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"The Sleeping Forest" is an early work of Higashino Keigo , Kaga Kichiro series.
In this novel, Kichiro Kaga made his first appearance as a police officer. The story tells the story of Kaga and old police officer Ota solving the case together. After graduating from Kaga University, he taught for two years and entered the Metropolitan Police Department, , search department, and became a policeman. The "Gao Liu Ballet Murder Case" was his first case to be solved. After careful investigation and visit, Kaga and Ota finally solved three murder cases.
In 2014, Takeharu Sakurai was the screenwriter and adapted the novel "The Sleeping Forest". is directed by Yutae Doi and made into a movie. Among them, it is starring Abe Hikaru , Ishihara Saki Mi , Kinami Haruka, Yin Laurel , Otani Eiko and others.
01 Three murders occurred in a series of
Gaoliu Ballet, a well-known Japanese ballet troupe, the troupe performs very high attendance rate, almost full of events.
On this day, Gaoliu Ballet performed the famous dance drama "Swan Lake". The performance of
is very successful. Whether it is Akiko Takayasu who plays the white swan or Mio Asao who plays the black swan, they all have wonderful performances.
It is such a ballet troupe that performs elegant and beautifully, but there have been three murders one after another.
The first murder case: it happened in the troupe's lounge, and the surname and name of the deceased are unknown. An actress in the troupe said that someone came to steal something and she caught her. She was in self-defense and accidentally killed someone with a trophy.
The second murder case: It happened in the theater of the troupe, and the deceased was the director of the troupe, Mr. Yasuna Kajita. He was killed by someone in the mezzanine behind his coat with poison needle venom. The venom test result was an excess of concentrated nicotine liquid.
The third murder case: it was the actor of the troupe, Jingzi Morii, who died in the room she rented. The cause of her death was an injection of excessive nicotine liquid.
What is the connection between these three murders? Is there a serial killer? Why did the troupe have multiple murders in a short period of time? Who is the real murderer?
The FBI defines a serial killer as: murdering at least three people and having a "cooling period" during the crime. The so-called "cooling period" refers to the interval between two murders. The length of the serial killer's breathing period is different, the shortest can be one or two days, or even a few hours, and the longest can be one or even several months. Serial killers usually use a "murder experience" to peak their excitement, and then need some time to reminisce about this excited experience and then summarize the methods to improve the crime.
From the definition given by the FBI, serial murder cases have the following characteristics:
First, the murderers are mostly one person or one gang;
Second, if the crime is committed continuously for a period of time, there can be a "cooling period", that is, the interval period;
Third, the motive for murder is basically the same.
02 Police intervened and carefully investigated
After the first murder case, the Police Department of Police Search Section 1 Police Kyoichiro Kaga and Oda, an old police officer of the Ikebetsu Police Department, began a serious and meticulous investigation.
The suspect is a young actress named Saito Haruko in the dance troupe. According to herself, someone broke into the actor's lounge for stealing. She happened to encounter it and was attacked. She accidentally beat the dead to death for defense.
Everyone in the troupe believes that this is true. The police originally believed that Ye Ruzi was in self-defense.
is just something that Officer Kaga thinks is wrong.
In the Metropolitan Police Department, Kaga made an action deduction. When the man entering the window hugged the actress Ye Ruko from behind, she could not smash the trophy at the man who was one head higher than her and put someone to death.
Why did she say that she beat the dead to death, and how did she beat the dead? When asked, Ye Ruzi said she couldn't remember it. There must be hidden information here.
When searching Ye Ruko's residence, he found a photo of Ye Ruko and the male actor Yanyu Suspect of the group.
Yao is Yeruko's boyfriend and Miezuki's dance partner.
Kaga and the old police officer Ota followed this clue to investigate. But Yagyu had proof of being absent.
In the detention center, Ye Ruzi insisted on practicing, hoping to return to the stage.
Half a year ago, Ye Ruko bought a new car and was driving with her friend Asaoka Mio in the same dormitory. When an accident happened, Ye Ruko was injured in her right knee and Wei Ruko was in a concussion and unconscious.
Police learned that the deceased sat in a coffee shop for a long time the night before his death, and he kept staring at the ballet door.
The identity of the deceased was confirmed and was named Richie Kazumama. His girlfriend said that the deceased had studied painting in New York before, and his home treasured the brochure of "Swan Lake". The deceased is a painter who paints a portrait of a dancer, the back of the dancer. It also mentioned that Kazuma met a senior when he was studying in the United States.
Kaga visited the troupe's chief actress Akiko Takayasuke, the newcomer Asaoka Mio who plays the black swan, the male dancers Yasuke Yasuke and Morii Jingko, and found that there were complex connections between the dancers and hidden secrets that were indescribable.
Akiko 's words awakened Kaga. She said: "We are all lying. Lies are magic spells. If an ordinary person wants to enter a role, he must impose magic on himself. So, the entire ballet troupe has weaved a huge lie called a stage play."
03 Intricate, layer by layer
In the investigation, Officer Kaga found that four years ago, Akiko and Yasuko were both the best in the ballet troupe, one played a white swan and the other played a black swan. They won many domestic awards and were given the opportunity to study in the United States.
In the United States, Akiko unexpectedly fell in love with Japanese American painter Ichihiro Aoki. But for dancers, if they fall in love, it means they ruin their careers. For ballet dancers, it is most important to maintain their best condition in their bodies.
Before returning to China, Aoki Ichihiro advised Akiko to stay in the United States. He said that if he left Akiko, he would have no inspiration for painting. But Akiko insisted on returning to China. During the argument, Akiko took out a fruit knife and threatened Akiko, scratched Akiko's arm, and fought for Central Akiko accidentally stabbed the knife into Akiko's abdomen.
The person Morii Jingko likes is Kajita Yasunari Kazunari, the director of the troupe. She works hard to lose weight for him, hoping to get Kajita's recognition during rehearsal, hoping to play the white swan, and hope to become the number one dancer in the troupe.
But things went against my wishes, Kajita never took Jingzi seriously. When the US police investigated the assassination of Aoki, not only did Kajita make a violation of the certificate, but also went to the hospital to tell Aoki that he would say that Jingzi was his girlfriend and that he could not ruin Akiko for this matter. Kajita successfully helped Akiko leave the suspicion aside. At that time, the US Police Department did not conduct serious investigations and closed the case hastily.
However, Aoki's injury has not improved and he also refused treatment.
When Kazumari, who was also studying in the United States, learned about this, he returned to China and persuaded Jingzi to return to the United States to visit Aoki.
Dance Theatre Troupe is rehearsing a new drama. Kajita stands in the audience to direct the actors to rehearse. As soon as he sits down, he slowly falls down. Kajita died of poisoning.
The police investigated the cause of Kajita's death, how the murderer attacked, the relationship around Kajita, and his relationship with Kazuma.
Will the one who killed Kazuma and Kajita be the same?
Kajita had strict requirements on ballet dancers in terms of body shape control. After Kajita's death, Jingzi let go of her appetite and drinks.
Wuxiu saw that it was going to rain. She left the table early before she finished her meal. She was afraid that it would rain, but she fainted on the ground not far away.
04 Rotating action The truth is revealed
At the beginning of the movie, Officer Kaga went to watch "Swan Lake" with his blind date partner. When the black swan Ojelia appeared, Kaga was amazed at the charming dance of the black swan. Her rapid rotation, agile beating and light lifting her legs were so charming.
text/A Bin [Original Film Review]
"The Sleeping Forest" is an early work of Higashino Keigo , Kaga Kichiro series.
In this novel, Kichiro Kaga made his first appearance as a police officer. The story tells the story of Kaga and old police officer Ota solving the case together. After graduating from Kaga University, he taught for two years and entered the Metropolitan Police Department, , search department, and became a policeman. The "Gao Liu Ballet Murder Case" was his first case to be solved. After careful investigation and visit, Kaga and Ota finally solved three murder cases.
In 2014, Takeharu Sakurai was the screenwriter and adapted the novel "The Sleeping Forest". is directed by Yutae Doi and made into a movie. Among them, it is starring Abe Hikaru , Ishihara Saki Mi , Kinami Haruka, Yin Laurel , Otani Eiko and others.
01 Three murders occurred in a series of
Gaoliu Ballet, a well-known Japanese ballet troupe, the troupe performs very high attendance rate, almost full of events.
On this day, Gaoliu Ballet performed the famous dance drama "Swan Lake". The performance of
is very successful. Whether it is Akiko Takayasu who plays the white swan or Mio Asao who plays the black swan, they all have wonderful performances.
It is such a ballet troupe that performs elegant and beautifully, but there have been three murders one after another.
The first murder case: it happened in the troupe's lounge, and the surname and name of the deceased are unknown. An actress in the troupe said that someone came to steal something and she caught her. She was in self-defense and accidentally killed someone with a trophy.
The second murder case: It happened in the theater of the troupe, and the deceased was the director of the troupe, Mr. Yasuna Kajita. He was killed by someone in the mezzanine behind his coat with poison needle venom. The venom test result was an excess of concentrated nicotine liquid.
The third murder case: it was the actor of the troupe, Jingzi Morii, who died in the room she rented. The cause of her death was an injection of excessive nicotine liquid.
What is the connection between these three murders? Is there a serial killer? Why did the troupe have multiple murders in a short period of time? Who is the real murderer?
The FBI defines a serial killer as: murdering at least three people and having a "cooling period" during the crime. The so-called "cooling period" refers to the interval between two murders. The length of the serial killer's breathing period is different, the shortest can be one or two days, or even a few hours, and the longest can be one or even several months. Serial killers usually use a "murder experience" to peak their excitement, and then need some time to reminisce about this excited experience and then summarize the methods to improve the crime.
From the definition given by the FBI, serial murder cases have the following characteristics:
First, the murderers are mostly one person or one gang;
Second, if the crime is committed continuously for a period of time, there can be a "cooling period", that is, the interval period;
Third, the motive for murder is basically the same.
02 Police intervened and carefully investigated
After the first murder case, the Police Department of Police Search Section 1 Police Kyoichiro Kaga and Oda, an old police officer of the Ikebetsu Police Department, began a serious and meticulous investigation.
The suspect is a young actress named Saito Haruko in the dance troupe. According to herself, someone broke into the actor's lounge for stealing. She happened to encounter it and was attacked. She accidentally beat the dead to death for defense.
Everyone in the troupe believes that this is true. The police originally believed that Ye Ruzi was in self-defense.
is just something that Officer Kaga thinks is wrong.
In the Metropolitan Police Department, Kaga made an action deduction. When the man entering the window hugged the actress Ye Ruko from behind, she could not smash the trophy at the man who was one head higher than her and put someone to death.
Why did she say that she beat the dead to death, and how did she beat the dead? When asked, Ye Ruzi said she couldn't remember it. There must be hidden information here.
When searching Ye Ruko's residence, he found a photo of Ye Ruko and the male actor Yanyu Suspect of the group.
Yao is Yeruko's boyfriend and Miezuki's dance partner.
Kaga and the old police officer Ota followed this clue to investigate. But Yagyu had proof of being absent.
In the detention center, Ye Ruzi insisted on practicing, hoping to return to the stage.
Half a year ago, Ye Ruko bought a new car and was driving with her friend Asaoka Mio in the same dormitory. When an accident happened, Ye Ruko was injured in her right knee and Wei Ruko was in a concussion and unconscious.
Police learned that the deceased sat in a coffee shop for a long time the night before his death, and he kept staring at the ballet door.
