When listening to Joe Hisaishi's film music, I find it difficult to dispassionately separate the music from the story background. "Summer of Kikujiro” tells the story of Masao, a nine-year-old fatherless boy who lives with his grandmother and sets off on a quest in the summer holiday in search of the mother he has never met. The renowned actor and director Takeshi Kitano stars as the earnest but unmotivated Kikujiro, who accompanies Masao on his joyous and tearful adventure. Takeshi Kitano has the remarkable ability to reveal the unattractive side of life - tragedies, absurdities, and misfortunes that many ordinary people encounter and experience. As was the case with his previous film “A Scene at the Sea”, (not to be missed is Chie's touching performance of “Silent Love” (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnbkKyPoZJpo9k), also written by Joe Hisaishi, uploaded about a month ago), Kitano, the director, showed audiences not only the sad side of reality but also laughter and heartwarming human drama. Thanks for your wonderful performance of "The Rain” from “Memories of Summer”, which was moving and beautiful.💖💖💖
@pianoderest43692 күн бұрын
Did you go out of your way to find out? Thank you even though I have to write it in the summary section.❤
@Hiroshima492 күн бұрын
@@pianoderest4369 I find it difficult to get the translation in Japanese correct.....
@pianoderest4369Күн бұрын
ありがとう❤ It's perfect❤ But don't overdo it😊
@Hiroshima49Күн бұрын
@@pianoderest4369 Thanks...just concerned with the loss in meaning through translation...
ちえぞうさん、こんにちは🏡ポール・モーリアの再会、この曲は初めて聴きました🎹まだまだ知らない曲がありそうです(^_-)-☆🤔 因みに、この曲YT検索で(CORAZÓN DE NIÑO (DR) - FABIANA RAMÍREZ)は凄く気に入っている曲ですが、ちえぞうさんの好みに合うか合わないかは分かりませんが、一度聞いてみて下さい🎼Corazón de Niño - Raúl di Blasio🎶一味違うと思います🎹🎼🎶😃
This appears to be a very moving song from Japan based on music by the French composer Bizet made well-known by his romantic opera Carmen. Apparently, "Little Tree Fruit" or "Small Fruits" is a song portraying the fond memories of one's father who has passed away. The cycle of life and nature are integrated in this little song of immense significance. When something becomes a memory, it becomes a treasure. Thanks for introducing this song to us at this time of the year, and in such a beautiful way. 💕💕💕
@pianoderest43693 күн бұрын
Alan,Thank you❤ Even though it's not an original song by a Japanese person, it has a Japanese feel to it.😌🍁 I'm sure you too have many memories that come to mind during autumn.🍁
I am sure you were playing this delightful song with a heavy heart. The untimely death of singer Kyu Sakamoto was a loss to Japan's entertainment industry. However, the song "Sukiyaki", once a big hit also in the US, still remains one of the best-loved songs of all times. Your piano rendition was really wonderful. I liked the continuous bassline and harmonic progression keeping up the momentum and providing a steady ground for the melody to flourish. Beneath the joyfulness there seemed to be a rather sad connotation. As suggested in the lyrics, the way to hold back your tears was to keep looking up to the sky while moving forward. This is sad maybe, but on the other hand, it is also encouragement that one should not give up no matter how difficult the situation is. Perhaps, this is the kind of music that makes you happy on the outside but crying in the inside. ❤🩹❤🩹❤🩹
@pianoderest43693 күн бұрын
Thank you for your nice comment❤I'm glad you like this song❤ There is a lot of music that is in a major key but has sadness in it, and I like it.😊 Schubert,Brahms...