Vol.3 "MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season 2" Takayuki Yamada Exclusive Interview (February 3)

―"MIRRORLIAR FILMS" is a short omnibus film, but what is the hard thing to do when you play a short story?

Yamada: A movie has to create a world as if it really exists. In Seasons 1 and 2, I have experienced short stories with Ando-gumi and Ki Satodani-gumi in succession, but I need to express the life of the actor who is not able to draw very much with a 15-minute script. Not only the cast, but also the staff will be able to test their skills quite a bit, so I felt again that I would like to challenge short films in the future.

―Nine films will be screened in one season, but how do you decide the order of them?

Yamada: This is a very difficult job, isn't it? The members of the "MIRRORLIAR FILMS" committee will discuss and decide, but this time they are arranged in the order of their opinions. The reason I put Abe-chan (directed by Shinnosuke Abe)'s "point" in the early stage is because it is easy to see because there is a start-up and turnaround on the road movie. We placed works with such movements at the entrance, and arranged nine pieces so that people who are watching gradually were drawn in.

―It may be similar to making a CD album.

Yamada: That's right. I'm surprisingly good at deciding the order of songs. However, at the start of the project, the work of the general public recruitment frame to be allocated to Seasons 1-4 was decided, but I do not know the work of other directors at all. When the work came up, it was interesting that there were many works made on the theme of "life" this time. It's hard to watch the short story, so I had a lot of head on how to arrange it.

―May I ask you more?

Yamada: In the first place, short works have little information and have not been clearly presented. Not only the performers, but also the viewers have to think so much and fill the margins. Moreover, since 9 works are flowing continuously, I don't think it can be understood just by watching once.

―Actually, I just saw Season 1 once, and there were places where I couldn't understand even if I thought about it.

Yamada: But I think it's very important, and I think it's very important that the answer is not given. To think is to look at yourself at that time. So, instead of "difficult, I don't know", I want you to look at it many times and find the answer in your own interpretation, "Is it like this?" I like that movie, and I want to make movies that 100 people watch 10 times rather than 1000 people watch it. As a result, I think that will lead to the improvement of the movie scene.

―How does Mr. Yamada see the current Japanese film scene?

Yamada: I think the movie has become a little sublime. Isn't it okay to have a more familiar entertainment like going shopping for a little? I would be happy if you could see Fra, find your favorite work or cast from the nine movies, and enjoy a different way of enjoying a different movie, such as going to Fukahori yourself.