The identity of the deceased was confirmed and was named Richie Kazumama. His girlfriend said that the deceased had studied painting in New York before, and his home treasured the brochure of "Swan Lake". The deceased is a painter who paints a portrait of a dancer, the back of the dancer. It also mentioned that Kazuma met a senior when he was studying in the United States.
Kaga visited the troupe's chief actress Akiko Takayasuke, the newcomer Asaoka Mio who plays the black swan, the male dancers Yasuke Yasuke and Morii Jingko, and found that there were complex connections between the dancers and hidden secrets that were indescribable.
Akiko 's words awakened Kaga. She said: "We are all lying. Lies are magic spells. If an ordinary person wants to enter a role, he must impose magic on himself. So, the entire ballet troupe has weaved a huge lie called a stage play."
03 Intricate, layer by layer
In the investigation, Officer Kaga found that four years ago, Akiko and Yasuko were both the best in the ballet troupe, one played a white swan and the other played a black swan. They won many domestic awards and were given the opportunity to study in the United States.
In the United States, Akiko unexpectedly fell in love with Japanese American painter Ichihiro Aoki. But for dancers, if they fall in love, it means they ruin their careers. For ballet dancers, it is most important to maintain their best condition in their bodies.
Before returning to China, Aoki Ichihiro advised Akiko to stay in the United States. He said that if he left Akiko, he would have no inspiration for painting. But Akiko insisted on returning to China. During the argument, Akiko took out a fruit knife and threatened Akiko, scratched Akiko's arm, and fought for Central Akiko accidentally stabbed the knife into Akiko's abdomen.
The person Morii Jingko likes is Kajita Yasunari Kazunari, the director of the troupe. She works hard to lose weight for him, hoping to get Kajita's recognition during rehearsal, hoping to play the white swan, and hope to become the number one dancer in the troupe.
But things went against my wishes, Kajita never took Jingzi seriously. When the US police investigated the assassination of Aoki, not only did Kajita make a violation of the certificate, but also went to the hospital to tell Aoki that he would say that Jingzi was his girlfriend and that he could not ruin Akiko for this matter. Kajita successfully helped Akiko leave the suspicion aside. At that time, the US Police Department did not conduct serious investigations and closed the case hastily.
However, Aoki's injury has not improved and he also refused treatment.
When Kazumari, who was also studying in the United States, learned about this, he returned to China and persuaded Jingzi to return to the United States to visit Aoki.
Dance Theatre Troupe is rehearsing a new drama. Kajita stands in the audience to direct the actors to rehearse. As soon as he sits down, he slowly falls down. Kajita died of poisoning.
The police investigated the cause of Kajita's death, how the murderer attacked, the relationship around Kajita, and his relationship with Kazuma.
Will the one who killed Kazuma and Kajita be the same?
Kajita had strict requirements on ballet dancers in terms of body shape control. After Kajita's death, Jingzi let go of her appetite and drinks.
Wuxiu saw that it was going to rain. She left the table early before she finished her meal. She was afraid that it would rain, but she fainted on the ground not far away.
04 Rotating action The truth is revealed
At the beginning of the movie, Officer Kaga went to watch "Swan Lake" with his blind date partner. When the black swan Ojelia appeared, Kaga was amazed at the charming dance of the black swan. Her rapid rotation, agile beating and light lifting her legs were so charming.
Kaga, in the investigation of the murder of the dance troupe, felt that Wei Yu was a weak woman, completely different from the stage. When it rains, she will be scared and even faint. But in the dance drama, it is wonderful and endless.
Weixu fainted from anemia in the troupe and was taken to the hospital. This made Kaga feel merciful.
Kaga not only sent Weiou home, but also bought strawberries to Weiou's house. Tell me about my experience in fencing competition at Wei Yu's home. The clever Mio thought Kaga was secretly sarcastic about the murderous aura in the eyes of the Black Swan. She calmly told Kaga that she wanted him to see her "Sleeping Beauty".
The third murder case was that Jingzi died in her home. There are syringes, quicksand paintings and other items at home.
Someone in the troupe concluded that the murderer who killed Kajita was Yasuko.
