Interview with President Masahiko Otsuka of TRIGGER who produced the movie 'Promere', the work is completed after the creators stimulated each other and increased
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In an interview with Director Imaishi published in February 2019,
Masahiko Otsuka (hereinafter referred to as Otsuka):
At first, I didn't participate much, and I was in a screenplay meeting. However, it seems that the storyboard has been slightly delayed, so it came into help and was dragged in from there.
G:
The Imaishi / Nakajima combination movie is “ Gurren Lagann ”, and TRIGGER ’s movie is “The Little Witch Academia Magic Parade ”, but “Promere” did a different approach compared to past works. Is there a part?
Otsuka:
Imaishi-Nakashima has worked on many works so far, but the length of the movie is 2 hours, so how to condense `` likeness '' there, the director's production plan rather than the screenplay I was impressed by the fact that I was thinking a lot.
G:
Or the current movie I was determined at any stage of that going to do with this schedule?
Otsuka:
The project itself started from saying something like 'Next is in the theater' when the previous work 'Kill la Kill' of the Imaishi / Nakajima combination ended. However, how to make it depends on the size of the budget, so I was thinking about how much I would do while looking for a place where I could make money. However, I was able to see that another director's TV series had to be done at the same time, so I started from the point where I could do the main story with
G:
How was the length of “2 hours” determined?
Otsuka:
Shorter on site, I'm glad (laughs) 2 hours, 3 hours and longer will require more budget and staff resources, so it is tough. However, the stage of the theater company ☆ Shinkansen has 3 hours, so if it is made in that tone ...
G:
(Laughs)
Otsuka:
I also thought that Imaishi works would get tired of watching one TV at an up-tempo, but it would come on when it was over 2 hours. It was also an entertainment movie, and it would be satisfying if it was 100 minutes.
G:
Indeed, you were thinking about something that you feel. Mr. Otsuka is also the president of the company, so I would like to talk about that part, but I think there are plans that can get into animation and those that don't reach. How do you sort out “I ca n’t go”?
Otsuka:
I don't sort out, I think it's basically whether you think you can get a director. If the director is convinced that this can be done, then there is no basic way to say it. However, if the director gets lost, the staff will also get lost.
G:
Do you talk to find out if you are holding? Or does the person say that way?
Otsuka:
Usually the director affirms. You don't have to say it. When you think you can go, there is an aura that says `` Do not speak out '', so `` Oh, you do not have to say '' (laugh)
G:
How was the “Promere” this time?
Otsuka:
Originally I wasn't worried so much. I have a track record and I do a lot of combinations, so don't get lost in it now. I was worried that the production would be completed, but it would be fine if there was this period. ...... Since it was surprisingly late, there was a talk “Help me after all” and I thought, “Lie !?” (laughs)
G:
(Laughs) In terms of planning, when “ Kiznaiver ”, PASH! Had an interview between Yuri Okada and Mr. Otsuka, and Mr. Okada said, “Everyone plans together without any genre restrictions. 'Your plan was' Special Attack ', right? ' What was this project that Mr. Otsuka had?
Otsuka:
It ’s the story of “Special Attack Corps”.
G:
Isn't it a metaphor, but a story about a special warrior during a war?
Otsuka:
That's right. There is a reason that I like war movies. Even before the “ Eternal 0 ” movie was released, when I was doing another project, I thought that it would be fine to use the special attack team as the subject. At that time, this story did not progress, but I hope I can do something like that someday.
G:
I think there are many things that must be done in the president's business, but health management is also important. What, do you have that you are doing careful to stay healthy?
Otsuka:
I think that it will end when it falls, so I try not to fall. It ’s different from when I was young, so I do n’t know how much I ca n’t recover. However, where I have to straddle, even if my physical condition is not a little better, I am overwhelmed by 'I'm sorry for this' and rest a lot on the next day. So, the nerve is using, but is not that have been something special. When I was a little younger and not responsible, there was “when I fell down, when I fell down!”, But that does n’t mean it ’s not possible.
G:
I think that there are various because 'When do if Funbara'. That's 'Puromea', what has become tight as the second half again?
Otsuka:
In the second half, everyone will do their best to say “It's the last!” However, there were people who didn't start the engine before that, so I ran from the beginning with the engine fully open. Then, the second half will fall, but at that time everyone will do their best without saying. I ’ll try to do my best first. That's why I'm really exhausted now (laughs)
G:
I think that various schedules will be packed at work. How do you manage it?
Otsuka:
The schedules come from various places, so they are all told to put them in the schedule management software. I don't know anything that isn't there. The schedule that can not be entered is something that can not be entered in the first place, and if the schedules overlap, the parties will adjust it. If you start adjusting here, it will not end.
G:
I see ... Is the management itself done by a secretary?
Otsuka:
It's completely soft only. At first there was a person who looked at the list and said, “I have such a plan tomorrow,” but that person is too busy to tell me that my work is busy.
G:
(Laughs) Is President Otsuka 'public and private', that is, private and work are separated? Or are you mixing?
Otsuka:
Private is not. Absent…….
G:
Ever worked since you were young?
Otsuka:
I feel like it wouldn't end otherwise. So, I'm venting where it's hard to fall down, but if it's private, there are places where I'm adjusting for work ... In particular, I have been working for the last six months because I thought, “It ’s a game!
G:
Would you be worried by the people around you when you are doing so much?
Otsuka:
No one is so friendly. That ’s the level, “Are you okay?” This was because everyone was young and couldn't really feel the elderly, so he gave up saying 'I won't get there.'
G:
Because everyone trusts that 'Otsuka-san will be fine' ...
