It rained heavily in Hangzhou this weekend. I planed to go out and take some pictures to write posts. Because of the rainstorm, I had a reason to stay at home. It was a perfect afternoon to watch a heart-warming movie, and I suddenly remembered a movie called Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari, which regarded as the Japanese version of Monster Hunt and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
周末杭州下了特别大的雨🌧本来想出门去扫街拍点照片写文，这样有了窝在家里不用洗头梳妆打扮的理由啦😂这样的午后，很适合打开看一部暖心的片子，突然想起前不久看到一部被称为日本版《捉妖记》和《神奇动物去哪儿》的电影🎬
The Plot Synopsis
Kazakura, who was born in Kamakura, is an unsuccessful mystery writer and police detective consultant. When he was a little boy, he doubted that whether he was an illegitimate child. As a result, though he is popular with women, he still harboured the idea of celibacy. All changed when he in the face of the editor, Yakoko, who was more than a decade younger than him.
The couple quickly fell in love and settled back in Kamakura after they got married. They lived with an old woman, who was already hundred years old, and she was in a good body condition. I thought the days would go on like this, but Yakoko has be targeted by the monster of the underworld.
He first tricked the couple into eating the poisonous mushrooms that would break out of their souls after humans ate them. Later, when Yakoko on her way to find Kazakura, she was tripped and the monster stole her body. Yakoko became a spirit, and she did not want her husband to lose his life to save her. After leaving a letter, she initiatively followed the death on the road to the netherworld.
However, the husband who has always had the tendency to escape from reality finally stopped shrinking away and decided to take his wife back to the world.
一色正和出生在阴阳交界的镰仓，是个不太卖座的推理作家，同时也是警方的侦探顾问。他从小就怀疑自己是否是私生子，所以即使面对来自女性的频频示爱，他也始终抱有独身主义的念头。而这一切，在面对来取稿件比自己小十几岁的编辑亚纪子的时候，改变了。
两人迅速坠入爱河并在婚后回到镰仓定居，过着一房两人三餐四季的生活，有一位上百岁但身体依然健朗的婆婆照顾生活起居。本以为日子就这么温馨过下去，但亚纪子其实早早就被冥界的天头鬼盯上。
他先是诱骗这对小夫妻吃下人类食用后会灵魂出窍的毒蘑菇，后又在亚纪子赶去找正和的时候，绊倒她让她灵魂出窍，并偷走了她的身体。亚纪子成了没有身体的幽灵，不想丈夫为了救自己而损耗自己的阳寿，在留下一封充满爱意的书信后她主动跟着死神踏上黄泉之路。
而一直有现实逃避倾向的丈夫终于不再退缩，毅然决然搭乘开往黄泉的江之电，要将妻子带回人世间。
The film’s hero is Masato Sakai, and the heroine is Mitsuki Takahata, who recently declared that she would get married. The film’s reviews have been mixed. The positive comments focused on intent and scene setting, while the negative comments mainly about the indecisive and sloppy of the plot.
本片是由堺雅人主演的，什么？你不知道雅人叔是谁？赶紧去看看《Legal High》和《半泽直树》！！！女主角则是由最近传出喜讯的高畑充希饰演。老夫少妻的搭配，温暖和欢笑交织。这部电影的评论喜忧参半，褒奖的大多集中在立意和场景设置上，批评的主要是指剧情过于拖沓。
When I wrote this film review, I read the comments of Douan Film and found that there were many comments that said: the previous story was too long, many of them were meaningless, and the climax came too late.
I don’t deny that I like movies with high speed, and movies described at great length will make me sleepy, like A Brighter Summer Day. However, the story of Kamakura Monogatari is not dilatory. Neither the Goblins Market nor the Impoverished God living with them is meaningless. In addition, the increasing love between Kazakura and Yakoko foreshadowing the later story.
I remembered that once I read about the definition of Delayed Gratification, which means leaving something delicious for the last time, rather than eating it immediately. I think that a good movie is a test of people’s delayed gratification. As the plot progresses, you will find the foreshadows of the characters previously arranged, which will be reflected in the end.
