At the Cannes Film Festival in France, one of the world's three major film festivals, Takeshi Kitano's first new film in six years was screened to great applause from the audience.
Kitano's first new film in six years, "Neck," was screened in the "Cannes Premiere" section, which gathers the most popular films of the time, apart from the competition section where the awards are contested.
It is a film adaptation of Honnoji's strangeness with its own interpretation, depicting the ambitions and betrayals of various characters, such as Sengoku warlords and Hyakusama.
Director Kitano wrote and edited the original story, and also played the role of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Before the screening on the 6rd, Kitano appeared on the red carpet with Hidetoshi Nishijima, who played Mitsuhide Akechi, and Ryo Kase, who played Nobunaga Oda.
At the screening, the audience stood up and applauded Director Kitano as he entered the theater.
A French woman in her 30s said, "It was completely different from the period drama I expected, and it was interesting that it was not a simple mixture of good and evil."
In addition, a man in his 20s who is a fan of Kitano's work said, "It was large in scale and powerful, and I felt that the personality setting of the characters was interesting and unique to director Kitano."
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Kore-eda's new film "Monster" has been nominated in the competition section, and German director Wim Wenders' "PERFECT DAYS" starring Hiroshi Yakusho has been nominated, and the results of the judging will be announced on the 28th, Japan hours.
Director Kitano: "For Japan customers"
Speaking to the press after the screening, Kitano commented on the applause and applause he received from the audience after the screening, saying, "The audience at Cannes enjoyed watching it, so I hope that the Japan audience will also enjoy it.
In response to the audience's reaction, he also said, "Next time, I want to do a complete comedy."