Chapter 1227

Not long after July passed, the days became hotter day by day, and it seemed that in order to cooperate with the weather, the entertainment industry also began to become impetuous.

The live broadcast of the marriage of a former male idol senior some time ago caused an uproar in the entertainment industry, making many old seniors with not-so-good popularity have the idea of using marriage to get a wave of traffic...

The summer planning of TV stations began one after another, and the elements of beaches, sunglasses, and bikinis made people's blood boil~

"Long Vacation" reached the last few episodes, the hero and heroine found their other halves respectively, and the tug-of-war between the two became more and more anxious; the audience was accusing the two who clearly had each other in their hearts but couldn't be honest.

And the animation of "Slam Dunk" ushered in a suspension, making many teenagers waiting in front of the TV lose a reason to go home early on Friday, and they could only go out to play in groups of three or two.

Just at such a time point, "Departures" was officially released!

"I have considered putting the movie release period in the summer file!"

Nagayama Naoki said when accepting an interview,

"This time is when students are about to have a holiday, and the free students will walk into the cinema."

"Do you think students will like to watch a movie with depth like 'Departures'?"

The young reporter who came to interview Nagayama Naoki for the first time asked.

"I firmly believe that good movies are not divided by age..."

Nagayama Naoki said seriously,

"Watching a movie with depth when you are young may not be understood, but in the future life, when encountering similar situations, it is very likely to cause a burst of realization, producing the feeling of 'Ah, so that's how it is' or 'So this is what was said in that movie'..."

"And the niche profession of an encoffiner has a great sense of mystery, even adults don't know much about it, and young people will also have a sense of novelty..."

"In this case, there will be many people who want to go to the cinema to watch it."

Actually, there is one more point that hasn't been said; when Yamaguchi Momoe was at her peak, her influence covered groups from 80 to 8 years old, and the students who are in their prime now perhaps were all fans of Yamaguchi Momoe...

"Is Director Nagayama's original intention in filming this movie to let people better understand encoffiners?"

"I filmed this movie, actually mainly to let people understand death more, so that they can cherish the present..."

"Arigato..."

After continuing to ask some questions, today's exclusive interview was over.

This was the last promotional interview before the release of "Departures," and what was broadcast along with this interview was the news of the premiere of "Departures."

After the interview ended and the reporter left, Nagayama Naoki returned to his office and confirmed the preparation work for the release with others in the company one last time.

Publicity Minister Sugiyama Yoshihiko submitted a document:

"Naoki-san, every cinema has been prepared, and the movies can be put on the shelves at the same time!"

Nagayama Naoki took it and opened it to flip through:

"Hmm... Shuyou cinema chain... has its own cinemas in major cities?"

"These are all cooperation that has been slowly negotiated in recent years..."

Sugiyama Yoshihiko said; since he took charge of distribution, Shuyou has been slowly building its own cinema chain... Of course, it's not opening a cinema from scratch, but investing in shares or even holding shares.

Relying on strong economic strength and influence in the entertainment industry, the Shuyou cinema chain has already been quite large, and there is at least one cinema in every major city...

"Hmm..."

Nagayama Naoki flipped through the data and said,

"Domestic cinema chain, plus distribution in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, as well as the European and American cinema chains we will develop in the future... The business volume is getting larger and larger, I think the distribution business can be separated separately to form a subsidiary."

He looked at Fangcun Otomo next to him and asked,

"Otomo-san, what do you think?"

"It can indeed be done." Fangcun Otomo nodded, "I will include this matter in next year's plan..."

"Hmm~"

It had already been communicated before that the Shuyou Group needed to expand again, so the structure needed to be adjusted again, and building a new subsidiary could better develop the business.

And Sugiyama Yoshihiko on the side showed surprise in his eyes.

Shuyou wants to separate a subsidiary, so naturally, there will be a lot of positions, especially the president of the branch. And this subsidiary, which mainly deals with distribution business, has a very close business relationship with the group, which is equivalent to a powerful feudal official!

In the entire Shuyou Group, besides him, Sugiyama Yoshihiko, who is in charge of publicity and distribution, who else can serve as this feudal official?!

Is it to be an ordinary minister at the head office or a president at a branch?

Does this still need to be chosen?

Not to mention "better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix," the branch is really your own kingdom!

