Collection of works by Shunji Iwai

Chronology of Shunji Iwai's film and television works

1991 "The Nameless Child" "The Man Who Came to Kill"

1992 "Ghost Soup" "OMELETTE" " Crab Pot" "MARIA" "A Summer Solstice Story"

1993 "Fireworks" "Unknown Zone" "The Snow King"

1994 "Bundle of Love" "Dream" Traveler" "Crazy Love"

"The Bundle of Love"

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Introduction: The writer Yukio and his wife Mengbao live a simple and ordinary life in an apartment. Yukio was busy writing almost all day long, and the two gradually felt a sense of estrangement and indifference. One day, Yukio was surprised to find that the cute baby had tied up many things in the house with ropes. The cute baby became very abnormal and often even tried to tie himself in a rope. The doctor diagnosed that Mengbao suffered from a mental illness called "obsessive-compulsive binding syndrome" and was unable to receive medical treatment. Back home, the cute baby asked to be tied up tightly. In the end, Yukio reluctantly used countless ropes to tie the cute baby to the corner...

"Dream Traveler"

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Introduction: Coco was rejected by her parents because she behaved abnormally and strangled her twin sister to death. Sent to a mental hospital. In this isolated place, Coco, dressed as a crow, met fellow patients Curly Mao and Xiao Wu. Curly was harassed many times by a perverted elementary school teacher. In a state of madness, he killed the teacher and was finally sent to this mental hospital. Until now, Curly Hair cannot get rid of the shadow. Nightmares recur repeatedly, and he is often violated by doctors here. Xiao Wu is divorced from reality...

1995 "Love Letter"

1996 "Swallowtail Butterfly" "Moon Knight"

"Swallowtail Butterfly"

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Introduction: During the peak of the economy, a large number of foreign immigrants poured into Japan. They regarded it as a gold mining paradise to make money desperately, and named it "Yuandu". ". However, the Japanese hated this name and called these immigrants "Yuan Pirates". After her mother's death, an unknown "Yuandu" girl was sent to the prostitute Guliguo. The kind-hearted Guliguo temporarily took in the girl and named the girl Papilio after the butterfly tattooed on his chest.

1997 "Mirror of the Sky"

1998 "April Story"

1999 "Children who want to watch fireworks from another perspective" < /p>

Participated in 2000 as a member of LANDS in "Shikiri" BANDAGE

2001 "Everything About Lily Zhou" (also known as "Youth Electric Fantasy Story")

2004 "Flower and Alice"

2006 "Rainbow Goddess" [Iwai serves as the producer] "Ichikawa Kun Monogatari"

2008 as director and screenwriter

2009 "Wallace Mermaid"

2010 "Bandage" [as screenwriter]

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Released on January 16, 2010

Summary of Iwai Shunji's movies

Iwai Shunji, born in 1963. Director of the movie "Love Letter" and a player in Japan's new film movement, he is known as Japan's most promising new "image writer". Some Chinese movie fans also call him the "Japanese Wong Kar-wai".

Fireworks: Fleeting Beauty

Shunji Iwai's early works can be said to be the prototype of "love letters". They are both full of the introverted and euphemistic emotions of young people, and they are also full of the introverted and euphemistic emotions of young people. There is a faint sadness permeating the film, which is also a lyrical work by Iwai. The difference is that the characters in "Fireworks" are younger and the film is very short. It should be regarded as a TV film, less than 60 minutes.

I was already prepared to be knocked down by Iwai again, hoping that it would be as touching as "Love Letter", but after all, my hopes were too high, so to be honest, I was a little disappointed. Maybe it was because the film was too Even though the relationship was short, I always felt that it was unfinished and ended too hastily. The whole film is still telling a story about adolescent boys. There is a hazy love, an initial impulse, a fantasy, and more of an indescribable feeling. Sentimental atmosphere, beautiful but fleeting. Just like those fleeting fireworks.

There are five or six boys in the film who are at most 13 years old, maybe even younger. In addition, there is the only A girl. Girls always mature earlier, so she looks a little older than the boys. They are classmates in the same class. Of course, the girl appears because one of the boys likes her very much. In normal times, they are no different from ordinary teenagers of this age. They always stay together in a group, a small group of boys full of loyalty. Happy, simple, and unconditional. I don’t know what boys are like at that age. Regarding what love feels like, in short, girls are the most vulnerable at that time, with vague longing, but also fear, fear without any clear goals. At that age, the greatest pressure I endured was probably when I was with my mother. In terms of struggle, I feel that I can be considered an adult now, and I feel that I can have a little "freedom". But my mother said no. So I saw the little girl in "Fireworks" carrying her bag and running away from home, and I felt sad in my heart. Ripples, I once had that thought! But after all, I didn’t have the courage to put it into practice.

The film is divided into two completely different processes, based on the different results of the swimming competition of two little boys. At first, during the alternation of the process, I was a little confused as to why someone suddenly changed. Later I found out that this was a special arrangement by Iwai. He made things different. After all, one of them liked the girl. In fact, The invitation was just a momentary impulse, and the person to whom the girl extends the invitation is uncertain. She has no fixed feelings for anyone, all she wants is to leave, preferably with someone to accompany her on the journey. I think she is still afraid in her heart Yes. I remembered an article I once read that said that a toddler in the park usually runs forward without hesitation, hoping to get away from his mother. However, before running very far, he will definitely stop and look back. Is the person behind him still looking at him and smiling at him? If so, he will run forward again; if not, he will definitely stop and look around, until he finds his mother again, his heart will be at peace. In the same "Fireworks", the girl still wanted to go back after running around outside. I think she might have felt that enough was enough. She had just walked through.

That little boy was quite cool. Interestingly, he has just begun to understand likes and loves, but compared with "Fujii Tree", he is lucky. He has such an opportunity to run away alone with the girl he likes. Originally, he didn't have the courage to confess, but now he doesn't If you need it, just go with her.

The most touching part of the whole movie was when a group of boys shouted the name of the girl they liked to the earth on the way to the lighthouse. It was really It was a group of young teenagers who were just starting to fall in love. Someone called out the name of the female teacher. (Are young teachers particularly attractive to teenagers who are just starting to fall in love? (Does the condition of being a witch count?) But their shouting made it difficult to watch. People will always have feelings in their hearts, some memories, some screams. After all, we have all gone through such a period of time.

And when a group of teenagers finally reached the lighthouse, they found that The fireworks were over, and their disappointment was palpable. I thought of a story about a group of children who heard that there was a bluebird in a distant place. As long as they found it, they would be happy. So they set out to find it. As a result, they After all the hardships, I finally saw the legendary blue bird, but found that it was just an ordinary and inconspicuous bird. It turns out that happiness is so ordinary, and the process is everything. So whether the "fireworks" are flat or round, The question itself is meaningless at all. But to find the answer is almost the same as whether one's own value judgment is correct. When we were children, we often got into inexplicable arguments with our peers over a meaningless question. In fact, the most important thing is a feeling of being recognized by others. We argue and insist on this feeling. This is the first time in our lives that we insist.

Iwai’s lyrical works always contain It was full of tenderness. Originally, the fireworks were over. But Iwai let it light up again and let it bloom again. In the bright fireworks, the eyes of the young people shined. They saw a kind of extreme beauty. Those who have passed Youth is also blooming like fireworks in the hearts of everyone who has ever been young.

We are always so unforgettable about those memories of our youth, even though they have gone with the wind

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