在写这篇影评的时候，我翻看豆瓣评论发现有很多留言写着：前面的剧情太拖沓，好多都毫无意义，高潮来得太迟。
我不否认很多时候我也比较喜欢快速切入主题的电影，而前面铺陈太久冗长的电影大多会让我昏昏欲睡，比如《牯岭街少年杀人事件》这部电影我分成好多次看，最后还是未能看下来。但是，《镰仓物语》剧情并不拖沓，无论是妖精集市、贫穷神入住都不是无意义的设置。并且，一色正和和亚纪子的感情一点点加深，也为入黄泉救妻做好了铺垫。
我记得之前看过关于「延迟满足」的定义，用直白的话来说就是把好吃的东西留到最后，而不是立即食用。我觉得一部好电影就是对人们延迟满足的考验，随着剧情的推进，你会发现之前安排的人物埋下的伏笔，最终都有在结局的时候体现。
The one-way tram that leads the spirits between Kamakura and the underworld every morning is truly impressive. It’s easy to think of A Voyage of Chihiro when the tram is moving on overhead tracks.
The Enoshima Dentetsusen we are talking about appears in the classic scene of the ending song in the Slam Dunk, which is also a must-see scenic spot for a trip to the Island of Rriver.
The netherworld in this story is no longer the horrible appearance in our impression. In the film, it’s more like a beginning of a new life. The appearance of the netherworld depends on the imagine in your mind. As a consequence, a thousand people are likely to have the appearance of a thousand netherworld.
Every time the Enoshima Dentetsusen delivered people to the netherworld, relatives and friends who have passed away before will greet them at the station. If we live in this way after we passed away, will it reduce our fear of death?
每日凌晨，引领着逝去的魂灵们穿梭于镰仓和黄泉冥界的之间的单程列车🚄——江之电，着实让人印象深刻。当电车行驶在空中铁轨的画面出现时，人们很容易想到《千与千寻》。
这里讲的江之电，其实就是我们知道的《灌篮高手》里面片尾曲呈现的经典画面，也是去江之岛旅行的必去景点。看着这绿皮火车慢慢晃过去，就知道这是一个慢节奏的城市。
这个故事中的黄泉，也全然不是我们印象中阴曹地府的可怕模样。用影片中的话来说，这里更像新的一段人生开始的地方。黄泉的模样是由当事人的心中所想而呈现的，所以一千个人很可能就有一千个黄泉的样子。
每到江之电运送新的往生者到来，先前去世了的亲朋好友都会来车站迎接。如果死后的时间之如此这般，是不是会减少一些我们对死亡的恐惧呢？
Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari is also known as the Japanese version of the Coco. I think the reason is that both of them use the light narrative way and angle to expound the topic of life and death.
In a country like Japan, especially in Kamakura, which gave birth to the spirit of bushido, the discussion of death has always been gorgeous and solemn. I think the people who have seen the movies Okuribito and Shitsurakuen will understand what I mean. Kamakura Monogatari uses fairy tales to make death seems less heavy.
The side story of the film is also praiseworthy, which has a lot of cuteness and tears.
《镰仓物语》又被称作是日本版的《寻梦幻游记》，为什么会这么做类比呢？我想，应该是两者都用了轻松的叙事方式和角度在阐述生与死这个话题吧。近年来，讨论这个话题的电影真不少，韩国出了一部《与神同行》。
在日本这个国家，尤其是孕育了武士道精神的镰仓，寺院文化仅次于京都和奈良，关于死亡的讨论一直是绚丽且庄重的。我想看过电影《入殓师》和《失乐园》的朋友，会理解我这句话的意思。而《镰仓物语》则用了童话故事的方式，让死亡看上去没那么沉重。
影片的支线故事同样可圈可点，有着不少萌点和泪点。
The friend of Kazakura died of a serious illness. He was concerned about his wife and daughter, so he applied for being ghost at the Bureau of Death. The Bureau of Death advised him to keep his life alive at the expense of his friends or family. Unwilling to hurt the people he treasures, he applied to be a frog head monster.
At first, when he saw another man taking care of his wife and daughter, he was too jealous to do something wrong almost. And when he saw that the man was really determined to give them happiness, he finally decided to let go and continue to be a frog distributing balloons in the park. The scene above is he with his daughter.
一色正和的好友本田因重病离世，因为舍不得妻女，想要在死神局申请做幽灵。由于申请人数过多无法负担，死神局建议他用亲朋好友的阳寿作为代价续命。不愿身边的人受到伤害，但又放心不下妻女，本田申请成为青蛙头妖怪。
最初，他看到有另外的男人来照顾他的妻女，生出嫉妒之心，一度差点做出不理智的行为。而当他看到这个人真的有决心给她们二人幸福后，最终又决定放手，安心地继续做一只在公园派发气球的青蛙。上图是他在游乐园见到女儿，紧紧抱住她的场景。
As mentioned in the plot outline, Kazakura harboured the idea of celibacy, while he changed his mind when facing Yakoko, and I can’t help thinking that Kazakura has been waiting for her all these years.
