Produced by Samike Samike, he came to China for the first time to shoot an action comedy

Group photo of the production team

1905 movie network news A few days ago, Japanese film master Takashi Miike officially announced that he will direct a mainland action comedy for the first time. The film is produced by Sambo Hung. This is the first collaboration between two veteran filmmakers. It can be described as a collision, two heroes and infinite possibilities.

"When I was in elementary school, I was already exposed to many of his excellent film and television works. At first, I was just a spectator, but after I became a creator, I felt it was a great honor to have such a cooperation opportunity."

The former producer Sheng Yubin promoted the cooperation between Hong Jinbao and Miike Takashi, and revealed that the cast of the film will be mainly Chinese, and Japanese actors Kotori Shun and Kimura Takuya are also under consideration. The project is currently in the script polishing stage and is expected to start production in April and May next year.

Takashi Miike

Samike Takashi: Samike Hung gave me the urge to be a newcomer

Miike Takashi is a Japanese geek director, with masterpieces such as "Killer Aichi", series, etc. His works are diverse in style, with a unique violent aesthetic in action scenes, and a black humor that is as imaginative as Kitano Takeshi. He is a Japanese film master as famous as Kitano Takeshi.

Samike, who has always regarded Hong Jinbao as his film enlightenment teacher, said that this collaboration has given him an urge to be a newcomer and a new stimulus. As for whether his violent style will affect the creation in China, Samike admits that this is not a problem: "I usually don’t do meaningless violence, or this kind of shooting method of violence only for violence. I still want to show the character in the work, how can he escape and resist from the environment, to show the rationality of the story while showing the beauty of violence." As for the cultural nuance of China and Japan, Samike believes that as long as you spend some time to understand it slowly, this difference will give birth to some very interesting works.

Tomoshi Miike, Sambo Hung

Samuel Hung: Visually not too violent

Brother Hong Jinbao is the film supervisor this time. The eldest brother revealed that after seeing the first draft of the script, he and producer Sheng Yubin started looking for a good director who could control the film. It was only after repeated communication, two visits to Japan and many visits that the filmmakers finally confirmed the cooperation. It is reported that a large part of the reason for being able to invite Miike Takashi is because of the eldest brother’s producer status and the brilliance of the first draft of the script.

When it comes to this cooperation, Big Brother said that everyone is still in the further running-in and development stage of the script. On the one hand, he hopes to be as close to Chinese culture as possible, so that domestic audiences can accept it and gain resonance. On the other hand, he wants good directors to play their own style and characteristics.

Regarding the overall style of the film, Big Brother believes that it can give the audience a feeling of violence, but it cannot visually make people feel too violent, which is a hindrance to comedy. How to be creative in action scenes is also crucial. Making a movie is based on audience acceptance and approval.

Samike Chongshi, Sheng Yubin, Hong Jinbao

Sheng Yubin: The cast is mainly Chinese

Sheng Yubin, the producer behind Mr. Samike’s move to China, previously produced Twin Cities and Kuaishou Shooters, two works of wit and black humor in Chinese-language action films. "One is an international director and the other represents traditional Chinese martial arts," Mr. Sheng said of the joint creation between Mr. Samike and Mr. Hung. "Put these two together and there will definitely be some sparks. And the director of Samike has a great appreciation for Chinese kung fu, saying he likes China very muchThree people: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Hong Jinbao, have always wanted to cooperate with representatives of Chinese Kung Fu, and this opportunity makes him very excited. "

Seung Yubin finally revealed that the film is still in the in-depth polishing stage of the script, and it is expected to start in April and May next year. The cast is mainly Chinese, and Japanese big-name actors such as Shun Kotori, who has worked with Mitsuke Takashi on "Hot Blood High School", and Takuya Kimura on "Infinite Residence" are also under consideration. However, whether it is small fresh meat or old drama bones, the actors will be selected based on the needs of the script. "The director has very strict requirements for filming, and the actors must be given sufficient time and cooperation. If you can’t understand the lines and script, it is unacceptable to memorize the lines on the spot."