who knew about the work that he worked on, the pressure to deal with the epic work, the concept of a new work, the sequel to Code Geass, the work of an animation director, and so on.

Apparently there seems to be a tremendous hurdle to be an anime director.

Details are as below.
The place I interviewed this time is Tezuka Productions located in Takadanobaba


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Director Goro Taniguchi


■ Director Goro Taniguchi tells "Jungle Emperor"

GIGAZINE:
Although it was decided to handle a major episode in the milestone year of Fuji TV's 50th anniversary · Tezuka Osamu's birth 80th anniversary, what kind of feeling did you face?

Goro Taniguchi:
When I first talked, I thought of several things behind, "What does this mean?" Because about 20 years ago I myself declined unilaterally by saying "I am sorry" while accepting a job offer from Professional Tezuka.

I was wondering if this was called a bit and I was thinking about preaching, but as a result it was understood that no one remembered anything at the time and it was a completely different circumstance.

Although the people of Tezuka Osamu fans of the past are good, there are children and their parents who do not know the work because the sign "Tezuka Osamu" is too good. Circumstance is that Tezuka pro would have wanted to present "Tezuka Osamu" to those people, wanting to open the door more widely.

That being said that it is probably a bit difficult for people who have always been to do with Tezuka pro for the time being, so it is said that the story came to me.

GIGAZINE:
Although the stage is made by artificially created "Neo Jungle" which the human being made artificially, it is content which added a bold change to the original, but was there any pressure against changing to drastic in this way?

Goro Taniguchi:
There was no pressure. It is totally. Or, I did not have any pressure on adding changes to my previous work. Maybe there is a misunderstanding in part, so I'd like to check it. Conventional, or the first time in Fuji TV, "Jungle Emperor" animated in the form of total natural color, until now, movies for various events are also included, and none of them is doing as it was originally Is not it, actually. Everyone is changing.

Then, the animation "Jungle Emperor" is a type of work that should be different depending on each era and staff, how to stand up and interpret the original. The surface layer will change depending on what you extract from the original.

This is "2009 Jungle Emperor"

(C) Tezuka Production · Fuji Television Vision

Life-sized Leo stuffed toy


Goro Taniguchi:
For example, even if we do Shakespeare's plays "Lear King" and "Hamlet" in this era, we do not agree with the values ​​of the present era as a little, so I wonder if King Lear is going to be the president, Is not he doing it? In other words, if it says "If you have to do it as a drama," if you talk about Shakespeare just before, for example, it is NG when you first do it in Japanese in Japan. Because the language is different. It is not as stated by the original.

When you stand from the perspective that it is such a thing, it may be scary of fun, unexplored, there are lots of animals and people, culture, customs that are unknown wilderness in the original "Jungle Emperor", everyone does not know Not a magical space, Africa "was one of the fun of the original. But I can not make it through this time of year. If there is no such thing anymore, if you try to do as it is, it is already a dream no more 100% fantasy. Then that would not be a 'jungle emperor'. At least you had to change the setting on that side.

That's why I talked a lot about what to do with the "Neo Jungle" place, but Fuji TV immediately dismissed it,The jungle is spinning around the satellite orbitIt was what it was. It seems that the earth and the jungle line up in line and turn around. It seems like a picture like Amuro's somewhat unrelated image when Lala died at "Mobile Suit Gundam".

So, when I proposed a scene that the Japanese archipelago can be seen under the jungle which is orbiting the satellite orbit, I was dismissed first as a kind of feeling like "Let's make it for the general public" from Fuji TV (laugh) But if If that plan had passed, the last would be "Farewell Earth", so it may have been wrong more.

GIGAZINE:
This time "Jungle Emperor" not only the family but also the theme of nature and environmental protection, is the content which is said in the play reflects the idea of ​​director Taniguchi's environment?

Goro Taniguchi:
I guess so. However, since at the same time the screenplay script by Osamu Suzuki is included, I think that it can not be said that it is 100% own. However, what I first confirmed with Suzuki was "People move with speculation of people, animals move with speculation of animals"Although each place of thought moves, though it is the point that I first confirmed that let's go with the standing position that ... the power of nature exists coldly, apart from them.

