On the road again~
Sorry to have neglected you all again>_< Work, school, everything in between,...anyway, life was crazy, and hopefully it will settle down a bit now^^ But to make things a little sweeter, and because I just had to read it as soon as possible, I have the first edition of Jun's new serial in Roadshow magazine!:D
Credit to Mori for the scans;)Only one thing...the right side of the page is a little cut off, I don't know if there is something missing or not:S But, I did my best with what there is^^
Arashi's Matsumoto Jun's new serial begins.
The talk and photo session with freelance writer Satou Yuuki and photographer Kobayashi Kisei.
He'll frely talk about the movies that interest him!
- Which means that from this month's issue onwards we'll have you talk with all your heart about your favorite movies or about
movies that interest you. To start is [Deadman]. First of all, what did did you think of it this time you
saw it?
I've seen this movie twice. Although, it's been about 4~5 years. First of all, they had me right in the
opening scene ne. The way time passed inside the steam train. Doing it slowly, it was decidedly not flashy,
but despite that it pulls in the people watching it in the blink of an eye. I thought that was amazing.
- I think you didn't notice at all, but inside that train is Billy Bob Thornton.
I didn't know. Every little thing's a luxury (laughs). In this movie I like the 'intervals' ne. After the train
scene, at the workplace, William Blakely (Johnny Depp) went to Charlie Dixon's (Gabriel Byrne) workplace but
he couldn't get him to hire him. So he goes to a bar and says [Give me a whiskey] and they bring out a bottle,
but when the barkeeper sees how little money he takes out he changes the bottle for a smaller one, that scene.
I like that kind of 'intervals' ne.
- Although there are a lot of people who misunderstand the director Jim Jarmush as a curtly cross person he's
actually incredibly kind; that and he's a person with an unbelievably sense for comedy.
Yeah. That 'interval' is comedy, without a doubt. Somehow ne, "Deadman" is a movie with an incredibly serious
theme, but I myself ne, seeing it anew this time, didn't think it was serious at all.
- That's interesting. Why?
The funniness of the bar scene, the cross-dressing guy (Iggy Pop) getting very easily attacked. It was like,
at any rate he doesn't have any connection to the storyline anymore, so he just went ahead an attacked him (laughs).
It was by no means cheap, but it feels cheap-ish ne. Though it was probably intentional.
- Ah, I really understand that. There was probably a necessity for it at first, in terms of what Jim was thinking.
It was probably a reason like he unexpectedly just wanted to do it ne.
Hahaha... That rythym is funny.
- Jim is an incredibly offbeat person. It's not in a regulated sense, I think that offbeatness must be his distinctive
characteristic.
Although watching it was really interesting, in reality, to be honest, there was a point where I got sleepy
for a moment (laughs).
- But it seems like getting sleepy is okay, with a movie like "Deadman" (laughs).
I think that must be how it is (laughs).
- I really think that how he made it ne.
Other than that, of course, Johnny Depp is cool ne.
- That's right ne. The Johnny in "Deadman", he himself is going on a journey but weird people like Iggy Pop,
who you mentioned earlier, start appearing around him en masse at that time right? As an example, when you're
doing a leading role Matsumoto-san, how do you conduct yourself when there are other people around you to work
with?
In the case of a role where I have a lot of movement I can get involved with those people from my end,
which I'm grateful for. Conversely, in the case of a passive role, it really helps me out when, as much as I
move myself the people who have those kind of habits do various things.
- Other than that, the music in this movie is amazing as well.
I'm overly absorbed in the sound of Neil Young's guitar that comes in for that one momentary 'interval'.
- Johnny was also originally a musician, and so was Jim. When fellow musicians make a movie I think that
even if their musical taste happens to be largely different a common understanding will come out. That's why
I think that it's a good position for you, Matsumoto-san, to be doing variety, doing music, and also performing.
That's right ne. But being able to do a lot of things...there were times when that was hard on me too ne.
For example, when I'm doing a performance I feel that I just want to concentrate on the performance. But
right now I think that being able to do a lot of things is really something great. When I'm playing the role
of someone who lives in a certain area and actually go on location in that area I only return to the city
two days a week, but at times like that I feel like I don't want to leave that area. Besides that, I want
to do anything.
- Is the Matsumoto-san of right now in a position where he can present himself like 'I want to do this kind
of thing'?
I say it when I've thought that. Deciding everything myself...I think it's a little early for that. I can't
say that until I've appeared in and watched many more productions. Because even though I understand 'what's good',
I still don't understand 'why it's good'.
- Those words are kind of a wise thing to say ne~.
