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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.

I was invited to the premiere of the movie “The Phone of the Wind” and was able to see the finished work at the Broad Media Studio preview room in Tsukishima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo on September 25th.

The screening time is 2 hours and 19 minutes. In today’s world, where many people are saddened by the frequent occurrence of disasters at home and abroad and the loss of their loved ones, the work is finished with the motif of “The Phone of the Wind”, which gives hope through the connection between people.

In particular, the main character, Haru, lost her parents and younger brother in the Great East Japan Earthquake in Otsuchi, and was entrusted to her aunt in Hiroshima, but her aunt also collapsed. He wonders why only he has to face this. Then, on the way out of Hiroshima and aiming for the sledgehammer in his hometown, while touching the sadness of various people, he learned that everyone was suffering and suffering, and not only himself but everyone had some troubles. I know that. And you will learn that you have to live strong.

The climax is a scene where you call a family member who no longer visits “The Phone of the Wind”. The wind blowing outside the telephone box seemed to say that the sound shook the leaves and that Hull’s voice was delivered to the heavenly family in the wind. Even if you die, you can still convey your feelings. If you have sensibility and imagination! For details, please watch the movie released in theaters from January 24th next year.

Thank you very much.

From the photo, we took a commemorative photo with the director and actors before the preview, and with Mr. Nishida and Mr. Nishijima at the launch party. On this day, Ms. Motola, who played the role of Haru, was in attendance from the launch.

On August 31st, I received a red dial-type public telephone from Amami Oshima. This is a phone call made in the 1960s with a 10-yen coin. As young people today may not know, it is a nostalgic thing for us in our age.

Mr. Nobuo Yasushi, a former NTT employee of Amami Oshima, who watched TV for 24 hours, learned that “The Phone of the Wind” is a mental support for the victims, and he damaged the phone he kept at home. I have contacted you to help the area.

Even now, eight years after the earthquake, many people still visit “The Phone of the Wind” and continue to talk with people who cannot meet quietly in the telephone booth. It is known that there is one dial-type black telephone and a notebook in the telephone booth, and the telephone line is not connected anywhere. The image may be corrupted with a red phone. Therefore, if you decline there, you will end up saying “Is that so?” However, we learned the importance of “bonds and ties” in the disaster. I wanted to cherish the “connection” with Amami, which is far away. That’s why I replied, “I’ll have it.”

After that, Mr. Tamotsu contacted the newspaper company. The “Amami Shimbun” and “Nankai Nihon Shimbun” also contacted us and said, “Isn’t the real intention a nuisance?” And “I’m glad that Amami was involved in the reconstruction support for East Japan.”

The old telephone booth that was replaced last year is placed in the Kikki Forest as a garden object. A visitor from Kanagawa called, “I came to’The Phone of the Wind’, but I don’t have a phone.” “I’m sorry, the real thing is at the bottom. Please use that.” It’s rude to say that it was funny. Also, in the picture book “Kaze no Denwa”, a red phone is drawn. Because of these things, I think that it is an “edge” that includes everything. Thank you very much.

This year’s 24HOUR TV also had many moving programs. Although it is a moment when the audience rating and the marathon are aired, the number is close to 40%. “The Phone of the Wind” is a little lower at 18%, but it’s still a great number.

Many people were impressed by the voices that the tears did not stop. There were some voices saying, “I’ve watched all the broadcasts of ‘The Phone of the Wind’ so far, and it was the best.” I think that the work produced by producer Ikeda over three months has been recognized by many people. Even so, I think that Mr. Fujisawa’s “To those who can’t tell even if they want to tell” has grabbed the hearts of many people. I think it’s a good example that the attitude of pursuing the truth by eliminating the harassment is very moving.

Everyone can create and think of his story as alive in his life. There are loved ones, lovers, friends and acquaintances. It is a story to have dreams and hopes and live affluently. And when you lose your loved one, the story is interrupted there. Dreams and hopes will be cut off. Those who are left behind in a sudden interruption are overwhelmed by grief, suffering from remorse and regret, being confused and losing reality, and being able to cry. Some people are reluctant to go out or meet people even if they have a mental pain that they cannot hold.

When a loved one is lost, it is his sensibility and imagination that heals the sadness of the bereaved. Humans have a spiritual activity to recover what they have lost, and healing requires the creation of a new future through the imaginary world of being reconnected to the dead.

Speaking in the “The Phone of the Wind” box, now when trying to communicate with the deceased, must organize and speak the thoughts that are confused and in a fragmented thought circuit. Self-questioning and self-answering can be used to organize your thoughts. Talking to oneself is, in other words, the discovery of oneself, and self-consciousness manifests itself in the form of words. It reveals what you are sad, what you are angry with, and what you are worried about. And self-questioning will lead to looking back on the story so far and creating a continuation of the new story. These series of actions will bring back the cut off days even for a moment, and those who are left behind must be aware of the new development of the story, and can gain the power to live in the creation of a new story. increase. I think this is what makes it possible to change consciousness from the grief by “The Phone of the Wind”.

I pray that Mr. Fujisawa of Kitakami City will create a new story by spitting out the painful chest with “The Phone of the Wind”, and that a new family will live with hope.

Another factor that impressed the “The Phone of the Wind” program was Masafumi Akikawa, who sang “Become a Thousand Winds” with the video in the background, more than any other Thousand Winds I’ve ever heard. I felt it was good. He would have been still touching if he had sung in front of “The Phone of the Wind”.

The photo above is a commemorative two-shot with the announcer Hatori after the interview. In the program, the announcer Hatori was also impressed by the moderator who was beyond tears. We look forward to your continued warm sympathy for “The Phone of the Wind”.

Nippon Television, this year’s “24 HOUR TV”, will be aired on August 25, and here we will introduce the “The Phone of the Wind” that was produced over three months.

Since it is before the airing, the introduction of the photos has been stopped, but I would like to inform everyone who is sympathetic to “The Phone of the Wind” by posting it on the blog. The time is not certain yet, but it is scheduled to start around 9:45 am. (Schedule may be changed.) I think you can experience the excitement that has not been seen in the media so far.