■ What is the difference between voice actor and entertainer?

GIGAZINE:
As a voice actor,Taeko KawadaAndAkiko YajimaIn addition to the professional voice actor,Saburo TokiAndNanako MatsushimaMr.,Eiichiro FunakoshiAlthough I have appointed many entertainers such as Mr., did you have anything different from appointing celebrities?

Goro Taniguchi:
There was. First of all it was a proposal from Mr. Fuji TV as to how to call those of the entertainers who came up, but as I was also accepted because I am interesting it .

Also, I do not actually work myself, just saying "voice actor is my main role", or just work with people who are eating rice with only a voice actor. There are many cases using stage actors and others, for example when the "infinite revital" is the voice of the heroShiratori ShiratoriIs now a film director, but he was originally a stage actor. I played the main character Van of "Gun x Sword"Takanori HoshinoHe was also a stage actor. In that sense, it is slightly difficult for you to say "voice actor is your main job" with what.

For example, from an ordinary animation fan, it is a role of Dr. HikawaSaeko ChibaMay be thinking that the voice actor is from the beginning from the beginning, but since it was supposed to have originally performed the stage, I do not know if it can be said that it is a pure voice actor. There are lots of others like that. Then it can not be helped if you stick to such a place every time. Therefore, I had no idea of ​​voice actor only at the beginning.

GIGAZINE:
On the contrary Do you have the unique strength of a voice actor?

Goro Taniguchi:
As for the child role, there was a request to ask a person of so-called voice actor. That's because people with a skill as a voice actor are better. There is no ordinary facial celebrity training that creates characters as children and immediately puts out the necessary play. I understand that it is necessary to say something naughty but a technique called "voice actor" is necessary.

A three-pronged child child monkey who always makes fun of Leo, Iwasa (Nagasawa Rotari) And a kicker (Kamihei YamaguchiMizar (Kozakura Etsuko). Both are handled by a voice actor.

(C) Tezuka Production · Fuji Television Vision

Goro Taniguchi:
First of all, this time dubbing calling only the voice actor of the main job, I recorded audio tapes of them only, and made it a voice guide. The voice guide is a way to tell if there are such things as entertainers afterwards sing a voice, do not know at what pace to speech lines or where to make breaths, etc. It was meant to be good for giving up. It is insurance.

However, it was about time when the women's announcer used dubbing when I used this. No, really, everyone has their presence, I have learned.Crystal KayAnd castersOgura TomoakiMr. and others were also funny. If there is another opportunity, I would like to ask for it. There are many people misunderstanding, so I will tell you, Eiichiro Funakoshi is the voice actor frame from the beginning in me. I have voice actor experience.

Returning the story, it is somewhat difficult to draw a line to a voice actor or facial celebrity after all. It depends on whether you capture things like voice actors, entertainers, etc. as "living" or "how to live".

Also, if you go into a professional place, the voice actor of the profession is responsive early. Depending on how you enter the microphone, you use different age and breath differently, do not you think? After all, I am accustomed to "what kind of sound can you hear when coming in from here?"

This is a slightly difficult part, but if it is "the strength of extrusion as a character", the actor of a celebrity who makes headlines may be on the top. Maybe it was, Taeko Kawada who appeared in the jungle emperor andAtsuo OtsukaAnd Akiko Yajima have their own characters and there is also no problem as there is strength of extrusion.Rie KugimiyaSome people are aware of what they do as their weapons like you do.

However, if we spread it to the voice actor in the broad broad meaning, it is actually a way of extrusion of the character of the entertainer, such as how Mr. Ogura's character is pushed out, or how the characters of Mr. Tokiwa and Mr. Matsushima are pushed out There is a certain part, there is about the same strength as those of such top voice actors. , People who always have to face the character "myself" are more conscious of things such as "extrusion" than others. Which is not a top or a bottom, but only a story about percentage and total number.

