2 - Garakowa - Director Q&A

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    There aren't that many characters in
    the film, so all of them are memorable.
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    It's a little outside the box, but
    there's a character called Diana Dawson.
[00:24] ---
    This character is the only one in the film
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    who portrays a problematic side of humanity,
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    so I think that's quite memorable.
[00:40] ---
    Well, we didn't really have a main
    theme in mind when making the film.
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    The only thing was that something
    you are obliged to protect
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    that turns into something you want
    to protect is like the gentle,
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    happy feeling you get at
    the birth of a new life.
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    That's what I hope we
    were able to communicate.
[01:14] ---
    Let's see...
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    There was a scene I really liked.
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    Near the middle of the film,
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    there's a part where the three main
    characters travel around the world
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    through backup data.
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    I really enjoyed that.
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    Taking on things together with
    friends, and experiences like that.
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    Taking it a bit further, I like the joy
    of moments when a relationship deepens.
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    That part is great.
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    Well, I was surrounded by wonderful
    staff, so there weren't any real issues.
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    Although, we weren't sure how well we were
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    conveying the work to
    the audience as a film,
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    because the script was relatively
    close to the original.
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    As for the staff I was in charge of,
    a lot of them are quite skilled,
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    so I guess deciding how to convey
    that point to the audience
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    was a difficulty of sorts.
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    The setting for the film was a virtual world
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    and we didn't want to play second
    fiddle to similar works,
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    so we approached it from a different angle.
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    In terms of the visual aspect,
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    I had hoped to create something completely
    unique for the backgrounds and scenery.
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    Despite existing within a computer,
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    we really focused on creating a beautiful,
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    sprawling world to give it
    a unique characteristic.
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    The music gives the film an amazing
    feeling of depth as well.
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    Masaru Yokoyama handled the music,
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    which really turned it into an incredibly
    powerful weapon for the film.
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    For a director, when making a film or story,
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    the part that we absolutely must be
    particular about is the characters' dialogue.
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    Making sure each character's
    dialogue fits each specific moment
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    to tell the story was something I
    focused on while making the film.
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    Thank you all very much
    for watching to the end.
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    I very much hope everyone enjoyed Garakowa,
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    a film so many different
    people helped create.
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    I think it would be great if everyone
    could enjoy Garakowa in many ways,
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    with many different mindsets
    from here on, as well.
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    It's been a pleasure.