Otsuka:
No, no. I think that everyone will know when they are in their 50s (laughs)
G:
I think animators may join the company, but do you make decisions in the human resources department or do you see President Otsuka?
Otsuka:
For animators and production staff, it is almost a decision to make. After all, since it is the production that will be negotiated face-to-face, I thought that `` I want this person to do in the company '', the type of work, etc. I don't speak much.
G:
Indeed, it is the judgment of the production for each work. What do you usually do as the president of TRIGGER?
Otsuka:
I was originally a director, not a man in the field of management, so the first five years after creating a company, the goal was not to crush the company. So there were two things: “take money” and “suppress as much money as possible”. “If you do this, it will cost you money!” (Laughs) Even in the field, there are parts that protect and do not protect, and when you get busy you will also see `` I know, but I can not do that '' so `` But there is no money I ’m going to say, For the last six months, it would have been awkward if we did not throw all our energy into “Promere”, but at that time
G:
As a president, I think that you will objectively capture your work. What is the most difficult part of “Promere”?
Otsuka:
I think it ’s visual. I do things that I wouldn't be able to do with ordinary animation even when I design, and when I look at the finished work, I don't know where it is, CG, or art. Of course, if the contents are interesting enough not to be conscious, then that's fine, but I think that I'm quite concerned about creating a single look and visual by fusing the departments together. Because it was so hard, when I joined in the middle, I was messed up with 'I'll do this!'
G:
'It takes too much work,' what?
Otsuka:
It is ... is not it. And it's simple, so it doesn't look like it's actually taking time for customers. It ’s hard, but it does n’t look like it so it ’s not worth it.
G:
I'm actually doing the hardest thing.
Otsuka:
The staff is motivated to “do new things” and the good ones are actually coming up, so it's a waste to throw it away now. In the end, I said, “I can't do my best as it is.”
G:
What is the part that worked well if you thought it was difficult at such a site?
Otsuka:
I don't know this until I finish it (covering in April). I haven't seen what I have seen before, and it's still changing, so I don't know what will happen in the end. However, I think that this kind of thing can be made in Japan. I am inspired by overseas works, but I don't think they are defeated by such works.
G:
Did 'Promere' have a global view from the beginning?
Otsuka:
Thanks to you, it has been recognized as 'TRIGGER' somehow by overseas fans, and I try to actively participate in the event, so I was conscious of being 'seen' by everyone's reaction. That is not to say that it is made for overseas, but I feel that the people who worked hard in Japan also find it interesting. This is what they want to do and everyone is aware of it.
G:
' Parade of the Little Witch Academia magic trick the' made in crowdfunding to when he became the director Yoshinari that has been pointed out that investment there were many from overseas, ' asked delighted in all the world to see the first work Would not change . '
“Little Witch Academia” looks like an anime scene, and Director Yoshinari Yoshi & President Otsuka talks-GIGAZINE
Otsuka:
Of course, we are conscious of what customers are looking at, but I don't think the temperament of anime fans will change in Japan or overseas. We are making anime geeks, and I think that the works we create for our customers will reach customers who like the same things, not just in Japan but also overseas. It's fun to connect geeks all over the world.
G:
“Promere” is currently in production at the time of the interview, but what impression do you get when the work you are working on is completed?
Otsuka:
'It's over!'
G:
Simply (laughs) Is there a response that 'I can do this' at the time of 'I'm done!' Or is something like that feeling coming up later?
Otsuka:
It is true that when you are done, you have a sense of accomplishment that you have done what you want to do. However, I think that the work is only completed when it reaches the customer, so I'm curious about how it was finally received. If it is well received, we think 'I did it!' The gap is always there, and if you are too geeky, the number of customers will reach you. If you make it too soft, the feeling of “refraining” will remain later, so it is difficult to balance. It is not something that can be grasped at all times, but on the other hand, there is an unexpected reaction that “this place has arrived” and it may be interesting.
G:
How long has “Promere” been completed at the time of this interview?
Otsuka:
Since the parts are divided, I can't say anything, but the part I'm in charge of has come to the point that it's over. ...... The other parts may be a little bit awkward (laughs), but I think it will be up to the end anyway. Because I think that it is in the place where you can stick to your commitment.
G:
Mr. Otsuka mentioned earlier that he is still in the process of changing, so he still has no idea what will happen. I had a chance to see a rush film that wasn't even in the BGM yet, but at that time it was ridiculous and the pressure was amazing, but the cleanup was not the finished form Is that?
Otsuka:
If you look at the beginning, I think 'Oh ...'. 'Is this the first time?' However, when I look at the climax, I look back and say, 'I see, it was a grip.' The second half is really amazing. I wonder if that will still change.
G:
When the video is further finished.
Otsuka:
It may be exhausted before going there (laugh), but including the actor's performance is tremendous, when I went to see the dubbing, the climax is as if watching the stage of the theater company ☆ Shinkansen So I thought I would pay for this. Then, the animators who listened to the voice were stimulated to say “what is not to be defeated!”, And other departments were also stimulated. , 'I don't know yet.'
G:
So that's it. I want you to see what kind of work was born at the end of the excitement at the cinema. Thank you for today.
In addition, in the story it is almost like `` I helped with some parts '', but when I confirmed the staff roll, Mr. Otsuka's name appeared in about 4 places, and it is also credited as vice director, You can see that you supported the work in many places.
Please receive the enthusiasm at the movie theater, 'Promere', which TRIGGER sent out as a whole.
・ Continued
・ Additional notes
After “Promere” was released, we interviewed President Otsuka again. Please read this page because it shows how hard things are going on.
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