The father of Leo, the voice of Pangja who is longing for being called "Jungle Emperor" is Mr. Saburo Toki.

(C) Tezuka Production · Fuji Television Vision

Goro Taniguchi:
This certainly was a good learning experience. In the case of the TV series, there is a taste born by long-term relationship with so-called "voice actor". However, there are times when it is easier to see those who are television specials or theaters, or video animations that will have limited number to a certain extent, if the actor explains the character with a play from the beginning.

Sometimes it is easy to see who is explained earlier by voice, such as "It's a nice guy" "It's cool" or "Hetair". I knew it as experience, but it was nice to have felt as a director. If conditions permit, I thought that it would be better to put a face-takered celebrity in more options. How to use it in a broad sense has become a very learning experience.

GIGAZINE:
Certainly, in "Princess Mononoke"Akihiro MiwaHer impact was awesome.

Goro Taniguchi:
Yeah, Akihiro Miwa already has "Phantom World WarAt the time of ", I was playing too much a characteristic, but (laugh)

■ Approaching director Taniguchi's work

GIGAZINE:To date, Director TaniguchiInfinity Revias"Scryide"Planetes" "Gun × Sword" "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion", etc. I have worked on numerous works, but I felt that there was a consistent concept in every work, but in the order of the work we did Is there some reason?

Goro Taniguchi:
When I create animation, I do not do anything to think about the concept, but when I notice it, I will notice when I noticed it later. Perhaps, I wonder if I'm pretty stuck with "whether it is social structure upside down" or simply "discrimination / discrimination", I guess that it surely comes in some form, Parent-child relationship ". I myself was completely unaware of it. Chewing and entering nature.

However, regarding the "Jungle Emperor" this time, I was not completely aware of it at first and later I thought "That?" Was the darts president Oyama president (hero's father). That was not that conscious though. I wonder if Mr. Teruoka designed it and asked Ms. Kimura to have him wake up as a character table. Mr. Kimura asked me, "Key claws will come floating by all means." I am also "... ...".

GIGAZINE:
It is a story reminiscent of "the man of the claw nail" that appeared in "Gun × Sword" (laugh)

Goro Taniguchi:
Yes. At first it was just having darts, but just throwing darts is not fun and it is not funny, manga ticky things are good, throwing one dart in a picture is painting Because it's too hard, all I was talking about was that it feels like it's sticking to your fingers (laugh)

GIGAZINE:
Many people are waiting for the sequel to Director Taniguchi's work "Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion" which was announced that the new project is starting, but is there a concept of a completely new work or the like Is it?

Goro Taniguchi:
Is a sequel to "Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion" good in "Raven Black Lotus Night" of the monthly boy's ace series? If so, that is not a sequel? I can only say it. The era setting is already different. In a word, that is part of the "Code Geass Project" that I had assumed from the beginning.

Although I think that it will take years to complete after the recession since the recent Lehman shock (laugh), there are things I have to do as some "code geass". As a personal homework. There are other things I'm thinking, but maybe there is a thing that Okochi Ichiro will write if the novel is suitable as "●● edition" will appear in the future . However, I do not know any more. I can not make it unless someone gives me money. It is about what I want to ask as to what will happen. What's going on?

■ About the future

GIGAZINE:
Do you have a concept of completely new work?

Goro Taniguchi:
Although there is this, there are plans that do not go well as usual (laugh) I do not have a job and I think that I can work somewhere. I will be unemployed right away. It happened to be NHK's creation of a work called "Platenes", since the project of "Gun × Sword" entered, it was connected to the subsequent "Code Geass", but at that time if "Gun × Sword" is contained If not, it was unemployed for a while after "Platenes".

Basically the title of my business card is "director" is not it? There are also people who are titled "Director", but I do not have that kind of breasts.

If you say "Director", you will not have any job other than director. If it is decided to be "directing", other jobs will come, so we can somehow live with that. So, on the contrary, I would like to ask that "somebody put out production costs!" (Laugh). I really are in trouble. If there is production cost, there are some projects already. But, there are places that can not be helped though. (Due to the recession) Most of the animation projects are gone.

