A report on the stage greetings of the movie 'Look Back' starring Kyomoto's Mizuki Yoshida and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama, with the director saying there are still many hidden secrets yet to be discovered
A stage greeting for the theatrical anime '
Theatrical animation 'Look Back'
https://lookback-anime.com/
The venue was TOHO Cinemas Hibiya.
Yoshida Mizuki, who plays Kyomoto, and director Oshiyama Kiyotaka.
Below is a brief summary of the contents of the stage greeting.
Kyomoto's voice actor, Mizuki Yoshida (hereinafter, Yoshida):
Thank you everyone for coming to watch this morning. I am Yoshida Mizuki, who played the role of Kyomoto. Thank you for joining us today.
Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama (hereinafter referred to as Oshiyama):
Thank you for coming out today in this extremely hot weather. It's only a short time, but I appreciate your help.
MC:
The other day, the number of viewers for 'Look Back' exceeded 800,000. I would like to ask how you feel now in light of the huge response.
Yoshida:
Actually, I went to see it secretly at the theater twice, and I was really happy to experience everyone there, and I really felt the atmosphere of the theater. Once again, I'm really happy that so many people are able to see it like this.
MC:
At the theater, among the general public?
Yoshida:
I went with my family. We bought some random goods. Then Kyomoto and Fujino came out one by one, and I was like, 'Yay!'
MC:
Did anyone call out to you or notice you?
Yoshida:
Not at all. I was crying my eyes out while watching it, but there were a lot of other people crying too, so I was crying along with them the whole time.
MC:
What do you think, director, about the figure of 800,000 people attending?
Oshiyama:
Some people have come because of word of mouth. Of course, I think the power of the original work is very large, and we worked hard on the movie this time, but we feel very happy that the rate at which people who watch it write their impressions is quite high. Yoshida-san also went to see the movie, and yesterday, I happened to have the opportunity to meet Tatsuki Fujimoto-sensei, and we had a small party, and Fujimoto-san said that he also went to see it at the cinema. In Fujimoto-san's case, the woman next to her broke down in tears after the movie ended and couldn't stand up, but I listened to her story thinking that she probably didn't think that it was Fujimoto-san sitting next to her and didn't watch it.
MC:
That's right, everyone wants to see it at the theater. The movie has already attracted over 800,000 people and the numbers are still growing, so as Director Oshiyama said, I think it's a movie that really relies on the power of word of mouth. There have been a lot of rave reviews on social media, but I'd love to hear any actual reactions or memorable comments from people close to you. Yoshida-san also commented, 'I wonder if I was able to show my father what I'm good at.'
Yoshida:
My dad suddenly called me and said, 'Are you free today? Let's go now,' and I came to watch it with him, feeling excited. At first, he seemed a little strange hearing my voice coming from the screen, but by the end, he was completely absorbed in it.
MC:
Do you two often go out together?
Yoshida:
Although our grandparents were there, it had been quite a while since we were alone together.
MC:
It was your first outing in a long time, and I'm glad you were so touched by it. What do you think, Director?
Oshiyama:
I was an artist from an early age, and the reason I was able to continue drawing all this time was because a neighborhood auntie loved me so much. She has passed away, but I was very happy to hear that her family had brought photos of her to watch the film.
MC:
He is from the director's hometown of Fukushima.
Oshiyama:
Apparently there is only one such place in Fukushima, so I was really touched that they came to see it. My neighbor has been very kind to me since I was still crawling, and she let me use as much art supplies as I wanted, like drawing paper, straw paper, and crayons, and she praised me no matter what I did.
MC:
He was an indispensable person to the origins of the director. Yoshida-san said that this film has been watched by so many people, and that it was the first time that he had come to like his own voice, but up until now, had he not had much confidence in his voice?
Yoshida:
Yes, people have told me that my voice is a bit high-pitched, and I didn't have a very good impression of it, but being chosen for the role of Kyomoto this time gave me the time to really think about my own voice.
MC:
I think Yoshida's voice is very attractive, but from a director's perspective, what do you think is the most outstanding aspect of it?
Oshiyama:
Although Kyomoto doesn't speak that much, there are many difficult scenes. On the other hand, the dubbing went smoothly, without repeated takes, so I think he is really good. At the audition stage, I was prepared for some inconvenience in terms of direction because he is not a voice actor, and that he might be able to give a sense of rawness in a sense, but I think the sound director was really easy to work with, just like a voice actor. In the scene where he reunites with Fujino in the ambulance in front of the university, I wanted to show Kyomoto in a world line where he has never met Fujino, so I wanted him to have a strong accent and a sense of social awkwardness, but he was good at such subtle nuances and managed it in one take.
MC:
The director said that there is an element of reclusion in Yoshida's voice.
