Interview with Sakamoto Koichi
In commemoration of the conversion of the characters from "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT NEW GENERATION HEROES" to S.H.Figuarts, an interview with director Koichi Sakamoto, who directed the YouTube exclusive "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT NEW GENERATION HEROES" is now available!
He talked about the process of making the work and his feelings for SHFiguarts!
●This is the first original work to be exclusively distributed on YouTube in the history of Ultraman Series.
Sakamoto:Up until now, the "Fight Series" had been broadcast as new episodes of about 5 minutes each in "Ultraman Retsuden" (a TV program that re-edited Ultraman Series). What is the most suitable form now to show such a short and action-oriented work? As a result of thinking about it, YouTube may be the best fit? That seems to have been Tsuburaya Productions 's decision. With YouTube, viewers spread not only in Japan but all over the world. A global response can be expected. Ultraman is especially popular in Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, so let's take on the challenge there.
● Short measures are good with YouTube.
Sakamoto:That's right. A work of about 5 minutes is easy to see. Making one highlight in one episode is a lot from the creator's point of view, but I thought that it was a challenging project.
● Did the composition or the story be decided at the time of the offer?
Sakamoto:Unlike the TV series, the feature of the "Fight Series" is that it has a high degree of freedom. There is "Ultra Fight Victory" that I did, but at that time it was only decided to put out "Ultraman Victory Night", and after that I said "I want to put out that, I want to do this". I was able to come up with such an idea and make it. It feels like deciding what kind of enemies and monsters to make it interesting, and what kind of highlights to create. It was the same with "Ultra Fight Orb", we decided to release "Ultraman Orb Attacker" and "Ultraman Orb Emerium Slugger", but the rest was relatively free.
●How did you proceed with "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT NEW GENERATION HEROES"?
Sakamoto:What was decided this time was that NEW GENERATION HEROES would be featured, and that new enemy characters, "Ultraman X-Darkness" and "ULTRAMAN GEED DRAKNESS", would appear. So we mainly came up with ideas for what other enemies we should include and how they should be structured. This time, "Ultraman Taro" is set as the father of "ULTRAMAN TAIGA" (the protagonist of the new TV show "ULTRAMAN TAIGA" currently airing), so we used these elements as pieces and proceeded with the work as if putting together a puzzle.
What about the selection of enemy characters?
Sakamoto:The three heroes, "Ultra Dark Killer", "Ultraman X Darkness" and "ULTRAMAN GEED DRAKNESS", were decided from the beginning as the main attractions of this event. There were seven New Generation Heroes to face. So, we decided to add more enemy characters. The characters chosen were "Dark Lugiel" and "Etalgar", who are connected to Ginga. When NEW GENERATION HEROES gathered, who would be the leader? Some people said that Kurenai Gai (Ultraman Orb) would be the best choice, considering his age, but Gai is a wanderer and not the type to take on leadership roles, so we decided that Reido Hikaru (Ultraman Ginga) would be the best choice. Hikaru is a character set similar to the protagonist of a shonen manga, and he is the protagonist of the first work in the New Generation series.
● Do you feel like No. 1 warrior of new generation?
Sakamoto:that's right. So, I thought it would be easier to put together a story that there is a team of heroes led by Ultraman Ginga, and that "Dark Lugiel" and "Etargar" appear as enemies related to Ginga. Furthermore, "Ultra Dark Killer" had the power to create "Ultra Dark Killer Brothers" that copied the abilities of the Ultra 5 brothers in the setting of the game machine, so the ability to create the Darkness body of the Ultra Hero You can use it as is. Gradually, the puzzles were filled in, and the story of "Ultra Dark Killer" attacking the New Generation Ultra Hero to create a new Darkness body was completed.
-" Ultraman Rosso" and "Ultraman Bull" are also featured.
Sakamoto:NEW GENERATION HEROES up until then had a connection to "ULTRAMAN ZERO," but they had no direct connection to "Rosso" and "Bull." 2019 marks exactly 10 years since "Zero" first appeared in "Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie Generation NEW GENERATION HEROES to have a connection to "Zero" (laughs). So, I thought that I could wrap up "Rosso" and "Bull" nicely by telling a story about an enemy that tries to create the Darkness bodies of the two of them.
● Are you able to get involved in the creation of a story, whether it's a common drama or special effects work, is it unusual?
Sakamoto:I agree. The “Fight series” has a high degree of freedom, so it is strongly felt that it is visualizing the childhood dream story. Which one is stronger if you fight this monster with this monster? Or what kind of technique will come out if this ultra hero and this ultra hero attack at the same time? And. Such a dream story will become a script and will eventually become an image, so it's really fun to do.
