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Can anyone tell me what’s going on in the last part of Oboreru Knife (Live Action Movie)? i.e. From the part when the obsessed fan appeared again. Thank you very much!
Komatsu Nana: Mochizuki Natsume Suda Masaki: Hasegawa Koichiro, or “Kou”
Oboreru Knife follows the story of teen model in Tokyo Natsume, who had to move to her father’s hometown. Away from the city, Natsume had to deal with her new life in the village, which meant that she could no longer do the things she used to do.
She then met the mysterious Kou, the heir to a respected family in the village. Kou seemed to be a free-spirit, wandering about even at restricted areas. Deeply attracted to his aura, the two began dating.
An incident, however, changed their fate.
On the day of a procession in which Kou took part in, Natsume was led away by a family friend, who convinced her that her grandfather was in trouble. He turned out to be an obsessed fan and tried to rape Natsume. Kou went to her rescue but was ultimately unable to do anything, until the other villagers came and rescued her. Since the incident, Natsume blamed Kou for not being able to save her, while Kou blamed himself as well for being unable to protect Natsume.
A new term in school began, and Natsume had fallen from grace. A movie that she had previously been invited to act in was no more, and she became the target of gossip. Kou began mixing around with bad company and was getting nowhere in his life. Each at a standstill in their lives, Natsume and Kou, now broken up, drifted apart from each other.
Ultimately, what I got from this film is that there is always this special someone who you’ll go back to no matter what. Kou was a free-spirit, but aimless in life. Yet, Natsume, who regarded him as her “god”, refused to let go of him. All she ever wanted was to have Kou look only at her.
Kou wanted Natsume for himself as well. Both of them are imperfect in their own ways, but ultimately they can’t let go of each other.
Both Suda and Komatsu have put up a pretty convincing performance in their film. I felt their pain, their loss, and their attraction to each other. Like all teenage love, their portrayal of their respective roles conveyed the feeling of fleeting romance very well. Suda was especially charismatic in this film, truly living up to his reputation as one of the most talented young actors in Japan.
(I am, however, very confused with the last part of the movie. Was it all a dream? Was it just a movie? Please do let me know if you know what’s going on!)
Nakajima Yuto: “Shiraki Rengo”/ Kawatori Dai Suda Masaki: “Kawata Daiki”/ Naruse Ryo Yagira Yuya: Shiraki Rengo Kaho: “Ishikawa Sally”/ Mikami Rei
Pink and Gray begins with Kawata Daiki (later Kawatori Dai), who has just moved into the neighbourhood. He meets Suzuki Shingo (later Shiraki Rengo) and Sally, and the three old them become good friends.
Opportunity strikes upon Kawata and Suzuki one day when a fashion editor scouts them to become fashion models. Suzuki, with his talent and affinity with showbiz, soon became a movie star, while Kawata eases himself into the background, becoming a supporting character of sorts to Suzuki. At this point, Suzuki adopts the stage name Shiraki Rengo, while Kawata continues to struggle with deciding on his stage name.
As Shiraki rises to fame, the crack in their friendship deepens. After their first quarrel, however, the two of them mend their friendship very fast. But happiness is cut short when Shiraki, who promises to help Kawata become famous, commits suicide by hanging himself. He leaves six versions of his will to Kawata, and “trusts that he will choose the best one”.
But here comes the plot twist.
As Kawata wails while hugging the motionless body of Shiraki, the director steps in—we now know that everything up till this point has been a movie. The “Shiraki” we knew up to this point is actually played by the real Kawata—now Kawatori Dai, whereas “Kawata” is actually played by Naruse Ryo, an actor. “Sally” is also played by actress Mikami Rei.
Observant viewers will also realise that the screen has turned gray. This is important, and I will give my analysis on what this symbolises.
Up till before the greyscale, we see colours— vibrant, lively. Because I had no prior knowledge about this film, I didn’t know what I was in for, so imagine my shock when the director walked in. The title of the film then comes to mind—Pink and Gray. The colours of the film takes centre stage in the story.
Scenes shot in colour, or “Pink”, depicts the vibrant lives the two main characters supposedly have. Shiraki is depicted as a helpful friend, while Kawatori is the loyal, supportive one. The movie is adapted from a biography written by Kawatori for Shiraki, which is actually one of the instructions from the six wills left behind by Shiraki. Kawatori chose it because he thought this would be what Shiraki wants best.
However, on the pretense of fulfilling his best friend’s last wish, neither the movie nor the book was ever about Shiraki. Instead, they are used by Kawatori to showcase himself. He wants to show the audience how great and supportive of a friend he was—in other words, his good side. The movie is nothing but full of self-praise.
This explains why Naruse later tells Kawatori that the film is “boring”. He also observes that the movie may not have reflected the reality fully. I believe that his keen observation stems from him being an actor, and he is spot-on—the film is not the truth.
So what is the truth? The answer lies in the scenes in “Grey”. Here we finally see the kind of person each character really is. Naruse is a jerk, Sally is meek, and most importantly the fact that Kawatori is not as loyal and supportive a friend he portrays himself to be. Instead, Kawatori loathes being outshined by Shiraki and hates that Shiraki wants to run his life. Kawatori is not grateful for the chances Shiraki gave him and instead finds them burdensome. His frustration towards Shiraki is later shown when he slashes and destroys Shiraki’s portrait.
