Performers and platforms.
As performers, when you are restricted by the direction, do you ever feel like, "You're just going to stop there? You can still do it.
Yamada:There was a film that I decided to participate in because I was attracted by the initial script, and when the cast was assembled, it turned out to be more star-studded than the production team had expected. The production team was a little bit greedy in wanting to broaden the audience, and as a result, the range of expression became narrower and narrower, and in the end, the film was not very successful. In the end, the film was not very good at all.
When you are trying to reach a larger audience, there are inevitably areas of discovery on the production side. Do you find it difficult to perform outside of Netflix?
Morita:In the case of "The Naked Director," I feel that the entertainment element is strong, but I also feel that the human drama is well realized, which makes the play easy to perform. If this were a film that only sought entertainment, I would feel as if I was being consumed, and I am sure that I would have difficulty in some aspects of the work. However, this is not a matter of budget, regulation, or platform, but rather a matter of what the people who work together want to create. That is what I consider important. In the first place, I don't think it's necessary to do the same thing on TV and Netflix.
Fujii:The quality and scale of "The Naked Director" are of course important, but I feel that the reactions and reactions of the people around me are on a higher level. I don't think there has ever been a drama that has been watched and talked about so much outside of terrestrial broadcasting. Of course, there are many interesting productions, and some of them are talked about, but I don't think there has ever been a drama that everyone watched and talked about outside of terrestrial broadcasting. But I was thinking, "Hey, isn't almost everyone watching these dramas? Almost no one has seen it? Did you feel that when you were on stage?
Yamada:When I go abroad, I am approached by people. (Morita-san) You are the same, aren't you?
Morita:Yes, we are the same (laughs).
Yamada:When I went to Hawaii and Singapore, people would say, "Are You Netflix?" I was like, "Oh, you're watching it."
Masaharu Take, general director of the film, said in an interview, "When Mr. Yamada arrived on the set in the morning, I could tell by the atmosphere that this was the kind of Murakami he would be today. All I had to do was film him like that, and it was like a documentary in a sense. Do you ever feel conflicted about the ethics of the characters you play, thinking, "If it were me, I wouldn't think this way"?
Yamada:If you do that, you will not be able to do anything, so the first step is to affirm the role. An actor must love his role more than anyone else and must believe in it the most. If Toru Muranishi were to confront Kuroki Kaoru at this time, he would say something like this, even though he knew she could see right through him. He would say something like, "Oh, I lied and everything was exposed. In all of my films, during the filming period, I draw in the role, and I also draw in and stay in the middle of the film.
Fujii:Are there any conflicts with other films you are shooting at the same time? Because I think it would be difficult to play several roles at the same time.
Yamada:Yes, I do. So I haven't done any hang-ups since I was 18 years old. Even just for the sake of it, because my mental state is no longer in myself or my role.
Morita:When I was filming Season 2, I was doing several hang-ups, partly due to Corona's influence (laughs). I remember going from a different site to shoot a scene where I met Muranishi-san at a hotel, where we shot another recording for another film.
Yamada:I'm young, so I'm fine (laughs).
Morita:It's hard to switch from one to the other. One time, I lost my sense of understanding and said, "Watashi wa..." (in the style of Kuroki Kaori) at another site.
Yamada:I know you will. ...but I didn't expect you to talk about regulations. Ask any Netflix producer for the rest (laughs).
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