As expected, the film explains why they fell in love at first sight. It turns out they were a couple hundreds of years ago and have been married countless times over the years. They will meet, fall in love and stay together finally,no matter which palingenesis. How romantic it is!
Would I remember you if I lost my memory?
In the film, both Kazakura and his father are willing to go the the netherworld to save who they love. In an age when ambiguity is a living skill, people who know each other so well can turn around and leave without saying a word. I doubt that whether we still would find someone who will go through everything to take after us like our parents.
Do you have one person who is willing to give up everything for her?
在剧情梗概中说到的那样，一色正和之前是个不婚主义者，但在面对来取稿件比自己小十几岁的编辑亚纪子的时候，马上改变了想法看到这里，我不免想到一色老师这几面莫不是一直在等亚纪子的出现？
果然，电影到2/3处时候解释了为什么两人为什么会一见钟情。原来，他们几百年前就是一对，这些年来做过无数次夫妻。无论哪一世他们都会相遇、相爱、相守在一起，听上去多么浪漫。
如果失去了记忆，我还会不会记得你？
在电影中，无论是一色正和自己还是他的父亲，都是为了自己心爱的人不惜一切代价，挑战禁忌只身闯入了黄泉之国。在这个把暧昧当技能的年代，彼此那么熟悉的人可以一言不合就转身离开，我们是否还能找到如父母一般会为我们赴汤蹈火的另一半。
爱一个人，是否愿意为了对方奔赴黄泉？
Kazakura has been doing nothing right for a while. Later, he found out that it was the Poor God sneakily live in his house. Everyone was afraid of the Poor God, but Yakoko was happy to keep him and entertain him politely. One afternoon, the Poor God said he was going to the next house. In order to appreciate for Yakoko’s kindness, he insisted on giving her a bowl.
This bowl was the key to Kazakura’s success in saving his wife in netherworld. In the end, you’ll find that even though the Poor God is hated and abandoned by ordinary people, God is still God.
一色正和有段时间做什么都不顺心，后来发现原来是贫穷神偷偷摸进了他家。人人都唯恐避之不及的神，亚纪子却开心的留下他，并热心的招待他吃住。某个午后，贫穷神说自己要去下一户人家了。作为这段时间亚纪子对他的照顾，执意要送他一直碗。
这只碗，是后来一色正和在黄泉能成功救下妻子的关键。最终，你会发现即使贫穷神被人们所厌恶、撇弃，但是“神”始终还是“神”啊。
Speaking of Kamakura, the first thing that came to my mind was the Slam Dunk, which is the the post-80s generation’s precious memory. There’re other movies: Kamakura Diary、 好きな人がいること 、陽だまりの彼女、シン・ゴジ. At the same time, there are also traces of the lives of Yasunori Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Natsume Soseki.
In the history and culture of Japan, Kamakura has extremely rich connotation and important status. It is not even inferior to Kyoto and nara. Since ancient times, Kamakura has been filled with many strange little stories, and people who live there have not surprised about them at all.
Once I saw a topic on douban: Where is Our Kamakura? The concentrated answers include Dunhuang and Suzhou. However, I consider that the most suitable answers is Hangzhou. Hangzhou has many mysterious stories, such as The legend of The White Snake, The Butterfly Effect, etc. At the same time, there are many attractions that are closely linked to myths and historical stories: Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Leifeng Pagoda, The Tomb of Little Su, and so on.
Well, where is your Kamakura？
说起镰仓，第一个跳入我脑海的就是《灌篮高手》，那个在海边等江之电经过的画面，算是80后孩子们的童年回忆了吧。接下来就是《海街日记》 、《有喜欢的人》 、《向阳处的她》 、《新哥斯拉》 ラ 等等，虽然之前未曾到过这个海滨小城，但电影中展现的生活让我神往。同时，这里还有大文豪川端康成、三岛由纪夫和夏目漱石生活过的痕迹。
在日本历史文化上，镰仓有着极丰富的内涵和重要地位，甚至也不输京都和奈良，其所孕育的日本武士道文化对日本文化影响深远。自古时候起，镰仓就充满了许多光怪陆离的小故事，生活在那里的人早就见怪不怪。
曾经在豆瓣上看到一个话题：我们的镰仓在哪里？比较集中的答案有敦煌和苏州，但在我心里最符合的应该是杭州。位于江南水乡的杭州，本身就是一个汇集了很多神话故事的地方——《白蛇传》 The legend of the White Snake、《梁祝》 The Butterfly Effect等神话故事。同时，这里有很多景点又与神话、历史故事息息相关——三潭印月、雷峰塔、苏小小墓等等。
那么你呢，会觉得属于我们的镰仓在哪里？
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