Awesomeness and randomness called KAI-HO-KU 2
Okay, I bought it... I couldn't resist, okay?
Now, I wish I would buy a scanner with it, cause this way it lacks something, but it can't be helped... I invested my last money into that damn book...
Thanks to amazing g_pumpkin I have scans for this ;)
VOL.1 Movie Theater
November, 2003
My first serious date was in a movie theater. When I was a freshman in high school, in Shibuya Toukyuu that doesn't exist anymore. We met in front of café lined up with other shops, and I'm pretty sure we watched "Gremlins". I was so aware of the fact that the girl was sitting right next to me whole the time.
Including the sense of distance and everything else, after all the date should be in theater.
After that I was going to theater in Honmoku quite a lot, driving a car there. Parking the car in a parking lot and just watching Screen 1, Screen 2, Screen 3... watching theaters lined up made me all excited. When I enter it, I would buy ice-cream monaka (a dessert filled with jam from red-bean paste) I would never eat normally...
Once the movie was over, I would go around cafés and second-hand shops that are open until late at night and then return home. It was a course that felt good.
I've never gone to theater and though "It was boring". But once, when I was going home from surfing, it was in Shibuya or somewhere, I fell asleep during first 5 minutes of "Jurassic Park". I even started to sweat in sleep, and when I opened my eyes the ending subtitles were running on screen. When I asked my friend with a bit lost feeling "Dinosaurs showed up?", he said "Showed. But you can really sleep well." It's true they were screaming and stomping all the time. Not so long ago, I watched it on DVD and I thought "So this is what's the story about."...
Lately, I watch movies mostly on DVD. When you watch the movie at home, you can sit on comfortable sofa, prepare drink you feel like drinking and when you go to toilet you can pause the movie, it feels good in its way as well. And mothers with children can to enjoy it as well, while taking care of their children or doing some house works.
But it feels good to put your own body fighting arena of movies - theater. Because after all, space of theater is kind of special place, isn't it?
When I was a kid, going to theater felt like riding on attraction in amusement park, it was the same feeling as having fun on an attraction. I also thought that a mass psychology of all people in that place putting their hopes on same thing is interesting.
The Shanghai filming of 2046, it's difficult to say how it was, but if you put it simply it was "okay". Before I entered the filming site, unluckily I hurt my right shoulder and I wasn't able to think I was wanted there... Without clashing into anything I cried from vexation after a long time. You will understand it when the movie will be released, but when director Wong Kar-wai watched me when I was taping my shoulder, he went "It's nice. Let's make a scene where you're hurt." It's unimaginable it would happen in Japan, right?
I thought "Is it really okay?" And like that a story started to origin in director's mind. So, you're put in such situation and once you hear voice saying "Action!", starting with director, cameramans, lighting engineers, sound engineers... everyone's feeling become a strong power and you can easily concentrate.
Tony (Leung) came at the day when we weren't filming his scenes, worried about me asking "Takuya, how are you doing?" and checked on me. Because he knew me from 4 years ago when the filming started. And when I showed up with energetic "Yay!" he was disappointed saying "What! You seem doing well." Because 4 years ago, everyone opened their feeling to me, but back then there wasn't me who would be able to return those feelings. Now, I don't really know how I changed, but I'm able to understand "This is how it will turn out, I see...". When I finally started to think that way, the filming ended... I was allowed to obtain an amazing experience. I was able to sort things inside myself. Because there was no script, I don't know what will be other scenes like. And kind of vaguely know who will appear in it. But right now, I'm really looking forward to see what kind of movie it has become.
"I want to connect my feelings with everyone in theater more and more...
Because I'm preparing present called "movie" as well.
But at that time be as frank as you can... Counting on you!"
Also, my reading skills are way too far from being perfect, so if you notice any mistake please let me know, so I can improve as well... :)
And lastly a warning: I'm a creature that moves according a mood... My mood... Which means I can't promise this Kai-ho-ku project will continue... It's always better not expect anything from me, that way, you can't get disappointed ;)
And lastly lastly: Enjoy :)
Now, I wish I would buy a scanner with it, cause this way it lacks something, but it can't be helped... I invested my last money into that damn book...
