Patlabor's new work is directed by Mamoru Oshii's original "THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-"

Project launch was announced at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013The live-action version project of the Mobile Police Patlabor "THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-". A press announcement press conference of this project released in 2014 was held from 11:30 on September 25th. This project did not remake manga and animationCompletely original new workDirector Oshii Mamoru will also be responsible for the script.

THE NEXT GENERATION - PATLABOR -
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"Mobile Police Patlabor" live-action version project "THE NEXT GENERATION -PATLABOR-" Production Presentation Press Conference - 2013/09/25 11:30 Start - Nico Nico Live Broadcasting
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv152987420


An alarm sounds at the interview site ... ...


It got brighter with the voice of "Special platoon second division second platoon, exit"


And the running casting team


Arrival at the feet of Labor


From the left, Mr. Shigeru Chiba as Shibasigeo, Mr. Raichi Ota for Mr. Kasha, Mr. Seiji Fukushi for the role of Yusuke Shihara, Erina Mano for Akira Izumi, Mr. Toshio Kanefuji for God Fujonda. "Izumino Akira" was a previous work "Izumi Ao", but this work reads as "Izumi no Akira".


Mr. Oshii Mamoru (left) is in charge of the director / script, Kokubo of Tohokushinsha to the right is "Special car second division public relations team".


The following five points were announced from the PR group.

Production history
Since 1988, the "Mobile Police Patlabor" series has developed media mixes such as comics, videos, movies, novels. A work that won many fans beyond generations and recorded a hit remaining in the history of animation. After 25 years since birth, Mamoru Oshii who supervised the TV version and the movie version welcomed him,Real life with a completely original new work replaced generationsDecided to do.

Even though 20 years ago there was a plan to realize live action, at that time video technology could not catch up and it did not come true. Currently CG and VFX technologies have advanced, real life has become possible.

◆ About setting and Labor
It is the 3rd generation original new work whose character changed generation,It is not remake of old animation. The era setting is 2013. For details, please direct from Oshii later.

For Labor, we created two 98-inch ingrams with a total length of 8 m, as many sightings are already on the net. One body is standing at this venue, and the other is a Labor on the transporter.

◆ Work format and publication method
Combine the whole series of 12 stories + 0 story of about 48 minutes and 1 feature of about 100 minutes. First of all, we will organize the series 12 episodes + 0 talks into 7 chapters for screening theaters, and screening events in Shikoku Piccadilly and elsewhere in April 2014. Schedule a nationwide expanding road show of feature works in 2015.

Total production cost
Including advertising expenses is 2 billion yen.

Shooting period
Crank in, June 27, 2013, shooting. We plan to crank up at the end of December.

The announced staff is as follows.
Director / Screenplay:Mamoru Oshii
Production:Tohokushinsha, omnibus · Japan
distribution:Shochiku

The comments from the staff cast and the question and answer were as follows.

Mamoru Oshii:
Good morning. I think that it was being taken up on the net etc, but I wonder if I would just get out of the name and escape, actually I did not do anything. I am supervised by Mahime. I think working hours are the longest. I am asked to do the director of the series and the director of the movie version by being general director. As long as you speak it will be long so please give me this much.


Mano Erina:
Thank you for your hard work today. It is Mano Erina who plays Akira Izumino (Akira Izumi). Patlabor was born before I was born, was a work loved by many people, this time, I received Akira Izumi this time, at the beginning I was full of anxiety, but what was able to meet this role in this way also I think that is the edge of that. I will try my best so that you will be fine.


Fukushige Seiji:
It is Mr. Seiji Fukushi of role Yuzumi Shihara. As an actor, I got a lot of roles for the police, but it was my first time to do police who was lazy during my duty, so it was my first time to meet such a large scale work so I made a very interesting work while talking with the director I will. Although it is still open to the public, I am glad if you support me.


Rina Ota:
It is Rina Ota of Kasha. I am an international student who came to the second special car department from Russia, and it is a dangerous Russian woman. It is such a fun role that always makes a special car second section in the field, makes duty of maintenance personnel, and constantly smokes cigarettes. Shooting still continues in the future, but time will be available until release, but thank you for your support.


Shiba Chiba:
It was promoted to maintenance group leader, Shiba Shigeo role Chiba Shigeru. ... You lost? Everyday, my men who can not use it at all, while being baffled by bosses and organizations that are reasonably unreasonable, I am hanging around the hanger at the heat stroke limit. I sincerely hope that this enthusiasm will be communicated to everyone, so please give my best regards to your support.


Toshio Takae
There is only one thing I want to say. I am the captain, I will not complain anyone! Everyone watching Nico Douga !! Please mutate a lot! (To introduce it one by one) Izumino, Yuma, Kasha, Shige, and I am the captain! Thank you very much!


