Thanks for your patience Yin & Young listeners! We’re back after a break to bring you this episode with filmmaker Mayu Nakamura! In this short episode, we were lucky to have a chance to chat with Mayu about her experiences growing up in Japan, studying/working abroad, and what stories she wants to tell as a filmmaker.
Follow Mayu Nakamura’s work here:
Website: https://mayunakamura.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/missyn510
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayun510/
HIGHLIGHTS:
Worked in documentaries after graduating with an MFA from New York University.
Released a recent omnibus feature film called, “She is me, I am her.” 「ワタシの中の彼女」
James and Mayu met through a mutual filmmaker friend and connected in Japan.
Grew up in Japan, but went to study abroad at young age in London and eventually the U.S.
Plans on splitting her time between Japan and the States.
Believes the Japanese film industry is slowly trying to move towards being more inclusive and promoting diversity.
Some of the topics she explores in her films are sexism and ageism.
Movies that she revisits regularly are “Days of Being Wild” 「阿飛正傳」, ”Typhoon Club” 「台風クラブ」, “A Brighter Summer Day” 「牯嶺街少年殺人事件」。
Language corner: Japanese
オレオレ詐欺 - ore ore sagi - lit. “It’s me, it’s me!” scam. The scammer, generally a young male, calls a target, generally an elderly person, and pretends to be a distant relative and scams the listener into giving them money. The name, ore ore sagi, refers to how the scammers would generally start the calls with, “It’s me, it’s me!” 「オレ!オレ!」.
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