{"id":22412,"date":"2024-03-11T21:29:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T01:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22412"},"modified":"2024-03-11T21:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T01:29:33","slug":"hirokazu-kore-eda-discusses-his-upcoming-samurai-themed-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22412","title":{"rendered":"Hirokazu Kore-eda Discusses His Upcoming Samurai-Themed Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Japanese filmmakers Hirokazu Kore-eda was a big winner at last night\u2019s Asian Film Awards<\/a> in Hong Kong. For the second consecutive year, Kore-eda captured the Best Director title, this time for his latest feature, Monster<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a> The prolific director had won the prize a year ago for Broker,<\/strong><\/em> a Korean-language film.

Discussing his most recent award, Kore-eda was quoted in Deadline<\/em><\/a> as saying \u201cI\u2019m in a really good spot right now. I\u2019m not forcing myself at all. I\u2019m constantly working. I have good stamina.\u201d As for his future projects, he added that \u201cI\u2019m currently working on a streaming drama I shot last autumn. I\u2019m in the editing phase for that now,\u201d but offered few details other than to say: \u201cWe aren\u2019t sure which streaming service is going to get it yet. But it\u2019s based on a popular NHK series made 40 years ago. It\u2019s a very samurai story. In total, there will be seven episodes.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

On a more somber note, Kore-eda lamented the problems being encountered by his colleagues in the Japanese film industry.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe are seeing a lot of new people entering the industry,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, if people think that means there is a renewal in audiences or the movie scene is happier than before, I can say that is not true. Staff are not making a living in the industry, and it is very hard to keep them working on films. There are now a lot of shows, but they\u2019re not making a living at all. That is the point we have to work on and improve, otherwise it will be very difficult to keep making Japanese movies in the future.\u201d

With a screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto<\/a>, Kore-eda’s Monster<\/strong> <\/em>debuted at Cannes last year, winning a Best Screenplay award. \u201cIt was a dream to work with Sakamoto, Kore-eda declared. \u201cI have always admired his work and saw similarities between us. I learned a lot from him.\u201d

Both Kore-eda and Sakamoto have recently inked deals with Netflix. Kore-eda\u2019s first project with the streaming service was a series titled The Makanai Cooking for the Maiko House<\/strong><\/em>. Sakamoto debuted on Netflix with the romantic murder mystery In Love and Deep Water.

<\/strong><\/em>At last night’s Asian Film Awards ceremony, Ryosuke Hamaguchi\u2019s Evil Does Not Exist<\/strong><\/em><\/a> won him the trophy for Best Film, a year after his Drive My Car<\/strong><\/em><\/a> took top honors. He became only the third Japanese director to be nominated for an Academy Award. Hamaguchi first gained international recognition for Happy Hour<\/strong><\/em> (2015) and Asako I & II<\/strong><\/em> (2018).<\/p>\r\n

Check out more of Edward\u2019s articles.\u00a0<\/a>

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