Oshiyama:
When I met Fujimoto-san, we were just talking about that. I'm from Fukushima, Fujimoto-san is from Akita, and Haruka Nakamura-san is from Aomori, so we're all from Tohoku, and we had a common understanding of the overall taste of the work without any prior agreement. Yoshida-san is from Tokyo, but I feel a hint of a snowy country in him, so much so that I think he might actually be from Tohoku. I've been listening to his voice with that feeling ever since the audition.
MC:
But in reality, Yoshida-san has a strong communication ability and is always smiling. Are there any similarities between you and Kyomoto?
Yoshida:
I think we are similar in that we get a little nervous when we get nervous. In the work, both Fujino and Kyomoto are very good at drawing, and both of them are talented, but Kyomoto never expresses it in his words or behavior, and I think he is not confident or satisfied with his drawing. I think that is a bit similar to me. Of course, when I act, I give it my all and do my best at that time, but I am not confident in myself, so there are times when I get a little anxious and think, 'Is it okay?' I'm not satisfied with my own ability, or I can't do it. I think that I am similar to Kyomoto in that way.
MC:
Lastly, just like Kyomoto looked up to Fujino, I would love to hear if there was anyone you both looked up to when you were students.
Oshiyama:
When I was in elementary school, I read Dragon Ball so much that I got calluses on my eyes. I admired Akira Toriyama so much that I would buy the comics, search through them for pictures I wanted to copy, and copy them into my sketchbook. I think I did this from the early to late elementary school years.
MC:
Like Kyomoto's room, full of sketchbooks?
Oshiyama:
I put all my energy into it, and if the character's whole body is cut off, it's no good. I looked for pictures that included the whole body, and then I looked for the picture I wanted to draw from those and copied it, so it didn't even fill up a whole sketchbook. I worked really hard on it, and in my mind it felt like I'd finished it. But I was particular about not cutting off any part of the whole body. So I thought, 'I want to draw this Frieza because he has his whole body in it,' but Frieza actually has three fingers, but in this picture he has four, and I thought, 'Ah, this is no good. Toriyama-sensei made a drawing mistake. I can't draw it because he doesn't have three fingers' (laughs).
MC:
I see, when you read it like that you find mistakes too.
Oshiyama:
I found a ton of things, like forgetting to paint solid areas or making mistakes with the number of fingers. Even in 'Look Back,' there were some parts that I wasn't sure were drawings or anything, so I checked when I first met them.
MC:
What was that like?
Oshiyama:
It was a drawing mistake (lol)
MC:
We are trained to have the ability to spot these things from a young age (laughs). What about you, Yoshida?
Yoshida:
We are still good friends, but just like in elementary, junior high, and high school, there is a girl who calls me 'Taiyo-chan' because she has a personality like Taiyo. In junior high school, we were in different classes, but when I happened to go to her class during lunch break, she called out to me and we became good friends. I had more fun being with her than being in my classroom, so we often ate lunch together, and even though we were in different clubs, we walked to and from school together. Taiyo-chan treated both cheerful and quiet kids equally, and was always cheerful, so I really admired her. However, I only have one close friend, Taiyo-chan, while Taiyo-chan has a lot of friends, so I sometimes felt anxious thinking, 'Maybe I'm just one of the many friends out there,' but we are still very good friends. She came to see 'Look Back' on the opening day, and came to the theater for the stage greeting the next day.
MC:
I can proudly say that Yoshida-san is Taiyo-chan's best friend.
Yoshida:
I feel relieved. Thank you.
MC:
It's time to say goodbye, so although it's unfortunate, I would like to ask each of you to say a few words in closing.
Yoshida:
Thank you so much for coming to see it today. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you all thought of it, and seeing your comments, even though some of you may have already seen it a few times. When I read your comments, I notice some small details that I didn't notice even when I watched it myself, and some parts that are a little different from the manga, and I think the more you watch it the more you'll find, so I hope you'll enjoy it no matter how many times you watch it. Thank you so much for today.
Oshiyama:
As Yoshida said, I really feel sorry that I made the video so that it would be hard to understand if you hadn't watched it six or eight times. From what I've seen, I feel like there are still many things that have yet to be discovered, and I regret that I should have made it more understandable. I kept it modest, thinking, 'This is too obvious, so let's hide it a bit more,' and I thought that out of 10 people, maybe two would find it in one shot, but in reality, even if 1,000 people watched it, they wouldn't notice, so I may have gone a bit too far. There are some parts where my reading is a bit naive. Thank you for today.
MC:
This means that there are still many tricks hidden in this film that are not well known to the public.
Oshiyama:
I'm sure there are probably a lot out there. It may just be that I haven't found the feeling that I've found it yet.
MC:
If you discover something like that, please post it on social media. Thank you very much for sharing your valuable insights with us today.
The animated film 'Look Back' is currently being shown in theaters nationwide. More theaters are showing the film, so please check the link below for the latest information.
Theater information for the animated film 'Look Back'
https://eigakan.org/theaterpage/schedule.php?t=lookbackanime
The film is also being rolled out overseas, with screenings starting in Indonesia on July 31, 2024 , and in Taiwan on August 1 .
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