GIGAZINE:
Is there still a relationship with the producer in the background through which the project passes?

Goro Taniguchi:
If there are newly extracted producers, I think that they would like to supervise such people, such as the director of the newcomers who they have worked together with, or the mid-career who was taken care of If it says well, it is human nature. Many people were doing stupid together as they were in charge as they were in charge in the production director, as I was working as a manager, so I decided to take care of them as managers etc. It will go on.

Then, there are no friends of the time in the position called producer, and there are no people who prepare the frame of the manager) I will be unemployed. Well, everyone seems so, though. I firmly dig into some company,Mamoru HosodaIt will be tough as long as I do not like to rotate the rotation. If not,Shimji MizushimaLike Ms., you are good at sales force. It can not be helped a thing that no man can not eat it any more.


■ "Director of Anime" job

GIGAZINE:
What does the director's job originate in the first place?

Goro Taniguchi:
Well, it is very difficult, to answer this question. For some reason, it depends entirely on people. For example, "Armored Trooper Votoms" was supervisedRyosuke TakahashiA person named Mr. does not nearly cut down his own story. I will repair it in such a way that "I feel a little cooler" in the copy of the copy, or such a correction instruction will come down, so "Oh, it's a little cooler".

Instead, he always writes the text of his previous notice the next time. Even when you decide to cut, you are always present. I will decide all the words and phrases of dialogue by myself. Where you base the footage of the video, you can make it because everyone is a professional. It is a type of director of dialogue, word choice, word sense, and so on, to control the spirit by themselves.

On the other hand, the director of "Gintama"Shinji TakamatsuA person named Mr. leaves it to the director in charge and if we meet, that's it. It is a good head, or it is a type that arranges them all before that. "Cowboy · Bebop" somethingShinichiro Watanabe(Nabesin who is not Afro) is anxious to edit and dub. I will bring music tapes I edited at that time as well. So, it differs completely from person to person.


Goro Taniguchi:
However, there are things that are in common. As long as I can not do this, I will not allow you to call me as a director, but first I assume that there is a project of "Jungle Emperor". Producer takes responsibility for money against this. On the other hand, it is the director to talk about "What kind of direction should this work run with?" Even so, any person can be a director.

Without it, each staff will start doing it with their own hobbies. Even if I gather as "doing marathon from now" if I do not show any direction, I started with Pawn but it ended in the direction of 360 degrees in the end. You can run at full speed or you can run slowly, but if you can point it as "run from that route first," that person is "director".

GIGAZINE:
In other words, people who can point the direction can be a director.

Goro Taniguchi:
But in fact it will not be able to endure at the hurdle to become a "director". One reason is my own honorable desire, which is why I can not hold it. In the honor of "As long as I do the director", it can be said that it will be caught up before working on the work and can not be judged.

I wish it would be a pride for me, but if I worked for the honor of the form "I should stand out even myself", the surrounding staff will not come along next time. From the staff I will become conscious like "Eh, we are small fish?" In addition, "supervisor" actually has no income so much. Because it is not like royalty house royalties are approved, it does not matter to money that sells so that it can sell like that software.

And because it becomes a personality representative of the staff, it is struck from the surroundings to some extent. But, this is basic. Because I would say to a human who wants to do director or actress. "The important thing is that it is a single person after being antisursed with 2 ch, being called himself or something like the scum in the industry or that guy Owata"When.

There are not many people who can bear such things. Do not pursue your own honor, you will not get the money, your 2 s antisurre stands when you see 2 ch, even if you go back to the country you will be laughed at by friends. Beyond such a hurdle, if you can not answer the question "Do you like animation, do not you?", You can not say as a director. I must show the direction on that.


Goro Taniguchi:
If you can not bear it, you do not see the net from the beginning, ask whether you are honorable from the beginning, or earn money elsewhere ... and that is it. Actually, I do not think that this type of director should be called, but, as a matter of the animation industry, it may be necessary to show the direction in generations as "What should we do as the next step?" I am working in Ms. Hosoda, Mr. Mizushima, or Production I. G.Kanji KamiyamaAnd Kyoto AnimationTatsuya IshiharaMr. or something.