It happened to be the weekend, and Kinoshita Yoshito, who was enjoying a holiday with his girlfriend, was laughing and talking on the streets of Shinjuku.

Girlfriend Noguchi Runa was especially happy because she bought a lot of things today, making Kinoshita Yoshito feel what is called gentleness.

"Eh? Cinema!"

Just as they were about to leave the mall, Noguchi Runa looked at the cinema she had just passed and was very happy,

"Let's go watch a movie!"

"Eh? Now?"

Kinoshita Yoshito looked at the bags in his hands and hesitated,

"Holding so many things in my hands!"

"Just put them in the locker first~"

Noguchi Runa said without caring; the mall's locker service had long existed, but the early ones still required manual operation.

"...... Alright...."

The two quickly placed the shopping bags and ran to the cinema entrance:

"What good movies are there today..."

Kinoshita Yoshito naturally saw the premiere poster of "Departures" at a glance, and seeing Yamaguchi Momoe on it, he suddenly felt moved.

It's actually a movie of Yamaguchi Momoe's comeback, is it actually premiering today?! The idea of wanting to watch it in his heart expanded more and more... But...

He turned his head and glanced at his girlfriend who was choosing; Noguchi Runa definitely wouldn't want him to watch a female idol!

Must think of other ideas!

"Runa-chan..."

Kinoshita Yoshito opened his mouth,

"Let's watch this one?!"

"Hmm?"

Noguchi Runa looked at a movie called "Yoshiwara Enjo" on the poster wall, and her gaze toward her boyfriend began to become dangerous,

"Kinoshita Yoshito... are you looking for death?!"

The reason she had such a reaction was that "Yoshiwara Enjo" was a geisha movie starring actresses like Natori Yuko and Katase Rino, telling the story of geisha culture... It could be considered one of the earliest Memoirs of a Geisha~

Speaking of geisha, naturally, they are sexy, beautiful, and full of charm.

Even on the poster, there were very bold and exposed geisha scenes, sexy geisha wearing kimonos with half-exposed chests...

"......"

Kinoshita Yoshito used this method to try to save the country by a curve, but he didn't expect it to be a bit too much... When he faced Noguchi Runa's gaze, he felt like a mother tiger was looking at a piece of meat on him that she could bite...

"Cough cough cough... I just wanted to experience a different feeling with Runa-chan..."

"Oh? Do you also want me to go back, wear a kimono, dress up as a geisha, and dance for you?!"

"..... That's not impossible either....."

Kinoshita Yoshito was fiercely moved~

And Noguchi Runa on the other side had eyes that were about to spray fire:

"Kinoshita Yoshito, carefully consider your next sentence, I don't want to drag a corpse home!"

Japanese girls in this era are actually very fierce...

"Ah... then let's watch this one, 'Departures'... It sounds like a very serious movie, right?!"

Kinoshita Yoshito hurriedly changed the subject and revealed his true goal,

"And the lead actor is Miura Tomokazu... Runa-chan seems to like him very much too, right?!"

"Hmph!"

Noguchi Runa then slightly suppressed the anger in her heart and looked at the poster of "Departures"...

"It's the movie of Nagayama Naoki, who has a great reputation a few days ago... 'Departures', it sounds pretty good, just let you, Yoshito, experience what a corpse feels like!"

"......."

"Alright, go buy tickets, we'll watch this one!"

Kinoshita Yoshito's eyes were about to get wet; in order to watch Yamaguchi Momoe's movie, he had been wronged to what extent!

However, there were only a few couples like this; most of the audience had long learned about the evaluation of the movie "Departures" in newspapers and media, and all media and critics gave good reviews, making the reputation of "Departures" very good from the beginning.

Then there were the audience who recognized the director; some people heard Nagayama Naoki's big name and felt that the quality of the movie was definitely guaranteed, so they came directly to the cinema to watch it.

There were also nostalgic fans who recognized Miura Tomokazu and Yamaguchi Momoe, and seeing Yamaguchi Momoe's comeback and the former golden boy and girl returning to the screen, they were also very happy to come and watch~

Coupled with the fact that every cinema also gave face and launched various welfare activities, people's motivation to enter the cinema was even stronger.

On the first day of the premiere of "Departures," the heat remained high, and every show was full!

After entering the screening hall, Kinoshita Yoshito held popcorn in his hands and waited for the start of the movie with Noguchi Runa.

