Yuji Mizoguchi, CEO of Backstage, and screenwriter Shin Kirin and others started a filmmaking project called "Yoake Film". The first film to be produced was "The Legend of the Blue Road" (tentative title) directed by Takashi Miike.
The Legend of the Blue Road is themed "The Man Who Reduces the Regrets of Life", and tells the story of the youth of 18-year-old Yomasa and Ryoma Akai, whom he met at school. Juvenile detention center. The idea began two years ago, when Mizoguchi read a book by the martial artist Mirai Asakura and **read the lecture he gave at the juvenile detention center. Asakura will participate in this production as an executive producer and play his own role. In addition, Sako Sakami will serve as producer, Muneyuki Kii will serve as distribution director, and Tadachi Nagata will serve as consultant.
Miike said, "In this day and age, no one would refuse an invitation from Miku Asakura and Yuji Mizoguchi. I made a lot of movies and learned a lot, but I started to feel rusty and dirty. So I wanted to reset here and make another purely emotional film. ”
In this day and age, no one would refuse an invitation from Miku Asakura and Yuji Mizoguchi. I did a lot of work and learned a lot, but I started to get rusty and dirty. So I want to reset here and remake the movie with a pure heart. This work also values pure emotion, bringing a light to the younger generation, leading the next generation to affirm and enjoy life, and in the world of cinema, it also makes people say, "I want to make movies." "I also think there will be young people who think that way. We also recruit actors from the public, so just like the CLOSE series, we want the audience to see the actors grow up in the process of making the film, and at the same time, the work will have a documentary side. I think it's good.
When Mizoguchi-kun asked me for advice, I couldn't imagine the movie at first. However, when I saw Mr. Asakura's lecture at the juvenile detention center, I thought it could be made into a movie. I was very moved, and I'm sure the boys here were also touched. Movies have high points such as action and violence, but the most important thing is emotion, and if you add that shocking feeling to the story, centered on friendship, dreams, and the passion of victory, you can create a moving film. With such confidence, I decided to participate in this program.
The script is finished and it's very interesting. When I showed the script to the editor-in-chief of a manga magazine, he said, "Let's turn it into a manga," so I thought that after the movie was released, the manga might become a reality in the near future.