Yoshiyuki TominoI did as much as I did for Mr. 's generation,Mamoru OshiiThe generation of Mr. has also been killed. Then,Shintaro OhdaAndKeiichi HaraWhere there were generations of Mr., there were things that could not be overcome yet, and we could not address the problems of the entire industry. But I guess we only have to go little by little. That's why it's such a thing, director.

If you still like animation, please come to the animation circle. However, I think that the people coming to the animation circle are getting a bit better now when they become director. The pattern I said right now is the pattern of the past ten years. For ten years, 2 ch is made just ten years ago. Now that morals and rules for such things are not yet established well, it should be improved a little more in the future. As ethics, not system, is not it?

GIGAZINE:
If you are going to do a complete new work, what will be the theme?

Goro Taniguchi:
Whatever you make, I think that basically it will come about things like "communication". Is it "sense of values"? It always comes in regards to important things for people and values ​​in living.


■ Director Taniguchi's Private

GIGAZINE:
What have you thought of recently "I thought this was fun, well done"? (Movies, animation etc)

Goro Taniguchi:
NHK education "Kotatsu Tako"is not it. There is a song called "Kotatsu Tako" in the frame which is doing 10 minutes animation like Pitagora switch. I feel weakly weak. In other words, "Kotatsu Tako" is "Kotatsu Tako" whether you read from the top or from the bottom. Then a song like "How to say", songs that do not know whether they are connected or not flowed endlessly, then, once again said to be from the beginning, flowing from the beginning again. There are things that are boring and interesting. Because it is my opinion that it will be somehow only if you check about it nearly.

GIGAZINE:
Please tell me your favorite food.

Goro Taniguchi:
What is that question (lol)
Well, first of all, basics do not have likes and dislikes. What I like ... ... It is awfully annoying when asked again. It will be very ordinary. When I go drinking, I will order eggs, fried chicken and chilled tomatoes. I do not actively ask for edamame. Also, it is quite troublesome that some people ask me to mechanically assorte skewers and assorted sashimi with a small group, which is quite troublesome.

Perhaps, it may be better to say "ramen" at the time. Big comic Superior series that is serializedRamen talent storyThe first volume of the manga named "Manga" was released the other day and I wrote a recommendation letter there (lol) That's why after all it is right to say ramen at the time.

GIGAZINE:
Finally, could you give me a message for GIGAZINE readers?

Goro Taniguchi:
Everyone who thinks they want a bite of cool sensation in their daily lives, if you do not mind saving a little daily pocket money for a little saving, if you buy a jungle emperor by all means get a little bit of a bowel fever I think that it will reach you at hand every day.Hideyuki KurataWe also say we will buy ten. Would you like one piece too?

GIGAZINE:
……Thank you very much!

Although it is the director 's "Jungle Emperor" DVD directed by Taniguchi Goro,Pony Canyon is the selling sourceThere are two types of "regular edition" and special benefits "plus special", details are as follows.

This is the normal version package


Special edition is a transcribed original sleeve package.


Contents are very luxurious, such as Tezuka Osamu and Amano Yoshitaka's original transcription jacket and picture label, as well as character correlation diagrams, director Taniguchi comment sheet, Amano Yoshitaka, luxury original picture card set, original dress change jacket etc are enclosed In addition to being content, it is composed of a two-disc set of discs that also includes a program preview CM collection, a preview program, an art setting collection, and a contest shooting.

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Title: Jungle Emperor - Courage to Change the Future - Special Edition
Publisher: Fuji Television / Tezuka Productions
Publisher: Pony Canyon
Release date: 2010.3.15
Price: ¥ 6,825 (excluding price ¥ 6,500) / 2 sheets set
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Title: Jungle Emperor - Courage to change the future ~ Regular version
Publisher: Fuji Television / Tezuka Productions
Publisher: Pony Canyon
Release date: 2010.3.15
Price: ¥ 3,990 (tax-free price ¥ 3,800)
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