Shiraki is not that pure either. As Kawatori would later discover, Shiraki was a regular patron at a strip club, and even more shocking was that he, as hinted in the film, was in an incestuous relationship with his older sister. In the beginning when Shiraki’s sister commits suicide, I wondered why this is even important. It is then revealed that Shiraki had specifically chosen to die on the same day as his sister.
This begs the question. Why grey? I noticed that the scenes shot in greyscale were very dark with minimal lighting. A lot of details in the scene were hidden. These reflect the fact that Kawatori has things to hide—his true personality.
Both Pink and Grey tell the same story but from a different point of view. Pink is a lie weaved by Kawatori to fool the audience into believing that he is a kind person, but as Naruse pointed out, this is not true. Grey shows the ugly truth, and this is something Kawatori doesn’t want to own up to.
It is interesting to note that Kawatori is seen smiling most of the time in Pink, but he has never even smiled once in Grey. He wanted to believe the lie he has fabricated, but alas it didn’t work, as shown by how unhappy he truly is in Grey—in reality.
Kawatori later mentions that he didn’t want to be Shiraki anymore, and yet we see him attempting to hang himself the same way Shiraki did. Kawatori has always believed that Shiraki is the cause of his misery, but I think that on the contrary, he is the one making himself miserable—he claims to not want to live in Shiraki’s shadow any longer, yet he couldn’t resist the temptation of becoming Shiraki—successful and famous. If he were really resistant of living under Shiraki’s shadows, why would he agree to take on the role of Shiraki in the movie?
What Kawatori fails to see is that Shiraki had his own set of problems as well. He is not happier than before he made it big, but Shiraki only saw the glamorous side of his life.
In the end, Kawatori reconciles with the truth after facing Shiraki in his hallucination, and as Shiraki tells him, it is okay that they do not understand each other. The film then gradually turns from grey to pink, signifying that Kawatori is no longer hiding the truth, and is now brave enough to show his true self. Truth has come to light.
Nakajima, Suda and Yagira have all served up pretty solid acting this time round. In particular for Nakajima and Suda, who had to switch up their characters in the second half of the film, and they made it convincing enough. Nakajima went from the confident “Shiraki” to the unhappy Kawatori, whereas Suda went from the supportive “Kawata” to the evil Naruse. Props to both actors for being able to transition smoothly from one character to another.
Verdict: Pink and Gray is a compelling piece with an awesome plot twist. Recommended!
(Note: some nudity, depiction of suicide and sex. Not suitable for younger audiences)
*Gray and Grey: Gray is American English, while Grey is British. I use British spelling in my writing, but decided not to change the title of the film. I hope this doesn’t confuse anyone!
With success, comes jealousy. Daisaku Hongo (Takeshi Kaga) is a successful writer who gains more popularity with every book release causing his friend to envy him as he too wanted to become a writer but did not managed to be one.
Problem with us is that we only see the highlight reels of others, especially on social media that we envy them for it and we want what they have but we did not realise the sacrifices and problems that comes along behind the scenes.
Often times, the more essential the job is, the less people know about it. They keep the world spinning without anyone realising until they stop doing it.
“Living with you makes me realise a lot of things.”
Yukito Orihara (Masaki Suda) is a struggling writer who got kicked out of his apartment as he is unable to pay his monthly rents.
Fate has it that Toyoko Morio (Tsubasa Honda) is on the lookout for a male model for her fashion magazine company and saw him by chance.
Failure to get a model will cost her job as she is already seen by her employers as no longer reliable in contributing to the company.
Morio offered Yukito to stay with her until he succeeded in becoming an official model for her company and earning his own paycheque.
Becoming a model is not an easy feat as it is more than just having good looks but other factors which requires Morio’s help in brushing up.
Yukito used to view her as a “successful” career woman who has everything but living with her makes him realise that she’s just as lost as he is.
I find their platonic relationship relatable and understandable, two lost souls putting up a fake image in public, pretending they are fine when they are not.
Afraid of being judged and criticised by others for not meeting their expectations of how a person of their age or gender should be.
Getting bombarded with questions that make you doubt your self worth like, “Being a writer has no future. Your passion is useless. You should wake up.” “What good is having a good career and own house if you are still single.”
Because of these, we tend to focus on the negative aspects as “pressured” by others instead of the positives ones. We can re-look them in a different way.
“Being a writer has no future. Your passion is useless. You should wake up.”
You HAVE a passion in something that others don’t. What makes you able to tolerate challenges and hardships is your passion in doing it.
What good is having a good career and own house if you are still single.”
You HAVE a career, you OWN a house, while others are still struggling to find a job or getting their own homes when property prices are soaring.
I guess this is what they mean by gratitude. Thankful for the things that you have, instead of focusing on things that you do not have.
Don’t let the noises of others weigh you down. They only judge based on what they see on the surface and based on their own life experiences.
