Director of 'Suzume Mysterious Gate': "I got a hint from watching the Korean drama 'Goblin'"

Director Makoto Shinkai revealed that he got a hint for planning the work from the Korean drama 'Goblin'.

On the morning of the 8th, a press conference for the movie 'Suzume's Lockdown' (directed by Makoto Shinkai) was held at Megabox in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Director Makoto Shinkai and Nanoka Hara, who plays the main character Suzume, attended.

On this day, Makoto Shinkai opened up about using the 'door' as a motif, saying, "When I watched the Korean drama 'Goblin', the use of the door was very impressive, and I took a hint from that and ended up using the door."

He continued, "I think the door is a 'symbol of everyday life.' We open the door, say, 'I'm going back,' and go out. We say, 'I'm going,' and close the door and come home. Repeating that action is part of our daily life." "I thought it was a disaster to cut off that daily life. Opening the door in the morning and going out but not coming back is a disaster. I thought using the door as a motif would suit this movie," he said.

'Suzume's Lockdown' tells the story of Suzume, a girl who accidentally opens a door that causes disaster, and desperately tries to close it to prevent disasters occurring throughout Japan. The movie takes as its main subject the Great East Japan Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.0, the largest ever observed in Japan.

Released on March 8th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr