At the Cannes Film Festival in France, one of the world's three major film festivals, the awards in the competition section for the top prize will be announced in the early morning of the 3th, Japan time. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose new film "Monster" has been nominated in this category, gave an interview to NHK on Japan before heading to the site and talked about the response of the film.
Hirokazu Kore-eda's film "Monster" is a story about an incident that emerges from a fight between elementary school students, and by depicting it from various perspectives such as parents and teachers, it is a work that questions what "monster" means.
Director Kore-eda commented, "The script and cast were really wonderful, so I think we made a very interesting film."
Regarding the "monster" that is also the title, he said, "I wanted to properly capture the expression of the 'monster' when they see it, and by doing so, I wanted people to feel the existence of 'monsters' that appear in various places and between people."
He added, "How to enjoy the film is not something that the creator decides, but I believe that the audience will make it after it is completed, and I have high hopes for this film as well."
"A place where you can train as a film director"
Regarding the fact that his work has been highly acclaimed overseas, he revealed, "If you firmly face the issues that the people living there feel most acutely at that moment and place, you will be able to reach the world.
Regarding the Cannes Film Festival, which has won the Grand Prize in the past, Kore-eda said, "It's also a time where you will be exposed to very harsh words, so it is a place where you can train as a film director.
The announcement was made in the early morning of the 28th, Japan hours, and attention was also paid to the work starring Hiroshi Yakusho
The 76th Cannes Film Festival is being held from the 16th of this month. As countries in various countries have relaxed measures against the new coronavirus, many people come to the venue every day to get a glimpse of new movies and actors and directors appearing on the red carpet.
In addition to Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest film "Monster" in the competition section to compete for the Palme d'Or for the grand prize this year, Hiroshi Yakusho played the main character, a man who works as a toilet cleaner in a public toilet in Shibuya, Tokyo, in German director Wim Wenders' "PERFECT DAYS" ( 21 films have been nominated.
Kore-eda won the Palme d'Or in 2018 for "Shoplifters" and Wenders won the Palme d'Or in 1984 for "Paris and Texas," respectively, and the two films attracted a lot of attention at the screenings.
The results of the judging will be announced on the evening of the 2th local time and the early morning of the 27th, Japan time, which is the last day of the festival.