Thanks to amazing g_pumpkin I have scans for this ;)
VOL.1 Movie Theater
November, 2003
My first serious date was in a movie theater. When I was a freshman in high school, in Shibuya Toukyuu that doesn't exist anymore. We met in front of café lined up with other shops, and I'm pretty sure we watched "Gremlins". I was so aware of the fact that the girl was sitting right next to me whole the time.
Including the sense of distance and everything else, after all the date should be in theater.
After that I was going to theater in Honmoku quite a lot, driving a car there. Parking the car in a parking lot and just watching Screen 1, Screen 2, Screen 3... watching theaters lined up made me all excited. When I enter it, I would buy ice-cream monaka (a dessert filled with jam from red-bean paste) I would never eat normally...
Once the movie was over, I would go around cafés and second-hand shops that are open until late at night and then return home. It was a course that felt good.
I've never gone to theater and though "It was boring". But once, when I was going home from surfing, it was in Shibuya or somewhere, I fell asleep during first 5 minutes of "Jurassic Park". I even started to sweat in sleep, and when I opened my eyes the ending subtitles were running on screen. When I asked my friend with a bit lost feeling "Dinosaurs showed up?", he said "Showed. But you can really sleep well." It's true they were screaming and stomping all the time. Not so long ago, I watched it on DVD and I thought "So this is what's the story about."...
Lately, I watch movies mostly on DVD. When you watch the movie at home, you can sit on comfortable sofa, prepare drink you feel like drinking and when you go to toilet you can pause the movie, it feels good in its way as well. And mothers with children can to enjoy it as well, while taking care of their children or doing some house works.
But it feels good to put your own body fighting arena of movies - theater. Because after all, space of theater is kind of special place, isn't it?
When I was a kid, going to theater felt like riding on attraction in amusement park, it was the same feeling as having fun on an attraction. I also thought that a mass psychology of all people in that place putting their hopes on same thing is interesting.
The Shanghai filming of 2046, it's difficult to say how it was, but if you put it simply it was "okay". Before I entered the filming site, unluckily I hurt my right shoulder and I wasn't able to think I was wanted there... Without clashing into anything I cried from vexation after a long time. You will understand it when the movie will be released, but when director Wong Kar-wai watched me when I was taping my shoulder, he went "It's nice. Let's make a scene where you're hurt." It's unimaginable it would happen in Japan, right?
I thought "Is it really okay?" And like that a story started to origin in director's mind. So, you're put in such situation and once you hear voice saying "Action!", starting with director, cameramans, lighting engineers, sound engineers... everyone's feeling become a strong power and you can easily concentrate.
Tony (Leung) came at the day when we weren't filming his scenes, worried about me asking "Takuya, how are you doing?" and checked on me. Because he knew me from 4 years ago when the filming started. And when I showed up with energetic "Yay!" he was disappointed saying "What! You seem doing well." Because 4 years ago, everyone opened their feeling to me, but back then there wasn't me who would be able to return those feelings. Now, I don't really know how I changed, but I'm able to understand "This is how it will turn out, I see...". When I finally started to think that way, the filming ended... I was allowed to obtain an amazing experience. I was able to sort things inside myself. Because there was no script, I don't know what will be other scenes like. And kind of vaguely know who will appear in it. But right now, I'm really looking forward to see what kind of movie it has become.
"I want to connect my feelings with everyone in theater more and more...
Because I'm preparing present called "movie" as well.
But at that time be as frank as you can... Counting on you!"
Also, my reading skills are way too far from being perfect, so if you notice any mistake please let me know, so I can improve as well... :)
And lastly a warning: I'm a creature that moves according a mood... My mood... Which means I can't promise this Kai-ho-ku project will continue... It's always better not expect anything from me, that way, you can't get disappointed ;)
And lastly lastly: Enjoy :)