Takashi Saito received a Special Award at the Mito Short Film Festival in 2004 and in 2008, his first film, “Biru to Doubutsuen” was released nationwide. in 2013, the original script for “Voice of Obo” won the Yusaku Matsuda Excellence Award for its presentation of social problems in Japan.
On the occasion of “Voice of Obo” screening in Japan Film Fest Hamburg , we speak with him about the film, Japanese society and its issues, the Japanese film industry and other topics.
What was the inspiration behind the two characters, Shuta and Moriyoshi?
Shuta, is an example of a weak man who keeps frustration in his own mind. And I get inspiration of his character from myself. Moriyoshi’s character is inspired from a man’s figure of carrying gas cylinder like a Cross.
Shuta is a man who avoids taking responsibility for his actions. Do you think that this a common trait among Japanese people nowadays,...
On the occasion of “Voice of Obo” screening in Japan Film Fest Hamburg , we speak with him about the film, Japanese society and its issues, the Japanese film industry and other topics.
What was the inspiration behind the two characters, Shuta and Moriyoshi?
Shuta, is an example of a weak man who keeps frustration in his own mind. And I get inspiration of his character from myself. Moriyoshi’s character is inspired from a man’s figure of carrying gas cylinder like a Cross.
Shuta is a man who avoids taking responsibility for his actions. Do you think that this a common trait among Japanese people nowadays,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The slow-burning drama, as dictated nowadays by the style of Hirokazu Koreeda, is one of the most dominant genres in the Japanese movie industry. Takashi Saito makes his effort in the category with a film that follows its general rules, but also soars with a “subtle” tension deriving from the protagonist.
The Voice of Obo is screening at Japan Film Fest Hamburg
Shuta is a former boxer, and the embodiment of what society calls a loser. He cannot keep a job due to his temper, he mistreats his girlfriend for the slightest of reasons, and he seems to take no responsibility for anything that happens to him, blaming an invisible force for his troubles. His tendencies reach an apogee when his girlfriend announces to him that she is pregnant and she is keeping the baby: he decides to abandon her and leave for his hometown and his mother’s house,...
The Voice of Obo is screening at Japan Film Fest Hamburg
Shuta is a former boxer, and the embodiment of what society calls a loser. He cannot keep a job due to his temper, he mistreats his girlfriend for the slightest of reasons, and he seems to take no responsibility for anything that happens to him, blaming an invisible force for his troubles. His tendencies reach an apogee when his girlfriend announces to him that she is pregnant and she is keeping the baby: he decides to abandon her and leave for his hometown and his mother’s house,...
- 5/25/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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