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I was strongly influenced by “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which I saw in elementary school.
Takano: Since today’s theme is film, we have a lot of topics related to movies, and I understand that you also frequently watch movies. What kind of films do you watch?
Iwaya: My favorite is Stanley Kubrick. When I was in elementary school, my teacher, who was a science fiction fanatic, showed me “2001: A Space Odyssey”. There was almost no dialogue, and it wasn’t something I could understand by watching it. I was the kind of kid who had only seen “Doraemon” movies until then, but I had the sense that I had seen something amazing.
Takano: Did you have any friends around you in elementary school who were similarly stung?
Iwaya: No, they were all a stunned. But the feeling I had then stayed with me for a long time, and as I grew up, I dug various Stanley Kubrick movies, so I was strongly influenced by him.
Takano: As a designer, it seems that screen composition and other aspects of your work are also influenced by you.
Iwaya: That’s right. Stanley Kubrick originally came from a cameraman’s background, so no matter where he takes pictures, they are always beautifully finished.
Takano: Lastly, do you have any memorable movie lines?
Iwaya: “Blister!” which was released in 2000 and starred Hideaki Ito. Hideaki Ito plays the role of a figure collector whose life is falling apart because he collects too many figures, and a line that a fellow figure fanatic said to him really stuck with me.He says, “Collecting is learning,” and there is a scene where he says this to the main character who collects figurines and ends up being self-satisfied. He says, “It is a process of self-improvement through the experience of collecting”. I thought this was a message from the director that we must do something new with the knowledge and experience gained through collecting, and the line really stuck with me.
Takano: It’s a line that makes sense when I look at Mr. Iwatani’s scrapbook.
Celeina: “FIST BUMP” Today we welcomed Tamio Iwaya, a graphic designer who works under the name GraphersRock. Thank you very much.
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