Some people also think that this is impossible. The male protagonist of the
troupe said that in the troupe, many dancers admire Mr. Kajita very much, and among these people Yasuko is the most magnificent.
Kaga sensitively sensed that the real murderer was hiding inside the troupe.
Old police officer Ota said: "They have an obvious purpose to protect a person."
Kaga and Ota went to the father's home of American painter Ichihiro Aoki, from where they saw a painting Aoki painted for the ballerina. This painting shows the back movement of the actress standing on her left leg, her right leg raised and her right arm raised high.
The night of the performance of "Sleeping Beauty", before the performance started, Kaga brought this painting to Akiko's dressing room. He told Akiko that the dance movements of this painting were left-handed jumping movements, and most people were right-handed, and few people were left-handed , and only you, Akiko, was left-handed, so Akihiro's lover was you, Akiko, not Morii Jingko. Finally the truth was revealed. At the end of the video, Akiko Takayasu came to the police station alone. Kaga Kichiro received a new mission.
05 The inspiration given to us by the movie
First, it is adapted from the novel into the movie
A story that seems to be a serial murder case, but there is a necessary connection between the three murder cases.
The feature of novels is that they tell more delicate stories and can describe the plot in a large length. There is a bit of a drag on the rhythm.
The film has a compact rhythm and jumps. It takes two hours to tell the story. Some parts may not be explained clearly. Like a murderous weapon, quicksand painting. The adaptation of
basically respects the original work and deletes the plot of poisoning Yanagi's cup and Yanagi is hospitalized.
The endings of the novel and the movie are open and there is no plot of being arrested. .
The second is, the character creation in the film
Akiko, the most hypocritical person . Akiko is an actress in Takari Ballet Group and the absolute chief dancer. Her status cannot be replaced by anyone. It is the golden sign of the troupe. The troupe needs to protect Akiko.
Jingzi, an innocent rebel. Jingzi admires director Kajita and even is willing to lose weight unconditionally for him. She was framed instead of love. Jingzi could not accept the fact that she was falsely accused, nor could she accept the fact that her career path was blocked. She would never be able to become the leading female lead, and finally chose the extreme approach.
Ye Luzi, a kind and sinner. Ye Ruko has a good family background. She grew up with Mio since childhood, danced and grew up together, and was like her sisters. She is a new star in the troupe and was supposed to star in White Swan, but she suffered a knee injury in a car accident. She felt ashamed that the car accident affected Weixu's career prospects, and she was willing to take the blame for Weixu.
Kaita, the root of sin. In order to protect Akiko, he did not hesitate to testify against the innocent Jingzi. It triggered a series of murders in the troupe, including his own murder.
Fangjian, letting a knife for his friends. As a painter, he admires his senior Aoki Ichihiro, and he is deeply attracted by Aoki's paintings. When he learned that Aoki's life was in danger, he tried hard to convince Jingzi to go back to the United States to visit Aoki. Jingzi told him that when Aoki's real girlfriend was Akiko, he came to the theater troupe to find Akiko to argue. Unfortunately, he died.
is not ready, the last piece of puzzle. Wei Yu is the last puzzle to solve the mystery of the murder of the Takayama Troupe. She has asked Kaga many times when will Ye Ruko come back? I feel guilty inside. She will lose her hearing in a car accident and can no longer dance. "Sleeping Beauty" that night will be her last performance. For this last performance, she advised Jingzi not to surrender first, at least after the performance of "Sleeping Beauty", she became the real murderer to kill Kamema Ritsuno. In the
film, through the shaping of different characters and different personalities, young actors’ pursuit of career, yearning for love, pursuit of fame, fortune, money, and ugliness in human nature are shown.
Third, it cleverly extends the connotation of classic works
"Sleeping Beauty" was originally an article in Grimm's fairy tale, telling the story of the little princess Aurora's birthday, and the fairies wish the little princess to become the most beautiful, bravest, happiest, richest and kindest girl in the world.
