Chapter 527 A little boy’s true growth

About Takeshi Iwata making a comedy movie.

Akira Kurosawa is actually very open-minded.

In fact, he was very, very looking forward to it.

However, this is Takeshi Iwata's first comedy film after all.

So, wouldn't it be funny?

The previous "Hanabi" was still very funny, but this movie is not a comedy.

Therefore, from a funny perspective, this movie must have higher requirements.

It has to be very funny.

result……

Akira Kurosawa literally kept laughing.

This "Kikujiro's Summer" is really funny.

It can be said that it is not just Takeshi Iwata, not just his bicycle gambler.

There is also a free tour that shows off your own poor performance.

And other people are also very shining.

For example, Xiao Ren.

Her performance was outstanding.

Although, it always seems to be serious.

But it's her seriousness that makes her actions look so funny amidst the many absurd plots.

Yes, it's actually not absurd.

There's really nothing absurd about this movie, it's clearly a movie about growing up.

Therefore, a character like Shinobu is needed.

She is like an audience, the same audience as herself.

Follow Kikujiro and Masao along the way and watch their growth.

And along the way...

It’s so funny!

Kurosawa was so amused that he really couldn't stop.

You know, he is famous as a tyrant on the set.

Moreover, he once committed suicide.

Such a movie that can make him laugh has fully demonstrated the power of comedy.

The point is, some of the plots are quite heartwarming.

Kikujiro came with Masao all the way, and the team seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

That middle-aged man with hair riding a motorcycle... is really funny.

Just the image can make people hate you.

And then there's the man who plays the octopus.

But besides these, there are other people.

Kikujiro, Masao, the little policewoman and the others.

They also met a couple of young people.

They are a couple, but they don't seem like good people.

But, after they have been with Zhengnan for a long time.

The man started his performance.

He is really funny, and through magic tricks and awkward dances, he makes the little guy Zhengnan laugh non-stop.

This young man is Masato Sakai. Although he did not get the leading role, he did make a cameo.

The main point that Kurosawa saw was of course not Masato Sakai. He saw what was behind this scene.

Japan is actually a very cold country.

In this country, everyone seems to be living a very lonely life.

Of course, on the surface.

Many people are very polite in their daily lives.

However, this kind of politeness, especially that very, very professional smile, not only did not bring us closer to each other, but instead made everyone feel further and further apart.

This is indeed the case, and Akira Kurosawa will not protect his motherland.

Because this is reality, and any normal person can feel this.

Laughter should actually come from the heart.

If there is anything in this world it is the ugliest.

That fake smile is definitely one of them.

In this movie, Kurosawa saw something different.

It should be said that from a realistic point of view, Zhengnan is really a very lucky little guy.

Yes, there are so many people taking the initiative to help him.

Perhaps it was because of the pitiful appearance of this little guy that it aroused the pity of many people.

But, judging from his experience.

Many people helped Zhengnan.

Perhaps, these help seem a little silly, a little stupid, or even of little use at all.

But the smile on Zhengnan's face... is real.

This is ten thousand times better than those fake smiles!

Yes, Kurosawa saw the key to this film.

In this movie, many people no longer have that sense of isolation, that sense of alienation, that sense of indifference.

The guy in this movie, doesn't have a fake smile.

Everyone is speaking from the heart.

Smile very well.

Moreover, the whole plot is also very funny.

This is all really great.

Akira Kurosawa looked at it and naturally laughed non-stop.

He liked this movie so much.

However, if the movie just keeps laughing like this.

That doesn't seem very good either.

The logic is this.

If a movie just advances at a certain rhythm and develops the plot.

So, even if this movie controls this rhythm very well, it is difficult for this movie to become a masterpiece.

It's like the core of comedy is tragedy.

There is nothing wrong with this sentence itself.

Not only movies, but many cultural works are like this.

Just like literature.

The text seems to be displeased when looking at mountains.

The plot itself needs ups and downs and waves.

And the same goes for comedy.

It's okay to just make fun of it.

But, this is also a kind of ‘flatness’.

Akira Kurosawa actually likes works that make people laugh all the time.

A smile will save you ten years, who would refuse?
To be continued...