Taiwan Cultural Center Taiwan Film Screening “New York Concerto” Talk Event Report Taiwan Cultural Center, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan Press release: October 3, 2024 Taiwan Cultural Center Taiwanese film screening “New York Concerto” talk event report A much-talked-about work starring Vivian Song and Kyung Toh from the popular Hong Kong group MIRROR! Director Yu Shengyi x Director Michito Fujii (movie “Youth 18 x 2: The Road to You”) talk event held!!
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Reincarnation,” and Kyung from the popular Hong Kong group MIRROR. This is a popular work in which Tou appeared. Director Yu Sheng-yi, who lives in New York, where this film is set, became a director in the spotlight after his feature debut with this film, which had a long run in Hong Kong. After the screening, director Yu Sheng-yi appeared online and announced the Japan-Taiwanese co-production film 『 Youth 18×2 The road to you ” A talk event was held with Michihito Fujii, a film director who is currently attracting the most attention, having made a huge hit in Taiwan and Japan. An omnibus film that conveys the breath of people living in New York, highly praised by director Michito Fujii. What is the humanism of Taiwanese cinema as told by New York-based director Yu Hsien-yi?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/42392/288/42392-288-1f904eb8b75673069be8ee5ada23f6d2-3491×2608.jpg Director Yu Shengyi and Director Michito Fujii “I’m very happy to be able to interact with the audience on the day that “New York Concerto” is screened in Japan for the first time.” Director Yu Shengyi appeared online from New York in the early morning, and there was a big applause from the venue. Ta. “I was impressed by how the three stories blended into the city of New York, and how the lives of the people living in the city were depicted in a documentary style.Director Yu was able to portray this because he has lived in New York for a long time. I think it’s a great story,” said director Michihito Fujii. Director Fujii said he was curious about “When portraying Taiwanese people living in New York, did they need to act in a language other than their native language, and what kind of characters did they design?” and asked Director Yu about the script and character design. “I have lived in New York for over 20 years.When I started studying film in New York, I also had experience working as an interpreter.One day, I suddenly realized that the job of interpreting allows me to connect with many people. I thought it would be possible to depict people living in New York from various angles.I drew inspiration from my own experiences and those close to me to create a realistic picture of immigrants living in New York. He said that he was able to create a realistic production that was possible only because of his own experience.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/42392/288/42392-288-c6ddf1fc26603bb6efdbb5ecaeae2de7-3900×2925.jpg Director Michito Fujii Director Fujii, who actually lived in New York until he was 4 years old and whose grandfather has roots in Taiwan, said in a talk about New York Concerto, “Actually, I met Vivian Song, who plays the lead role, in Taiwan, and we’re still email friends.” He said he felt a strong connection to being invited to the event. “Vivian Song’s English performance, who played the role of a woman working as an interpreter in New York, was particularly wonderful,” Director Fujii praised, adding, “Vivian Song has always been my favorite actor, and I would love for her to play the main character.” I made an offer. In the second episode, I was having a hard time finding the role of a young man in New York who aspires to become a dancer, but the producer recommended Kyung Tou from the popular Hong Kong group MIRROR. I didn’t know him, but his acting and dancing were amazing and I immediately decided to hire him. ” Director Yoo said about the use of popular actors. Curator Lim Kar-wai said, “I was surprised that Kyung Toh, a Hong Konger, played the role of a Taiwanese person so comfortably. There were a lot of his fans at the venue today! ”, and immediately from the audience, Kyung Tohwan asked, “The dancing of the young man played by Kyung Toh was also wonderful, but was it the direction that made it so awkward when he was riding a bicycle in New York City?” A question popped up. “The girl he was playing was not good at cycling, so he was cycling slowly to match her.Maybe that’s why he looked unstable!He was very good at cycling as well as dancing (lol) ”, Director Yu said, and the venue was filled with laughter. “New York Concerto” has three stories that are intricately intertwined, depicting the feelings of Taiwanese people living in New York, and the subway appears as an important setting. When asked by the audience why he chose the subway as a setting, he said, “The subway is an important means of transportation and a major artery for the citizens of New York.We ride it every day.People who are new to New York often start by learning how to ride the subway.” That’s about it.The subway is very noisy and there is a lot of noise.I felt that there were various emotions such as joy and sadness. ” Director Yu, who lives in New York, revealed that he was able to choose the location for the film. “There are many restrictions when filming in Japan, and it is difficult to apply for permission. In Taiwan, the government was more cooperative with filming, so it was very easy to film. I think there are many restrictions when filming in New York.” When asked, Director Fujii, who has experience filming in New York City, replied, “It’s difficult to apply for filming in New York, but we filmed the subway in a documentary style (lol).My staff and I are used to filming in New York, so we give permission as much as possible. We proceeded by choosing a location that was easy to shoot,” Director Yu said of the difficulties of filming.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/42392/288/42392-288-e18c7f45edc3d8ec0e782eb98887fd93-3900×2925.jpg Venue situation The original title, “My Heavenly City,” literally translates to “a heavenly city.” When asked what meaning he put into the title, the director answered, “I just arrived in New York.” At that time, everything felt so big. There are so many people, people from many different walks of life, and living in New York has its challenges. At the same time, it’s a city where you can pursue your dreams. It is also a place where the highest and the lowest, heaven and hell coexist. I don’t know if New York is ‘heaven’, but I think people perceive this city differently depending on the person.” He added, “When I heard the Japanese title ‘New York Concerto’ given for this screening in Japan, I thought it was a great title and perfect for the movie!” said director Yu, expressing his thoughts behind the title.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/42392/288/42392-288-419456898288b2b1465b47a03c561ca2-1280×720.png Director Yu Shengyi Finally, when asked about the appeal of Taiwanese movies, he answered, “Taiwanese movies have a warmth that cannot be expressed in words.I like the works of directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, and I would like to go to a movie theater in this city someday.” As I was thinking about this, I became obsessed with Taiwanese movies.Last year, I worked with my Taiwanese friends on the film “Seishun 18 x 2: The Road to You”. ” I made it. Today’s young Taiwanese filmmakers are breaking out of the confines of Taiwanese cinema, aiming to create their own Asian films, and creating a new era of Taiwanese cinema. Director Yu also studied film in New York and is trying to make his own Taiwanese and Asian films from New York. When I see them like that, it’s like I’m looking at my friends from the town next to me, and I feel like they’re like brothers who give me energy,” Director Fujii said. “I also grew up watching coaches Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, and am a big fan of them. I think Taiwanese movies depict humanism as a universal theme. Young Taiwanese artists today are working on works in a variety of genres, and I feel that humanism is depicted as a tradition in these works as well. ”, Director Yu said, and there was a big applause from the audience.
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