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Kensuke Sonomura / 園村健介 a director and action designer known for films like Hydra, Baby Assassins, and Bad City. He talks about how he created his unique action style. You can see his IMDB here: www.imdb.com/n...
Edited by Yutaka Nozawa
English Voiceover by Phill Kismartoni
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Timestamps:
0:01:05 Intro
0:01:34 Childhood and cultural influences growing up
0:02:14 Inspiration from martial arts films
0:02:43 Inspirations from Jackie Chan
0:03:07 Karate
0:03:45 Getting into stunts
0:04:19 Trainig at Kurata Action Club
0:06:28 Relationship between the Kurata Action Club and Japan Action Club
0:07:18 Difference in visual styles of Kurata Action Club and JAC
0:08:50 Early career
0:10:01 Process of action design for Japanese video games
0:11:31 Working with different types of directors
0:12:10 Camera and editing for video games
0:12:51 Filmmaking at Kurata Action Club
0:13:22 Kurata Action Club's action style
0:14:36 Traditional shooting style and new style
0:16:14 Films with extreme violence
0:17:37 Working with a foreign crew
0:19:12 "Merihari" = contrast
0:21:11 Japanese language and "merihari"
0:23:18 Tekken Blood Vengeance
0:24:48 Goals with action design for independent films
0:25:40 Changes of action design
0:26:36 Action design for Hydra
0:28:17 Fast punches in Hydra and its trainng
0:30:52 Startig to use Pre-viz
0:31:11 His Involvement in Pre-viz
0:31:25 Filmmaking influences for Pre-viz
0:31:46 Shooting Pre-viz for other directors
0:33:12 Designing action for actors
0:34:01 Training actors
0:34:48 Working with skilled fighters
0:36:29 Baby Assassins
0:37:21 Pre-viz for animation
0:38:11 Pre-viz for anime vs. Pre-viz for live action
0:38:58 Resident Evil 3
0:39:28 Bad City
0:40:55 Shooting action in one day
0:42:21 What needs to change in the Japanese action business
0:44:16 The future of Japanese action
0:44:48 Side interests
0:45:18 Drawing
0:45:37 Time restrictions on Chambara films
0:46:23 Kurata memories
0:46:44 Advice for Japanese stunt performers