2023-06-07 07:31:33
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Visiting Korea with the movie ‘If I Look Into Your Eyes’… Japan Academy Award for Best Actress
Director Sho Miyake “The most touching visit to Korea”
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(서울=연합뉴스) 오보람 기자 = 오는 14일 개봉하는 일본 영화 ‘너의 눈을 들여다보면’의 주인공 ‘케이코'(기시이 유키노 분)는 양쪽 귀가 모두 들리지 않는 프로 복서다.
관중의 함성은 물론이고 승패를 알리는 심판 판정조차 듣지 못하지만, 링 위에서 상대방과 마주할 때면 성난 황소 같다. 괴성을 지르며 돌진해 주먹을 날리고 다운이 돼도 벌떡 일어나 두 주먹을 붙인다.
지는 것이 죽기보다 싫은 그는 매일 새벽 5시에 일어나 고된 훈련에 돌입한다. 훈련을 마치면 생활비를 벌기 위해 호텔 청소부로 잠시 직업을 바꾸기도 한다.
주인공을 연기한 기시이 유키노는 7일 서울 롯데시네마 건대입구에서 열린 기자간담회에서 “트레이닝하면서 케이코의 인격이 내 안에서 형성돼 가는 것을 느꼈다. 인위적으로 연기하는 게 아니라 그저 존재하자는 마음으로 임했다”고 떠올렸다.
“케이코를 저라고 생각했어요. 저와 케이코는 사랑하는 것에 정열을 다하는 삶의 방식 자체가 닮았거든요. 케이코에게는 그게 복싱이고 저에게는 영화죠. 연기를 하면서 어떨 땐 케이코의 열정을 제가 못 쫓아가거나 질 것 같다는 생각도 들었어요. 그러면서 저 역시 강해지지 않았나 생각합니다.”
그는 지난해 이 역할로 일본 아카데미 시상식을 비롯해 일본 최고 권위의 영화 전문지 ‘키네마 준보’, 마이니치 영화 콩쿠르, 다카사키 영화제 등에서 여우주연상을 휩쓸었다. 대사는 없지만 눈빛과 몸짓으로 케이코의 열정과 독기를 훌륭하게 표현한다.
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In the ring, Keiko is stronger than anyone else, but outside the ring, she is the underdog among the weak. As for whether he has a point card, he is at a loss as he cannot understand what the cashier is saying, and even when a passer-by who hits him on the shoulder shouts, he cannot argue.
Director Sho Miyake introduced, “Although it dealt with boxing, it is a work depicting a woman who lives and fights in and out of the ring day by day.”
Perhaps that is why the film shows a journey of hardship, not a record of victory. Among the autobiography of Keiko Ogasawara, an actual deaf boxer, the part that recalls the days of trial and error was borrowed.
“Isn’t there only a highlight scene in (life)?” said director Miyake.
Director Miyake warmly and calmly depicts Keiko’s adversity, drawing the audience to focus on her life. This intention was also reflected in the filming of the film on 16mm film instead of digital. When Keiko is doing sign language, subtitles do not appear right away, but sometimes subtitles appear in white letters on a black background only following sign language is over.
Director Miyake said, “I thought that the unique texture of the film would make the audience look at the character dearly and give them the feeling of touching it with their eyes.” “he explained.
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Along with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who is famous for “Drive My Car” (2021), he is considered a next-generation director to lead the Japanese film industry. His debut film ‘Playback’ (2012) was invited to compete at the Locarno Film Festival, and ‘Your Bird Can Sing’ (2020) was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and received attention. The film was officially released in Korea following screening at the Jeonju International Film Festival. At the time, director Miyake tried to come to Korea, but was blocked by the Corona 19 epidemic.
He said, “I go to many countries for promotion, but visiting Korea is the most touching,” and emphasized, “(After the pandemic), it is a miracle that the world has become a world where you can meet Korean audiences and watch movies on the screen.”
‘Look into your eyes’ also premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year and was released as an Asian premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.
Kishii said, “When we showed this movie in Busan last year, we promised that it would be released in Seoul as well, and we are happy to actually come and share the movie.”
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