＂Desire＂ is too violent to attract dissatisfaction with Tetsuya Nakashima’s apology statement

2026年3月14日 | admin | A1

"Desire" poster

　 　 1905 movie network news The latest suspense masterpiece directed by Japanese director Tetsuya Nakashima, which became a hit, is being shown in Japan. Because it involves a lot of violent and bloody scenes, some viewers are strongly dissatisfied. Some viewers even say that the restricted scenes in the film will make students tend to be violent, so it is suggested to stop the screening as soon as possible. Therefore, director Tetsuya Nakashima issued a personal statement at the first time, "I’m really sorry if I made everyone feel uncomfortable." Apologize to the audience and clarify the original intention of shooting.

　 　 The film is adapted from the original novel Endless Desire by writer Akio Fukamachi, which won the third "Great Mystery Novel" award. Through the gesture of the father (Kôji Yakusho), who used to be a criminal policeman, looking for his missing daughter (Nana Komatsu), the story triggered incredible suspense events. Because the film involved a lot of bloody and violent scenes, it was set as R15+ by the film (no viewing under 15 years old).

　 　 The audience gave mixed comments on the film. The supportive audience said, "I feel the power of this film." The audience who disagreed bluntly said, "This is the worst film I have ever seen, and I hope to erase my memory quickly." "It makes me feel bad." Seeing the audience’s two extreme comments, the director Nakajima issued an apology statement.

　 　 Since the film was released on June 27th, 2014, including on Japanese social networking sites such as Twitter, users’ comments have been polarized, and the sharp contrast between "favorable comments" and "bad comments" has become a hot topic among netizens, even being called "a rare whirlwind of favorable comments and unfavorable comments in recent years" by the industry. Although the film has implemented a low fare of 1,000 yen for students since its release, the audience who saw the film said that "this is not suitable for students to watch." "In short, stop the release quickly!" Wait for radical remarks.

　 　 On the contrary, the audience who hold the view of "approval" said, "Now high school students are not fools. Wouldn’t that kind of lens (referring to violence) make the film more exciting?" In any case, the two extreme reactions of the audience have created a lot of topics and exposure for the film. Is it not worth seeing as the audience said? Let’s ask the audience to go into the cinema and find out for themselves.

　 　 The film "Desire" is being shown all over Japan.


Director’s apology statement

Full statement:

　 　 "Human love and hate are definitely not opposites. Through my ordinary daily life and after the filming of Confessions, I further enhanced my recognition of this feeling, so I devoted myself to the new work with such a mood. The film "Desire" is a film that I think must be filmed.

　 　 The hero of this film is a character who can only get along with others through violence. However, in the process of getting along, that person was also injured, destroyed and lost. The loneliness of that kind of person is doomed to be a life where tragedy and comedy meet. I hope everyone will walk into the cinema and feel the emotional entanglement between the love and hate of a rogue father, Fujishima and the devil’s daughter, and Kanako.

　 　 I’m really sorry if I made everyone feel uncomfortable."

"Desire" director Tetsuya Nakashima