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Inspiration from video works and skiing
Celeina：You worked on clay animation during your college days. Do you often get inspiration from visual works? Also We talked about traveling earlier.
Takeuchi：I would say that my video works also have a sense of travel. Getting to know an unfamiliar world may be the source of my creativity.
Takano: I know this is a difficult question, but what is your best movie?
Takeuchi：This is the most difficult question. I guess “Stand by Me” directed by Rob Reiner. In terms of the number of times I watched it in elementary school, I think it’s the best.
Takano: What is it about it that appeals to you?
Takeuchi: The excitement of traveling together.
Celeina：The color scheme is also distinctive. We have heard about your travel and movies, but we have also heard that you are into skiing. When did this start?
Takeuchi: I got into skiing about three years ago when I was asked to do an illustration for the ski brand “BOGEN,” which took me skiing in the spring.
Takano: Before that, you didn’t do it?
Takeuchi：I did when I was in elementary school. I was snowboarding as well as skiing.
Celeina: So you also snowboarded. This may be the ultimate question, but why are you passionate about skiing now?
Takeuchi：While I was helping out with the ski brand, I thought it was genuinely interesting.
Takano: Is it different from snowboarding?
Takeuchi: It’s a totally different kind of fun. It’s easy not to have to take off and put on shoes.
Takano: Have you already gone this year?
Takeuchi: I have only been once. I usually stay in Hokkaido for about three months and ski while working.
Takano: So you stay in Hokkaido until spring. A change of environment might be good to have another stimulus.
Celeina: Now, I would like to send you a song. I asked Mr. Takeuchi to choose a song that he would like everyone to listen to together on the radio at this time. Please tell us the reason for your song selection.
Takeuchi：I was listening to this song on my way home from skiing in the evening, and I chose it because I thought it was the theme song for the year 2023. It is “Evening curves straight” by Dustin Wong.