-You may also feel as if you are actually doing something like a "Democratic Battle" using soft vinyl and monster poplar that you were playing as a child, in the picture? (Lol)
Sakamoto:That's right (laughs). So, I put out my favorite Showa Ultraman (laughs). It's hard to do with the TV series.
● What is your point of recommendation?
Sakamoto:One is that new generation heroes connected to "Zero" fight to help "Zero". Everyone will type change into a form using the power of "Zero" and fight. Also, there are characters who appear for the first time, including the "Ultra Dark Killer" I mentioned earlier. There will be other surprise characters, so please look forward to it. Also, "Second Generation RED KING". Actually, when I said, ``I want to bring out RED KING'' he said, ``We also have a new costume for the second generation.'' (laughs) This is also the first appearance of the video. What's more, it has a luxurious content that it will appear as a "double RED KING" together with the first "RED KING". Then, "Pegilla". "Pegilla" appeared in "ULTRAMAN X
● How about the characters from "ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT NEW GENERATION HEROES" will be commercialized in S.H.Figuarts?
Sakamoto:SHFiguarts is of high quality anyway. The high reproducibility is amazing. Posing can be done realistically, and the details are elaborate. Even if you look at the actual suit in the shooting, you can see it realistically, and I think it's so good that it looks cool.
●How are the two characters "Ultraman X Darkness" and "ULTRAMAN GEED DRAKNESS" portrayed in the play?
Sakamoto:I did not have anything like reason or intention, so I called it a battle machine or directed it as such a character. It is such a concept such as returning the same technique as "X" or "Zed". It is an exciting development of promises (laughs).
● Are there any requests for SHFiguarts?
Sakamoto:NEW GENERATION HEROES The "Mere Old Man" and the "Mere Old Man" often perform together in plays, so when all of them are gathered and lined up, you can't help but say "Oh! (laughs). It tickles my childish and collector's heart. I was at an event with Mr. Negishi-kun (Takuya Negishi, who played Hikaru Reido, who transforms into Ginga) at last year's Urfes (Ultraman Festival 2018), and we were talking about why neither Ginga nor Victory are available on S.H.Figuarts. Victory" was released in June, and "Ginga" is scheduled to be released in October, so I guess I got my wish. In terms of this new release, "Ultraman X Darkness" and "ULTRAMAN GEED DRAKNESS" will be commercialized, but I would like to see other new characters commercialized as well. I want to see other new characters commercialized. I am confident of it! I am confident of that (laughs). I would also like to see commercialization of "Zeed Solid Burning," "Across Smasher," and "Ultimates Final. I was the main director of "Ultraman Geed," so I guess, you know (laughs). Personally, I would like to see "ULTRAMAN LEO" and "ASTRA" released soon, as the number of Ultra 6 brothers from the Showa era is steadily increasing. On a personal note, I have been promoting "Leo" and "ASTRA" since I directed "The Legend of Ultra Galaxy" 10 years ago, so I would really like to see them commercialized! (LOL)
● Finally, do you have a message for everyone who visits Tamashii Web and SHFiguarts fans?
Sakamoto:When I was a kid, I was watching these special effects works, and I want figures, soft vinyl, and item of the characters that came out! It was a child who thought. So, I'm making it with the hope that my work will make me feel the same way. It made me really happy to see a child playing with "Ginga" or "Geed" toys at a toy store or playing with those toys in a park. Mysteriously, the child looks like a good girl (laughs). What I'm always conscious of is the coolness of heroes and item, and the production that aims to be cool and instinctively appealing. I think there are children, from small children to big children (laughs), but if you feel that way and want to get it, I'm making it. I'm doing my best every day thinking that it makes sense. From now on, we look forward to your continual support!
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Sakamoto Koichi
He has worked in many fields as a stunt coordinator, director, producer, and executive producer for the Power Rangers series in the United States and New Zealand, contributing to its worldwide success. In Japan, he started out as a director with Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie (2019), and has since worked on action films, including directing Japan's most famous special effects works, such as Ultraman Series, KAMEN RIDER Series, and Super Sentai Series.
Conducted by Koichi Sakamoto
Koichi Sakamoto, who is in charge of the "Oku Toku Hero Cenozoic Fighting Game", which is a sequel to the "Oku Toku Hero Cenozoic Fighting Game", has been converted to SHFiguarts.来 The work has been established. The SHFiguarts-like way of thinking in the city.