Q:
Although this project is a completely original new work which changed generations in generation 3, can you ask about "third generation"?

Oshii:
What I thought at the beginning of the project was contradictory, how to do something different from animation and how to associate with fans who came for 25 years in animation. The solution, the answer is to try the third generation. Though it is out to the 2nd generation by animation though ... I think that no one remembers, but it came out for a moment, perhaps he may not remember his face, but ... the third generation, in many ways, in the present era I wonder if I could do a theme.

A person with unique personality is the first generation, a second person without identity, and the third generation is called "incompetent third generation". Whether it is possible to reach contemporary themes by drawing stories of those who do not have their own stories. The crew is the 3rd generation, the captain is the 2nd generation, but Mr. Gotoda took over the second car special department with a troublesome senior named Goto, I think that the captain has the theme of the captain. Each crew member has their own theme, I think that it will be the theme of the series as to what kind of stories we will carry the era now. Though there is another theme for movie people.

I think that setting "3rd generation" was necessary to establish the Patlabor live-action version.

Q:
"Patlabor" series is a hit work remaining in the history of animation and works with many fans. Mr. Mano who was appointed as a heroine although he got a lot of attention at the time of real photography this time, is the feeling that was chosen?

Mano:
Even now I am nervous and sweat is amazing (lol), honestly, when I opened it with a script, my name was at the beginning of the cast name and it seemed to be crying. However, since I was given the role of Ming, I would like to make Izumi Maki possible only for Mano Erina as to how to do this role from now on. I'll do my best while I rely on casting people on my body.

Q:
The role of Mr. Fukushi is the commander. I heard that you ride a command car, but what is the ride?

Fukushi:
Do you feel comfortable? (Because the command car is placed in the hall) I think that you can see it, but the ride comfort itself is not good. Because inside is narrow, I think that it is as narrow as ... which one is narrow in the Labor. I thought that I wanted to ride a conductor car as a commander, to be honest, I thought that I wanted to ride the Labor, but it is a very good experience and I can not do it quite easily, so I will make a comfortable performance.

Q:
I heard that Kasha has an action scene?

Ota:
It is fun. I got the important part of the drama finished, I got the preparation period on the action part and received about the action director ...... Really, I was worried at the beginning because I was worried at the beginning, but it turned out to be a scene to praise me for a moment It is good as it seems to be.

Q:
Please do your best not to get injured until the end. Next, Mr. Chiba has decided to play the role played as a voice actor in anime version also in live action, how about?

Chiba:
I think Shibasigeo is me. From the time I was doing animation I was doing it in real life. Because the picture resembled my face, I played it as if I were sitting in front of the live-action face. Since it became a live-action version this time, as the rank rose, I used to have a strict group leader under it, but as I was going to partition the maintenance team, I was crying everyday, feeling heavy pressure, barking I am rolling. It barks up, brain pressure rises, I sometime bark to forget the lines. Because there are subordinates that do not move unless they do it, I will defeat them with a whip of love to tell them a little skill and mind, so I will try to keep the special team second division maintenance team We do. I have not made any role. It is said to "do whatever you want", so I like it.

Q:
Mr. 役 is a captain. When playing, what is the ideal leader statue?

筧:
One before that. I am Kotobu Gotoda, it is not Goto Kiichi! I will perform the role of "my brother in daylight". I will not let you lose! (Clapping at the hall) ...... Why did you ask the question, Oh, the ideal leader statue. I am hoping for such a captain's statue that the Japanese economy gets better every time I give instructions and the citizens willingly want to pay a consumption tax. that's all.

Q:
Another question to Director Oshii. I heard that the creation of the real size large Labor behind is Oshii's coach's idea. Why did you want to make a real labor?

Oshii:
I wanted to make it.

Q:
"I wanted to make it"?

Oshii:
I wanted to see how much it was once. I thought that I should start a movie there. There was also a story saying that I will do everything with CG, but I asked for it quite aggressively and made it with actual size. It took money and time, it took time for persuasion and said, "Why should I make it?" So I said "I do not have to make this."


When I made it, I made this gimmick called Patlabor with actual size, everything that accompanies it became big. The hanger grew big and I had to fill the big hanger. It is natural, though. In other words, I think that it was necessary because it is a main character and a set as well as a symbol of the space of special car two department.

It is a good thing to have things on the work site, finding an unexpected angle, and the actors also have a sense of security by having things on the scene, they actually touch and are there standing there. I think that it is important to act, so I think that it was good to make it. I think that this is the power of the staff because it is better than imagined.

However, I am worried about what to do after shooting.

This is the end of the interview broadcast.