I would like to talk about the most delicious beer in the world.
It is, however, a large bottle of a plain, domestic beer. The beer was in a movie. I have never seen such a tasty beer before. Or rather, I have never seen such a tasty looking beer “drinking”. The way Ken-san drank it was just like that. If I write this much, many of you must be thinking, “Oh, that scene in the movie. “The Yellow Handkerchief”.
I too have thought to myself, “Just once I would like to drink like that,” and then I thought, “No, I definitely don’t want to drink that way. That part is a little delicate. I want to drink beer that tastes good like that, but I don’t want to be put in the position of drinking beer that tastes good like that.
A man played by Ken Takakura is released from prison after serving time for manslaughter. He enters a dirty little diner in front of the station. As soon as I came in, “Beer, please”. The “beer!” is a mixture of craving and happiness. Then he earnestly follows the list of dishes on the wall. As if determined, he says, “I’ll have a katsudon (pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice) and ramen noodles, please!”
Soon after, the beer arrives. The man holds the beer bottle as if it were a treasure. His right hand is shaking and trembling, and there is a clattering sound as it hits the glass. Even so, he fills the glass to the brim without spilling any. This is where the real performance begins. The man lifts the glass of beer in front of him, wrapping it in his hands, and slowly begins to drink with his eyes closed. But he can’t stand it any longer, and the pitch goes up. After he finishes his drink, he closes his eyes tightly and his face twists into a familiar expression. It’s that look that resembles an orgasm. and then he dies. It is a very manly way to drink.
But in short, the description of that one drink makes us imagine the stoic years in prison. This is what I mean by the wonder of direction and acting. If the person next to you in the cafeteria were drinking a beer like that, you might think that he came out of prison this morning. It was such a convincing performance. It was the most delicious beer in the world, not even close to the commercials where people are gulping down cold beer in mugs. #film #movie #yellowhandkerchief #beer #片山俊幸
