Yutaka Matsushige, who directed and starred in the film ‘The Solitary Gourmet Movie’, explained his thoughts on releasing the film in Korea and why he cast Korean actor Yoo Jae-myung in an important role in the film.

‘The Solitary Gourmet Movie’, which will be released on the 19th, is a film that contains the adventures of ‘professional solo eater’ Goro, who starts in Paris, France, then goes to a remote island in Japan, Nampoongdo and Geojedo in Korea, and then back to Tokyo, Japan.

Yutaka Matsushige, who attended a press conference held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 13th ahead of the release, said, “I‘m so happy that this film is crossing the ocean and being screened in Korea. I can feel how much love there is for ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ in Korea even as I’m walking down the street. He smiled brightly and said, ”It seems that young people in Korea like the film more than in Japan.“

He continued to work with actor Yoo Jae-myung in the film, saying, ”I wanted to use Korea as a major backdrop for this film. That‘s why I wanted to cast Korean actors. So while I was thinking about which actors to cast in which scenes, I happened to see the Korean film ’Without a Sound‘ and I thought, ’Ah, this is the one.‘“

He continued, ”That’s why I sent a passionate love call to Yoo Jae-myung and he gladly accepted. He was a very passionate and great actor on set,“ and added, ”The Japanese audience and Yoo Jae-myung‘s scenes were considered the peak of this film. That’s why I think it was fortunate that I worked with Yoo Jae-myung.“



Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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