● Promotion of the original work YouTube limited broadcast 奥奥特曼 Historical first, research 竟 怎
Sakamoto:Until now, the “Goto Series” has been split into 5 minutes and left and right.像 这种 短时 长 , 动作 戏 为 中心 作 , 最 要 要 怎样 的 格式 显Discretionary consequences of remedy YouTube fraud? Completion of Shibuya production. As you can see, YouTube ’s renewed YouTube story, Japanese-style video, and overseas reunification. Could expect global sexual rebellion. Oku Tokushima is located in the central area of the city, India is in the middle of the west, and the central district is located in the central area.
● A short-term YouTube appropriation.
Sakamoto:Right. 5 看 5 分钟 Left-right work irrelevant? A small collection of points to be produced, a visit from the creator, and a full-blown, but unrestricted approach.
● Did you find out what is happening?
Sakamoto:A special case of the Yotei series, a high-degree-of-freedom “Goto series”. Introduced the “Oku Tokusoku Tokukatsu Toshiri”, an over-participated production of “Oku Tokukatsu Tokukatsu Toshikatsu”. After a long time, he was able to produce “sound production out of the east and west”. “Do you want to make a new product, or if you have a suspicion?” “Our special syllabary European cloth” time-of-day-like one, “European special feature 和 form” sum “Europe special feature wisdom form” Other items can be used freely.
● “Oku Tokuhide Shinseidai Goto” 怎么 怎么 展 exhibition?
Sakamoto:There are two points below this time, the new generation of Oku Special Hideo's special feature, “黑黑 黑 克斯奥特曼” 和 “黑暗 捷德奥特曼”. Since then, the basics of the meeting, the meeting, other people, the sample, etc., the main structure of this sample. For the purpose of setting up the “Taiwan Oku Special”, the “Finder of the Taiho Oku Special” (the main feature of the “Taipei Oku Special”), the sample elements for the base, the organization, etc., Since then, the exhibition has been held.
● Correcting color direction?
Sakamoto:“Oku Tokutsu Kyokuten”, “Shunting Kakuso Oku Tokusen”, “Shunting Kakuso Tokusoku Toku”, these three individual corner colors are selected from the beginning. Yokon Koso, 7 people from the Cenozoic Oku Special Hideo.也就是说, Demand increase added direction color. For this reason, the selection of “The Dark Road Base” and the “Super-Space-time Demon Dust Tower” is a special corner color. The narrative comes, the new generation of Oku special heroes collective time, is the last person in charge?说到 这个 语言 题 , 年 年龄 来说 不 应该 是 选择 红 凯 (欧布奥特曼) 吗?虽然 也 有 这样 的 意见 , 但是 是 流动 人和 不是 领导 型 的 人 , Metarei 堂 光 (银河 奥特曼) 是否 更 适合 的 适合 呢?这样 的 感想 综合 来 来。 It is the main comic angle of the boy who is approaching the optical setting.
● Shinseiyo Oku Special Hero 1 No. 1
Sakamoto:是 的 , 就 这样 , 有了 以 银河 奥特曼 为 队长 的 英 队伍 队伍 , 与 银河 奥特曼 具有 渊源 的 敌人 “黑暗 路基艾尔” 和 “超时空 魔神 埃塔尔加” 亦会 会 , 这样 的 話Alignment of the matters has been completed. The number of people in the Cenozoic Oku special heroic group, which has already been registered, has been selected, and the selected “黑 黑 欧 布 曼 和 和” 黑 黑 曼 曼 曼 这 两 两. Good or bad? I am proud of my changes. “Oku Tokutsu Kagetsu” has been established in the past, and the Oku Toku 5 brother ability metaphor has been completed. After each issue, you will be able to complete the production of this sample event.
● Searching for a special site of Japanese specialties?
Sakamoto:In the local area, “Buofu Special”, a special production of the valley, the one-sided main corner, “Wafu”, “Wafu”, “Okutoku”, attending, and so on.笑 (laughs). In the past, the Cenozoic Oku special hero was in charge of a special feature, but there was a dismissal of the special feature. In 2019, the 10th anniversary of the first screening of the first feature film “Oku Tokudai University”. For this reason, Yuichi Shinya's main theme is “I am one of the most important people in Japan. These stories are related to each other, are related to each other, and are related to each other.
● In the case of the current event, can it be attended, such as a lot of things, non-existent general connection, special works, metropolitan innocence?
Sakamoto:Highly flexible, with a high degree of freedom in line with the “Yu-Dou” series. Is it possible to compare these questions to other people? Do you have an individual special skill?像 这样 梦想 中 的 事事 、 将 其 剧本 化 、 最终 再将 其 映像 成化 , 这一 过程 是 完全 有意。
● Employment Shogi Children's Shogi Toys or Someone's “Spiral View” Progressive Visualization Such Sample Feelings? (Lol)
Sakamoto:I'm feeling like this (laughs). It was like a show in the Showa Oku Tokuya Association (laughs). Incompetence attendance on the current electronic affiliate.