Because she did not invite the fairy Karabos, she was very angry and wanted to take revenge, predicting that when the princess was 16 years old, she would be pierced by a spindle and die. But Aurora did not die after piercing her finger, but just fell asleep with the entire kingdom. A hundred years later, a handsome prince kisses the princess will wake up with the kingdom.
In "Sleeping Forest", a scene where a spindle pierces the princess' finger. In the play, Kajita was also stabbed to death by poison needles.
Also, for the interpretation of "forest", society is a big forest. Despite the seemingly elegant place of the Ballet, it is still a big forest. But it was not the princess who slept, but the people in the forest.
Fourth, the underlying logic told by the movie
Three murder cases occurred one after another within the Gaoliu Ballet Troupe. In the process of solving the case, the police went from finding the "last puzzle" to connecting the three murders, and finding the "last puzzle" through clues, this series of cases was solved.
The film focuses on the fate of the little people. Asaoka Mino comes from a poor family. She has received help from her friend Ye Ruko since she was a child. She danced hard, hoping to become the next Akiko in the troupe. Although she killed Kamama Riyuki, the author and the male protagonist Kaga in the work gave Mizuno great sympathy. The relationship between the two even heated up. It shows the underlying logic of the novelist and the film creator's efforts to endorse the humble. The works focus on social issues, and there are selfish and ugly things happening in a ballet that seems elegant, beautiful and romantic. Therefore, a film that combines elegance, beauty and suspense has been created.
In short, "The Sleeping Forest" is a suspense film with literary temperament and good-looking.
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Wei Yu is the last puzzle to solve the mystery of the murder of the Takayama Troupe. She has asked Kaga many times when will Ye Ruko come back? I feel guilty inside. She will lose her hearing in a car accident and can no longer dance. "Sleeping Beauty" that night will be her last performance. For this last performance, she advised Jingzi not to surrender first, at least after the performance of "Sleeping Beauty", she became the real murderer to kill Kamema Ritsuno. In thefilm, through the shaping of different characters and different personalities, young actors’ pursuit of career, yearning for love, pursuit of fame, fortune, money, and ugliness in human nature are shown.
Third, it cleverly extends the connotation of classic works
"Sleeping Beauty" was originally an article in Grimm's fairy tale, telling the story of the little princess Aurora's birthday, and the fairies wish the little princess to become the most beautiful, bravest, happiest, richest and kindest girl in the world.
Because she did not invite the fairy Karabos, she was very angry and wanted to take revenge, predicting that when the princess was 16 years old, she would be pierced by a spindle and die. But Aurora did not die after piercing her finger, but just fell asleep with the entire kingdom. A hundred years later, a handsome prince kisses the princess will wake up with the kingdom.
In "Sleeping Forest", a scene where a spindle pierces the princess' finger. In the play, Kajita was also stabbed to death by poison needles.
Also, for the interpretation of "forest", society is a big forest. Despite the seemingly elegant place of the Ballet, it is still a big forest. But it was not the princess who slept, but the people in the forest.
Fourth, the underlying logic told by the movie
Three murder cases occurred one after another within the Gaoliu Ballet Troupe. In the process of solving the case, the police went from finding the "last puzzle" to connecting the three murders, and finding the "last puzzle" through clues, this series of cases was solved.
The film focuses on the fate of the little people. Asaoka Mino comes from a poor family. She has received help from her friend Ye Ruko since she was a child. She danced hard, hoping to become the next Akiko in the troupe. Although she killed Kamama Riyuki, the author and the male protagonist Kaga in the work gave Mizuno great sympathy. The relationship between the two even heated up. It shows the underlying logic of the novelist and the film creator's efforts to endorse the humble. The works focus on social issues, and there are selfish and ugly things happening in a ballet that seems elegant, beautiful and romantic. Therefore, a film that combines elegance, beauty and suspense has been created.
In short, "The Sleeping Forest" is a suspense film with literary temperament and good-looking.
(Image from the Internet)
