劇場公開に前後して多くのアーティストや著名人が話題にしていたドキュメンタリー作品「Living Behavior 不可思議/wonderboy 人生の記録」がこのたびDVDリリースされた。これは2011年6月に24歳でこの世を去ったポエトリーラッパー・不可思議/wonderboyの人生を、PerfumeなどのMVで知られる映像作家の関和亮が作品として仕上げた初の監督作だ。
LOW HIGH WHO?を主宰するParanelや詩人の谷川俊太郎、Yuji Otaniや観音クリエイションといったトラックメイカーら生前交流のあった人たちの証言を中心に、数少ない不可思議自身のパフォーマンス映像も交えながら、画面の向こうに彼の足跡が描き出される。アーティストとして残した言葉の強さゆえか、青臭くすらある立ち居振る舞いの微笑ましさゆえか、あるいは証言者たちの語り口の親密さゆえか、それらが絡み合うことで浮かび上がってくるのは故人の濃密にして立体的な〈生〉の在り方だ。エンドロールで使用される神門ヴァージョンの“Pellicule”が恐ろしく胸に迫る。御託はさておき、これは観てもらうしかない。
Fukashigi/Wonderboy
"Living Behavior Fukashigi/Wonderboy Jinsei no Kiroku"
First movie directed by Kazuaki Seki documenting the life of the poetry rapper's ‘living behavior' is now available on DVD!
The documentary film "Living Behavior Fukashigi/Wonderboy Jinsei no Kiroku" was much talked about by many artists and prominent figures around the time it was premiered in theaters and documents the life of Fukashigi/Wonderboy, the poetry rapper who passed away in June 2011 at the age of 24. This first film directed by Kazuaki Seki, a video artist known for his music videos for Perfume (Japanese techno-pop girl group) among others, is now available on DVD.
Centered around the testimonials from the people the poetry rapper had personal in-life relationship with including Paranel, the musician who runs the record label LOW HIGH WHO?, poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, or beatmakers such as Yuji Otani and Kannnonn Creation, this work depicts his real-life story on screen together with his rare live footages. Perhaps it is the power of the words he left as an artist, or his favorable, somewhat immature behavior, or the impressive elocution of his close fellows, such elements intertwine with each other, illuminating the condensed, 3-dimensional 'life' of the late artist. Poetry rapper Godo’s version of "Pellicule" used in the closing credits is extremely moving. Pompous talk aside, just go ahead and watch the movie.
