GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) David Bowie / Interview In Tokyo 1978 / 1 DVDR / Non Label
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Broadcast on 6th December 1978 PRO-SHOT
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It was revived in the quality of updating the world’s best “TOKYO 1978”. Performance drawn by its quality, not only of 38 years ago Bowie, has been air also pack of age enveloping him at the time. So, at the time of the air in the same way will gift you a television interview the video stand the smell in the bonus.
1 corner of the are contained in this work, the commercial TV stations program “Star Thousand and One Nights”. Also to the other famous certain moderator now, you can see the figure of Bowie to undergo an interview in a hotel room. It while monkey also youthful Bowie, from the program effect up to the hairstyle of the presenter, late of smell is full of 70s. Beginning live video to sing the “Blackout” will flow in, but in the video in a discolored ride handwritten ticker “(song) David Boui”, the program end is the image of the era sense explosion that enter to breaking news.
Meanwhile, also the biggest attractions is, Bowie to respond to the interview in a calm voice with no makeup. While smoking a cigarette, attitude and culture to the performance, but figure to meet in good faith the artistic view of themselves that impressive. For example, “When I was a stage of the study, it was affected by the Kabuki and Noh,” “character called Ziggy are those obtained by multiplying the Japan of the stage and the United States of SF,” “to call the artist yourself Nara, I I think that it is a very important is that it is greedy for any art “such as and so on. Coupled with even the serious expression, his true face, the heart that had been wrapped in lyrics and costumes have been portrayed to or different from the stage.
And, is also interesting interaction with like contrasting moderator with such Bowie. Flow smooth and without delving into his deep view of the world, movie, milk (!?), And the son …, emcee that will change one after another the topic seems really Japanese TV. If ordinary, where told the sincere feelings of the Art, “the way we are to juice, he is I’m a milk. For? Of health” thing likely to disappointed When you returned with, but Bowie speck such a practice swing without showing also, respond to the “taste of Japan’s milk is rare, it will be interesting taste” with a smile. Nor the place you do not mind Is the likelihood of his star this shift was exchanged, but personality is the video to blur.
There is a short video of as little as 11 minutes, here different from the stage to sing in hot passion, there is a serious facial expressions and mischievous smile. That’s what there is the real face of the “1978 Bowie”, he is there to speak their own mind toward the fan who is in the other side of the camera than the moderator. Bowie to meet with the “Do not south of Tokyo if living in Japan is good.” Precisely because there is a main press “TOKYO 1978” to get used to look at the stage in the history of the highest peak, I would like you to meet him also come off stage. Put the feelings, you gift the private one to you.
世界最高峰を更新するクオリティで蘇った「TOKYO 1978」。そのクオリティで描かれるパフォーマンスは、38年前のボウイだけでなく、当時の彼を包み込む時代の空気もパックされています。そこで、ボーナスには同じように当時の空気が匂い立つテレビ・インタビュー映像をお贈りします。
本作に収められているのは、民放局の番組“スター千一夜”の１コーナー。現在も有名な某司会者を相手に、ホテルの一室でインタビューを受けるボウイの姿が見られます。若々しいボウイもさることながら、番組演出から司会者の髪型に至るまで、70年代後期の匂いが満載。冒頭で「Blackout」を歌うライヴ映像が流れますが、赤茶けた映像には「（唄）デビッド・ボウイー」の手書きテロップが乗り、番組終盤にはニュース速報まで入るという時代感覚爆発の映像です。
そんな中、やはり最大の見どころは、ノーメイクで穏やかな声でインタビューに応えるボウイ。煙草を吹かしながらも、パフォーマンスに対する姿勢や日本の文化、自身の芸術観を誠実に応える姿が印象的なのです。例えば、「舞台の勉強をしていた頃、歌舞伎や能に影響を受けたんだ」「ジギーというキャラクターは、日本の舞台とアメリカのSFを掛け合わせたもの」「自分を芸術家と呼ぶのなら、どんな芸術に対しても貪欲であることはとても大切だと思うんだよ」等々など。その真剣な表情も相まって、ステージとはまた違った彼の素顔、歌詞や衣装に包まれていた心が描き出されている。
そして、そんなボウイとはまるで対照的な司会者とのやりとりがまた面白い。彼の深い世界観を掘り下げることなくサラッと流し、映画、牛乳（!?）、息子……と、話題を次々に変えていく司会者がいかにも日本のテレビらしい。普通なら、アートへの想いを真摯に語ったところで「ところで僕らはジュースなのに、彼は牛乳なんだね。健康のため？」と返されたらガッカリしそうなものですが、ボウイはそんなそぶりを微塵も見せずに、笑顔で「日本の牛乳の味は珍しい、面白い味がするんだ」と応じる。こんなズレたやりとりも気にしないところにも彼のスターらしさ、人柄が滲む映像なのです。
わずか11分ほどの短い映像ではありますが、ここには熱い情熱で歌うステージとは違う、真剣な表情や悪戯っぽい笑顔がある。それこそが“1978年のボウイ”の素顔があり、司会者よりもカメラの向こうにいるファンに向かって自身の心を語りかける彼がいるのです。「日本に住むなら東京より南がいいな」と応えるボウイ。ステージを史上最高峰でご覧になれる本編プレス「TOKYO 1978」があるからこそ、ぜひオフステージの彼にも会っていただきたい。その想いを込め、このプライベートな１枚をあなたに贈ります。
1. Opening 2. Introduction 3. Interview
PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.11min.
