Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Treasure Chest: A Wonderland Imaginary Movie Theater
The Roots of Cinema: A Complete Look at "Casting Blossoms to the Sky" - A Story of a City's Aspirations
Notes
This work takes a look at the making of "Casting Blossoms to the Sky" (2012), but it can't exactly be called a making of the film. Rather, it's a textbook of the film that goes beyond the confines of a simple making of the film. Chigumi, Obayashi's daughter, took footage as a part of the making-of-the-film team during filming of the actual movie, and the director himself re-assembled the footage and skillfully incorporated actual film footage, weaving together the truth and falsehoods of the film in a way that took half a year to create, giving birth to a new piece of work by Obayashi. This was an epic task that is almost three times as large as the actual film!
Director Nobuhiko Obayashi deliberately did not add an end mark to "Casting Blossoms to the Sky". This allows the story in the film to gradually seep into reality. The film includes a number of dramas that derive from the shooting the film on set, previews of the finished film, and trips to screenings around the country. This is a complete look at "Casting Blossoms to the Sky". This work is like taking a journey with Obayashi during the creation of the film.
CAST
Yukihiro Takahashi
Data
| Director | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Year | 1986 |