On December 18th, a special pre-screening of the movie “The Phone of the Wind” was held at the Otsuchi Town Cultural Exchange Center (Oshacchi) Multipurpose Hall. Haru, who lost his family in the Great East Japan Earthquake and became alone, has to live with his aunt in Hiroshima, but her aunt also collapses due to illness. Why do I have to experience this kind of sorrow? .. Hull’s heart becomes “impressive,” “insensitive,” and “indifferent” so that he will not feel anything no matter what he sees or touches, so that his heart will not be crushed by any more sadness.
This role of her was only selected as the director being her only, and Motora Serina is so suitable that it seems that it is not her acting but the ground. After his aunt collapses, Hull impulsively leaves the house and embarks on a journey to his hometown of Otsuchi. Along the way, he meets people with various sorrows and sufferings, all of whom find that he is not the only one suffering from problems. In the movie, there is a line from Morio saying, “Who remembers my family when you die?” Yes, I think that even if you die, the soul will exist as long as there are people who know that person. I think that the soul is released when no one knows it, and it is a relative object to the living person. Hull finally arrives at the mallet while being pushed and hugged by the people he meets. I lived with my family before the earthquake, and now I’m standing in my house where only the foundation remains, and I call out “I’m home” and “I’m home” … but I don’t get a reply. It’s a difficult time for Hull, a high school student. A boy who happened to meet at the station goes to “The Phone of the Wind” to talk with his father who died in a traffic accident, so Hull decides to go with him and finally arrives at “The Phone of the Wind”.
However, the depiction around here feels a little unnatural. In general, the premise for us to do, see, hear, and take action is to know that the object is there. Isn’t it the first time you want to go and see it?
The return of autumn salmon also has the purpose of returning to the river where it was born and raised and spawning, so it can endure the difficulties on the way and return to its hometown. In the case of Hull, the necessity was not drawn. I felt that there was a lack of liveliness and momentum as a story because I followed the boy I met at Otsuchi station by chance.
The healing and charm of “The Phone of the Wind” lies in the enthusiasm to visit it. With a grief, a barrier in my heart, my thoughts confused, and I couldn’t take a step from there, I was enthusiastic to know that there was a “The Phone of the Wind” and to go there. “The Phone of the Wind” finally arrives at a place in the countryside that is not on the map, where there is no information board and it is difficult to understand. This is what the American Psychological Association calls mindfulness. It creates a state of meditation in Japanese Zen.
I want to go to “The Phone of the Wind”. And you will concentrate on the desire to convey your feelings. Therefore, after talking on the phone, you will be satisfied with the feeling of being healed and saved with a feeling of liberation.
Director Suwa looks back at himself on a trip. When a person experiences a loss, he or she seeks a place that can be trusted, a place that accepts it. He emphasizes that “travel is essential for human regeneration.” In recent years, it seems that young people and inbound tourists are visiting 88 places in Shikoku, but it is said that you can find something like a guidepost for your life by just walking in contact with nature and people. Haru-chan may have found something more important than dying on the journey. The 10 minutes in the box of The Phone of the Wind at the end was a masterpiece. Hull’s previously suppressed emotions are gradually and quietly spoken. The sounds of nature, the sounds of the wind, frogs and seagulls, and the barking of insects played an effective role in music for us. It was
I think this movie is not an entertainment movie to watch and enjoy, but a movie that encourages us to feel in our hearts and grasp our radical problems deep inside the movie.