● Conductive performance, 您 觉得 有 什么 看点 呢?
Sakamoto:新生 新生 特奥 有着 系 的 新 新 代 奥特 英 们 们 了 了 帮助 赛罗奥特曼 Meta 战斗 是 其 一个 看点。 All the loan aids will be able to realize their unique capabilities.还有 就是 刚 成 所 提供 的 ウ 奥特 黑暗 杀手 这 一个 首次 登 的 的 角色. Attendance is expected to enter and honor the landlord. The second generation of thunder king. This is the time when “Our Thunder King appeared”, the defendant known “The second-generation Thunder King” (laughs). The first entry of these works. The first meeting of the first reign of Lei Wang and the first reunion of the revenge, and the entry of “Double · Thunder Wang”, attended the first general contest of the one.还有 就是 冷冻 怪兽 佩吉拉 、 虽然 佩吉拉 在 “艾克斯奥 特曼” Nakaya Yu, the appearance in the new image, except for this, the other territorial monsters, such one point Expectations for reduction.
● "Oku Toku Hero Cenozoic Kakuto" Medium-sized fighting game, S.H.Figuarts, 您 觉 呢?
Sakamoto:SHFiguarts Quality One-way capital high, extremely high reduction originality True and sufficient damage. Ya Can pendulum Highly true modeling, detailed pendulum Ya Toku is good enough. In the meantime, I'm in the middle of my eyes, and I'm in the middle of my life.
● The relationship between the two sides of the house and the other side of the room, the description of the current meeting
Sakamoto:It's a reasonable and rational existence, which can explain its work.可以 使用 与 使用 克斯奥特曼 和 捷德奥特曼 一样 的 技术 进行 对战 , 是以 这样 的 基本 设计 设计。 A very big exhibition (laughs).
● 您 opposite SHFiguarts Yes 什么 Hope 呢?
Sakamoto:The new generation of Outech heroes have appeared together so many times in the show that when all the members are together, people will say, "A!" I'm sure you'll be impressed with this kind of sentiment. (笑) The child's heart and desire for preservation will appear instantly. Last year, Mr. Negishi (Takuya Negishi, who plays the role of a silver medalist) attended ULTRAMAN FESTIVAL 2018, but at that time, he said that the silver medalist would not be S.H.Figuarts available? (Chuckles) Nowadays, 维克特列奥特曼已经在在6月进行了发售,银河奥特曼也预定于10月进行发售,这就是实现了一个愿望. If the next new film is to be released, it is likely that both 艾克斯奥特曼 and 黑暗捷德奥特曼 will be commercialized, but we hope that their new colors will be commercialized as well. The darkest Mutisman colors will make people think "I want to commercialize it!" when they see the video. This kind of thoughtful corner color. I am confident that I can do it. After that, we will be able to commercialize the combustion, agility, and final form of the Jet Mutual. I am the main actor of "JET MUSEUM". I think that the number of the six Showa brothers is increasing, and I think that I will be the first to make a film about them. I have been working for 10 years as a director of "The Last Yinchuang Film", so I think it will be a great success. So please, commercialize it! (Laughs)
● At the end, the soul of the soul is for the Web.
Sakamoto:我 从 小时候 开 开 开 观 观 特特 类 作 作 、 不論 是 手 办 还是 软胶 , 软胶 出 的 角色 都 想要 其他 产品。从前 我 就是 这样 的 一个 小孩。 “Hope can see my work. In the toy store, the toy store has a special toy, or a special toy in the toy store, or a toy store in the toy store. Mysterious little person, a small friend, a good friend, a good friend (laughs). At first glance, at the time of directing, it is about the level of instinct pursuing instinct for the heroic product level. Unreasonable small 朋 还是 大 朋友 (笑) 、 如果 大家 都 怀着 这样 的 想法 、 想 取 玩 、 想 得 , 这样 我 的 作 入 赋 意义 的 意义 , 这样 的 想法 , 也是 每天 加油 的 动力。 Supporting a lot of new lords!
【profile】
Sakamoto Koichi
Satoshi Kunikazu Shinsai's teacher, "Depression", a series of coordinators, directors, producers, production directors, many people in Tokyo. In Japan, since the inauguration of “Oku Tokudai Daisha Super Suruga Transfer” (2009), he has been participating in the series. Produced and active since then.