錦織監督 / Movie Director Nishikoori

今日は城東公民館50周年記念講演で、「白い船」や「Railways」など、島根の人と風景を、いつくしみの心を込め映画フィルムに綴っていらっしゃる錦織監督のお話を聴いてきました。
会場に入って、「あれっ、会を間違えたかな?」 映画好きの若い層の聴衆を頭に描いていたので・・・。
しかし目をつむり、錦織監督の穏やかで、しかし熱のこもった話に耳を傾けるうち、今まで松江だけを自分の故郷と思っていた心に、島根の美しさ、優しさがじんわり浸み込んできました。そうか、私は島根で生まれ育ったんだ！
正直なところ、横浜にいる時には、一種の「島根県コンプレックス」がありました。「どこ出身？」と聞かれると、「それ来た！」と思ったものでした。何しろ知名度底から２，３番目？「島根県って、どこに在ったっけ―」という思いが、みんなの頭を走り回るのが手に取るように分かりました。
でも、錦織監督の話を聞いているうち、人が知ろうと知るまいと、ここが美しく優しい所であればそ～れでいい。・・・あれっ、しょっちゅう「ポンちゃんが夢を見てもいいんです」の動画を見てるので、主題歌のさびが・・・。でもとにかく今日は、錦織監督のお話で、島根の魅力に目を開かせて頂きました。
このかわら版も、「島根かわら版」にいつか改名？

Hi, Friends
Today I want to introduce some movies directed by Mr. Nishikoori, who is from my home prefecture "Shimane" and has been focusing his passion on filming Shimane's heart---people and nature.
His turning point and still his root came when he went back to his hometown and happened to meet some children who were playing in the school yard and greeted him with innocent cheerful smiles, which were to him fresh sensation and inspiration.
He wrote a scenario and directed. Then his breakthrough film "White Ship" was born. This movie was first on screens in Shimane, but gradually spread all over Japan and even spilled into foreighn countries. He got some real ardent fans but was still minor then.
This year, his major film " Railways" started showing all over japan in May, and many people were facinated by Shimane's beautiful scenery and warm relationship among local folks.
His other films include "Heart of the Sea", "Miracle Banana" (a movie filmed in Haiti)
I hope some of you will try to grab the charm of Shimane and art of his film through his movies.