The International Status of Japanese Films

For example, I think people who have experienced that era have the deepest feelings about the influence of the Japanese film Witness in China. The film was introduced to China on 1979, which caused a sensation. Then Gao Cangjian's Chase was introduced, and two films * * * became the most popular Japanese films at the beginning of the reform and opening up.

In addition to the unforgettable story in the film, the song "Straw Hat" helped the film become a classic. As soon as the melody of "Mom" rings, it makes people cry and has been singing for decades. In 2005, Mr. Qiao, the original singer of this song, also came to China to participate in the same song program, and sang this song again, which aroused many people's memories.

But do you know how influential witnesses are in Japan? It turns out that this movie was released in Japan as early as 1977, and it received a warm response as soon as it was released. Its popularity is no less than that of China, and the box office has made great strides, becoming the second highest box office movie of 1977. The record "Straw Hat Song" sung by Joe has sold more than 500,000 copies in Japan.

It caused such a sensation because the film was adapted from the mystery novel of the same name by writer Seiichi Morimura. Seiichi Morimura is a representative figure of social school reasoning in Japanese mystery. His achievements are second only to Seicho Matsumoto, the pioneer of social school, and he can be said to be a far-reaching literary master. The proof of human nature was written by him in 1975. This novel reveals the darkness and ugliness of human nature in the upper class of Japan with a love tragedy, and at the same time has certain anti-war sentiment, which is regarded as the most shocking mystery novel.

After the publication of 1975, this novel has been published more than 30 times in 10 month, with a cumulative sales volume of 3 million copies. This is the best-selling mystery novel except The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Seishi Yokomizo once commented: "The proof of human nature is the highest masterpiece of Seiichi Morimura and the masterpiece of Japanese social reasoning."

However, some Japanese films that caused a sensation in China did not have any response in the Japanese island countries, such as Chase, which was a big hit in China, but it was a box office when it was released in Japan, not Takakura's masterpiece. So he was surprised when he learned that he was known and loved by the audience in China with this film.