Land of bears in ancient times: He made himself a hermit.

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In a museum in Japan, Hirohito stared at a painting named Nobaki by Shouyi Kumatani for a long time, then turned to his entourage and asked, "How old is the child who painted this painting?" When I heard this, everyone was whispering and didn't know how to answer, because Kengo Kuma, the shroud, was already a famous painter at that time, and he was over 90 years old. How old is he?

Then, why do Kumatani Shouyi's works make people mistakenly think that children of several years old did it? The movie "Where is Kumagaya Shouyi" will tell you the answer.

Where is Bear Valley is a feature film directed by Sh?ichi Okita and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki and KiKi KiRin. The film premiered at Beijing International Film Festival on April 18 and was released in Japan on May 19.

The film was inspired by photographer Fujimori Takeshi's photo album Loneliness, and set in the later life of Shouyi Kumatani. After seeing this photo album, director Sh?ichi Okita came up with the idea of putting Kumatani Shouyi's old age on the screen.

This film is defined as a drama. After reading it, it feels more like a documentary, just like a hidden lens, quietly following the daily life of the old couple. Because the whole film has almost no plot, no story, no climax, and there is not much eye-catching place, just the trivial daily life of an elderly couple.

Even so, the film is still worth seeing. Behind the seemingly simple and trivial daily life, there is a person's detached attitude towards life. It can calm people's impetuous hearts and slow down their hasty steps. When you realize the significance of this film, you will like its slow pace and even its "boredom" more and more.

Director Sh?ichi Okita "is good at digging out the details of wild interests in life, and his works are delicate and gentle in style, but can convey infinite emotions and implications, without ups and downs, seemingly light but beautiful (comprehensive evaluation by Netease Entertainment and Phoenix Network)".

"Where is Shouyi Kumatani" filmed a simple day for Shouyi Kumatani: After a "colorful" breakfast, Shouyi Kumatani put on his clogs, tied up his leather pad, put on his old hat and prepared to go out for a "long trip". He is going to sit by the pond for a while, look at the fish in the pond, and look at the flowers, birds, fish and insects in the garden.

A gecko crawled on the path, a butterfly rested on the leaves, a mantis crawled on the branches, a frog slipped away gently along the edge of the tank, a free goldfish in the tank and so on. He would stop and look carefully, as if to dig out details from them that he had never noticed before.

A pebble on the ground, he will carefully pick it up and study it carefully. "Where did you fly from?" Then find a place to sit down, put it in your hand and watch it on your knees. Every posture should be kept for a long time, just like an old lady meditating. He also squatted on the ground for a long time to observe the movement of ants. "Ants always walk in the middle of the left with one leg. See? "

When you see branches swaying in the wind, you should stop and ask emotionally, "Were you here yesterday?" Seeing a cat flash by, I want to chase it, but I don't know where I am in the Woods.

Look at him looking around, stopping, squatting or lying down, talking to himself, just like an elf sneaking out of a fairy tale kingdom.

Xiong Gushou is familiar with this garden, because he hasn't set foot outside the house for more than 30 years. He repeats the same lifestyle almost day after day and year after year. After breakfast, he played chess with his wife Xiuzi, then went to the garden to observe "sentient beings" and dealt with some uninvited guests in the afternoon. Only in the evening does he go into his studio and write his favorite calligraphy and painting.

Xiong Gushou asked his wife, "If you could start over, would you?" The wife replied, "I will feel bored and tired." Xiong Gushou said: "I want to live over and over again. I want to make my life longer. I live happily. "

He doesn't need much. He needs three meals a day, a back garden and a wife who takes care of each other. This life is enough! "This garden is big enough for me. I can only control it." How big is this garden?

Director Sh?ichi Okita mostly uses close-ups in his films, which gives the audience an illusion that this garden is so big and that pond is so far away. It was not until the end of the film that the audience saw the panoramic view of the garden, which was actually just a small yard! "One flower and one world, one leaf and one Buddha" really means that the world is as big as the heart.

Xiong Gu keeps his will and enjoys it. Although he is in the Jianghu, he is not entangled and tired because of it. The little assistant said with emotion, "Isn't he bored?" He is either a real woodcutter or a hermit saint. "

In today's fast-paced torrent, most people are involved and rush forward without thinking. It's hard to stop and ask yourself what you really like to do, because there are always so many "must" things waiting for you to do, whether you like it or not.

Over time, people are used to doing those "important" things, and their words and deeds are full of strong purpose and utility. If the purpose is too strong, it will ignore those seemingly simple and ordinary things in daily life, but in fact they are very important, and lose a lot of fun in life.

Someone once said, "Doing a few seemingly useless but enjoyable things in life and sticking to it for a long time will often lead to unexpected results." Sometimes, meaningless things are the most interesting and meaningful things under heaven and earth.

"For 30 years, this man has never left his backyard. In his backyard, he observes all the creatures he can see. Shouyi Kumatani is an extraordinary person and one of the greatest painters in contemporary Japan. He was indifferent to fame and fortune and devoted all his energy to artistic creation. He is known as a hermit saint in art. "

This is the outside world's evaluation of Kumatani Shouyi, but he himself does not agree. He doesn't want to be "the greatest painter" or "hermit saint". He just observes everything around him with a childlike heart, and then draws what he likes, which is simple and focused.

He doesn't like that everything about himself is treated as after-dinner talk. In order to protest, he walked out of the house on crutches for 30 years. He is not only indifferent to fame and fortune. He is not interested in everything around him. Even sitting among revelers, he seems to be alone and undisturbed.

When I arrived at Shouyi in Kumagaya, I thought of the hermit mentioned in Lonely Valley. They either take root in the mountains and hide in the city, or sell autumn wind along the street. There are many real hermits among them. However, if they don't want you to see them, even if they do, they won't know the true face of Lushan Mountain.

"Zhi Zhi, then there is a decision, then it can be quiet, then it can be quiet, then it can be safe, then it can be considered, and then it can be obtained. Things start and end, and things end. If you know the order, you will find a shortcut. University "

Throughout the ages, hermits have always existed, but different times have given them different meanings and different ways of practicing. They were born or joined the WTO, but they all returned to the Sect and eventually reached the same goal.

Although the whole movie gives people a bland feeling, it can make people examine their behavior after watching it. Have you ever sat still, observed your heart, whether you are doing what you like, and whether you have been focused?

Different movies have different audiences. "Where there is a Bear Valley" is a film that challenges the audience's habit of watching movies. Some people like it because it inspires people. Some people spit and feel bored. Nothing else, just different angles of appreciation.