The announcement of the Golden Globe Awards, which is considered a prelude to the Academy Awards in the United States, will be held on the 11th of Japan time.
In Japanese movies, director Masaaki Yuasa's "Inuoh" has been nominated for the Animation Film Award, and attention will be paid to the outcome of the award.
The 80th Golden Globe Awards are selected by a group of foreign journalists specializing in the film industry in the United States, and are positioned as the prelude to the Academy Awards, the largest festival in the American film industry.
The Golden Globe Awards will be announced in Beverly Hills near Los Angeles from 5:00 pm local time on the 10th and 10:00 am on the 11th Japan time.
In Japanese films, Masaaki Yuasa's "Inuoh" has been nominated for the Animation Film Award.
This work is based on the novel "Heike Monogatari Inuoh no Maki" written by writer Hideo Furukawa, based on the true story of the Noh actor Inuoh, who was active in the Muromachi period. It depicts the friendship between two friends, and the enthusiasm of people with their songs and dances.
It is the first time for a Japanese work to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film since 2019's "Mirai of the Future" directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
"Inuoh" Director Masaaki Yuasa "I'm looking forward to being able to participate this time"
Prior to the announcement of the Golden Globe Awards, director Masaaki Yuasa of "Inuoh" responded to NHK's interview in Los Angeles on the 9th.
In this, Director Yuasa said, ``I'm looking forward to participating this time, and I'm facing it without thinking too much about the results. I talked about my feelings before the announcement.
Regarding the fact that "Inuoh" has been highly evaluated in various countries, such as being nominated in the category of innovative works at the Venice International Film Festival, "It deals with Japan's Muromachi period, but it is a story about the independence of artists. , I think that people enjoy it because the theme is that politics is involved in it, something that used to be in any country in the past.”
Regarding the fusion of classical tones such as the biwa with modern rock in the film, he said, "Aiming for the top with music was a nuance close to rock in our sense, so that kind of music. Even though it feels a little strange, I wanted the audience to feel that there may have been moments when people were enthusiastic about stars, so I chose this style.” I was.
Director Yuasa's works so far
Director Masaaki Yuasa is 57 years old from Fukuoka Prefecture.
After graduating from college, he went freelance after working on a number of animation projects at anime studios, making his feature directorial debut in 2004 with 'Mind Games'.
After that, he directed TV series such as "Kemonozume" and "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!" In the feature section of the world's largest animation film festival "Annecy International Animated Film Festival" held in France, it won the "Crystal Award", the highest award.
He will also receive the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2021.
"Inuoh" is Yuasa's fifth theatrical feature film. was highly rated.
What is the movie "Inuoh"?
The movie "Inuoh" is a musical animation based on the novel "The Tale of the Heike: Inuoh no Maki" by Hideo Furukawa, a writer modeled on the Noh actor, Inuoh, who actually existed in the Muromachi period.
A boy who lost his eyesight and became a biwa player, Tomoo, and Inuoh, a strange boy whose father is a Noh actor Muryo, meet in the capital and hit it off.
The free-spirited performance and unrivaled dance performed by the two, who are bound by a strong friendship, fascinated the people of the city, and finally stood on the once-in-a-lifetime stage in front of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
It is a work that is abundantly studded with free musical expression that fuses the sounds of classical Japanese instruments such as the biwa with modern rock and orchestral music.
Director Masaaki Yuasa, who will be the fifth theatrical feature this time, will be the director, and the original characters will be created by manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, and the script will be written by Akiko Nogi.
Mr. Yoshihide Otomo was in charge of the music, which is an important element in the work, and Mr. Yukihiro Goto, a biwa player, was in charge of supervising the biwa.
Mr. Goto not only plays the biwa in the work, but also voices the master of the biwa master.
"Inuoh" was screened at film festivals both in Japan and abroad and received high acclaim, including being nominated for the "Orizzonti" section, which gathered young directors and innovative works, at the Venice International Film Festival held in Italy two years ago. I'm here.