The theme song decision was triggered by MAD movies, Shinkai Makoto 's service spirit "Children following Children" Talk Show Event

Finally from May 7 Shinjuku Baltic 9, Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro etc at the National Theater "child chasing star"Will be made public.

This is a new work released by Makoto Shinkai coached by Makoto Shinkai for the first time in 4 years, which was highly acclaimed at "Place of promise," 5 centimeters per second "Machi ★ Asobi vol.6"The director himself landed in Tokushima for the first time, and held a talk show detailing the content and charm of the work.

In addition, with the intention of the director "I want to respond to the expectations of the fans as much as possible", autograph autographs were held over quite a long time.

Details are as below.
"Child who Follows the Star" Official Website / Makoto Shinkai the Latest Work
http://www.hoshi-o-kodomo.jp/

Prior to the start of the talk show, Mr. Shinkai Makoto was discovered on boardwalk. In response to the voice of the fans, he was doing an autograph session.


A panel of main visual that Shinkai entered a sign. "Children following a star" is released on May 7, in TokushimaCinema Sunshine North IslandYou can see with.


The talk show was held at Shintomichihashi East Park.


As a trigger for making this work, when I went to teach animation making to the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' workshop after "5 centimeters per second" production, although I was pleased to screen "Second Speed", I was pleased with the Japanese culture Because there was a feeling and anxiety that rooted expression, such as co-education in the Middle East is small, and both men and women maintain purity until marriage, cherry blossoms do not bloom in the first place, It seems that it was decided to make it an adventure thing by wanting to make it a work that seems to be "I enjoyed seeing it for two hours" without knowing the preconditions in the next work to make.

In this work it will appear as the name of the underground world and also "Hoshino goe"AgartaActually in the legend in Tibet, Mr. Shinkai knew this from a child literary work (title is to be made clear after the movie is released). About this workGreeting after stage preview at Yomiuri HallAlthough we talked, Shinkai-san who did not come to the pilot epilogue by other people ended in incomplete because the author died even though he was hooked by the boyhood, said, "If it is written by myself I wonder what kind of last it was? " As it is such a memorable work, the underground world Agarta appeared in this work, and the name of Agarta came out also in "Hoshino goe".


In response to the question "Do you see the opinion that the atmosphere of painting has changed considerably?", "Although I have drawn many everyday things, this time adventure things, the voice" Ghibliish picture "also Although there is, originally (I made a masterpiece theater etc.) I think that it was inherited from Japanese animation as cotton, "he said. While there is a pattern that changes stylishly, there are things that have changed as long as the pattern of Japanese animation that has not changed much, and that they have been doing for decades is easy to put in personality when making stories, as instruments Mr. Shinkai thought that it would be a character with high performance seems to have chosen this picture to lower the threshold of the work.


The 5-minute promotional video edited for Machi ★ Asobi was brought in. This video was not only in the talk show, but also in the booth of Comics, Wave, and Film. Also, because it took a while for the picture to come out, Shinkai invited a variety of talks as a service in that short time.


Here is a part of the video.









Asuna role is Mr. Kimoto Hoshiko, Shun roles and Shin roles as Mr. Iriino Izumi, Morisaki role as Mr. Kazuhiko Inoue. Morisaki is writing a script assuming Inoue from the writing stage of the script, but it is a complex character aiming for Agarta to revive the deceased wife, as well as where the distance to Asuna is subtle There seems to have been an idea that if it is a good person like Mr. Inoue.

Regarding what Mr. Kimoto was chosen, Shinkai says "("Invasion! Squid girl"I chose it because I like Ika-chan", after denying by ridiculing the rumor, Asuna is also a difficult role So listen to a lot of tapes to choose people who can perform complex voice acting, from there Kimoto He told me he chose to be able to play if there is any.


At the time when Mr. Shinkai first met Kimimoto, the squid girl has not yet begun, Shinkai-san who did not know the squid daughter, "I will put a squeezee or squid at the end," explains Kimoto It is said that. At the beginning, Shinkai-san, who only thought that "there is such a thing", he was caught by cute when broadcasting started, it seems that he was supposed to be a fan running on Monday broadcasting. By the way, Kim is working a byte at a rental video shop and he knew Shinkai's work there.


Here, a secret message image from Kimimoto was swept away. "Because children's hard-haired appearance and adult's conflicting appearance overlap with the reality in which they live, so that everyone will travel with the Asuna, please watch it at the theater" did.


To the story about Freedo Irino. Mr. Irino plays the brothers Shun and Shin as one and two roles this time. Shin is a typhoon type, there is a childish place, and in animation it is a type that is likely to be a hero position but it is not difficult to perform relatively, but one shun is like a prince I sometimes say something that does not talk about being everyday in the everyday, Irene seemed to have decided that Mr. Ueno was doing well, even if he said the unrealistic words, he could not hear it disgustingly .


The theme song isAnri KumakiIs in charge. There is a magical edge here, YouTube'sMAD movieThere is a combination of Shinkai's video and Kumaki's song in the inside, there is a person who informed Shinkai to Mr. Shinkai, "Please see it as a great combination!" From there, Shinkai san is Kumaki's album I bought it on iTunes and so on. Meanwhile, Kumaki knew about the image of Shinkai for this exactly same reason, he said that he was supposed to be in charge of the theme song this time.

I entered the question and answer time from here. There is nothing special for long-distance love, especially for the question "Shinkai's director's work has a theme of long distance relationships, but there is something like trauma so far" There was a psychological distance like "I felt that my heart approached only about 1 cm even though 1000 mails were exchanging mails" that was in "5 centimeters per second" Love that I did Answer that there is. Also, as for the fact that the theme has been totally changed in this work, I was able to make one form I thought at "second speed" and I had a feeling of separation, so I decided to try another type It seems,

Also, as for the question of whether there is a state that it looks pretty action when looking at the movie of this work, as for the question as to whether it is referring to something, Hiroaki Shimura's "Infinite Residents" and Nobuhiro Kazuki's "Rurouni Kenshin" It was quite helpful for me.

Regarding the title "Children following Children" which is not very direct, although it was initially a codename of "Sayonara's journey", I always felt that there was missing nuance, "Although the characters are visible It is said that it became this title that it keeps pursuing things (= stars) that can not reach.


The last is a scissors event with luxurious prizes. Prizes are "Children following Children" Poster and Comics Vol. 2 2 volumes.



After a fierce battle ... ...


Three people got items. Shinkai - san was signing on the spot.


By the way, after this talk show event, Ms. Shinkai seems to have responded to the sign with a comic · wave film · booth for a long time without taking lunch until the flight time.


This stretched from the river side to the middle of the building to seek the sign, and it was not visible, but the line was folded back at the left side of the building.


Since Shinkai seems to have frequently checked the impression of the work on Twitter etc., those who went to see "Children following Children" released on May 7, please tweet their impressions. If there are many voices saying "I want to see the next time!", Perhaps the next project may start moving quickly.