As the lights slowly dimmed, the big screen in the screening hall began to light up...

"Departures" finally started!

When the audience saw Miura Tomokazu, who was unemployed in middle age and had achieved nothing.

"Yi... " "The band disbanded?" "This guy is so useless!" "......"

When everyone saw that the wife was Yamaguchi Momoe and she was willing to support her husband unconditionally.

"How can such a guy have such a good wife?" "So gentle~" "Miura Tomokazu, how can you bear to lie to her?!" "Momoe-san, leave him, I'll protect you!" "......"

When the plot progressed to Miura Tomokazu accidentally applying for the job of an "encoffiner" and then being forced to act in a commercial, the audience began to laugh.

"Haha, forced to act as a corpse..." "Miura Tomokazu's figure is not bad..."

During the passionate scene with Yamaguchi Momoe later, some people even made woo-hoo sounds... By the time it continued, the audience had already been immersed in the story.

Watching the hero finally find the meaning of his life in the process of sending off the deceased and deciding to take the job of an encoffiner.

Then to encountering the misunderstanding of family and friends, even his wife, who had always supported him, shouted "Don't touch me, you're dirty!"...

In such a situation, the hero finally found the meaning of doing this job...

Began to understand and respect death~

The narrative of the movie was told slowly, interspersed with bits and pieces of daily life, making people immersed in it without knowing it; when the hero finally sent off his own father, that touch of emotion was like a pool filled with water, flowing down from the heart...

Making people's eyes wet unconsciously...

The audience in the screening hall had been silent since the second half, all quietly watching the picture on the screen.

At the very end, one could even hear the occasional sobbing sound!

The two-hour playback seemed to pass in a flash, making the audience immersed in the story unable to perceive the passage of time.

When the lights in the screening hall lit up again, the audience seemed to have experienced the career of an encoffiner with the protagonist of the movie...

In the end, applause kept ringing...

"Nagayama Naoki's directing skills have reached a higher level!"

"Yes, this is how people are brought into the movie without knowing it!"

"The acting of Miura Tomokazu and Yamaguchi Momoe is also very simple... just like a real couple!"

"Baka, they are real couples!"

"......"

Coming out of the cinema, the audience was discussing the movie "Departures," and the vast majority gave very high evaluations.

Of course, there were also some psychologically immature ones who couldn't understand the subtle emotions and emotions in the movie story, saying things like "nothing good to watch," "blank flowing water," "plain and ordinary."

If there was a movie rating system at this time, with a total score of ten, then "Departures" could definitely score above 8.5...

However, this is a drama film with the potential to last forever.

With the spread, after more people see the movie, this score will slowly rise until it reaches 9 or higher!

Kinoshita Yoshito and Noguchi Runa also came out of the cinema.

Originally, Kinoshita Yoshito went for Yamaguchi Momoe, but he didn't expect to be immersed in the movie, watching it very devotedly, and even the idea of cheering for Yamaguchi Momoe was gone.

By the end of the movie, he only felt that the performances of the hero and heroine were just right, making the whole movie very smooth.

"Runa-chan, how is it? Are you still very sad?"

In the cinema, Noguchi Runa cried out at the end.

In the movie, she seemed to remember the passing of important people... People with such experiences are most easily moved by movies.

"Daijoubu!"

Noguchi Runa wiped her eyes,

"Just a little moved just now... It is indeed very important for an encoffiner to send off the deceased!"

"Yes, who knew that an encoffiner was so important... I never noticed it before!"

Kinoshita Yoshito hadn't experienced the passing of relatives and had no concept of death,

"It seems I have never seen an encoffiner's company and phone number... And I haven't heard of anyone around me who is an encoffiner."

Speaking of which, an encoffiner is almost a rigid demand profession; a county with more than a thousand people needs at least one... Every area must have its own encoffiner, and with the intensification of aging, the demand will increase.

But what is strange is that although you don't notice it usually, as long as you encounter someone passing away, you can definitely contact the local encoffiner.

Noguchi Runa shook her head:

"An industry like an encoffiner is only noticed when you encounter death..."

"That's true... It's a profession connected to death!"

Kinoshita Yoshito nodded,

"Alright, don't think about this anymore... Runa-chan, let's continue shopping..."

"No... I have no interest..."

Noguchi Runa had no interest at this time,

"Let's go back... I want to call my mom and dad..."

".... Eh...... Alright~"