This is a rough transcript of an interview with Hideaki Anno, which is aired on May 17, 2004.
***Please make sure the subtitles are on;
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Top Runner
A talk show aired on NHK.
Speakers
Manami Honjo, Program Host, Actress
Shinji Takeda, Program Host, Actor
Hideaki Anno, Program Guest
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Narration: Tonight, film director Hideaki Anno appears on this show. Director Anno, who is active in animation and live-action beyond genres, talks about the secrets of his creation and his passionate heart.
Honjo: Anno, you have plump ears(*2), don't you?
*2) are considered to bring good luck and wealth in Japan.
Takeda: Yes, they are.
Anno: Thank you very much. But I'm not very rich, am I?
Honjo: Is that so?
Honjo: That's a very chic fashion, I like it. Actually, it's not my first time to meet you, is it?
Anno: No, it's not.
Honjo: Oh you remember.
Anno: Sure.
Honjo: We were seated across from each other at a year-end party for a manga artist named Tori Miki.
Anno: Yes, you gave me a telephone card(*3).
*3) a credit card-size plastic or paper card, used to pay for telephone services. (Wikipedia)
Honjo: Yes, I did.
Takeda: Wait a minute, a telephone card?
Anno: I received two telephone cards of her wearing swimsuits.
Takeda: Seriously? (To Anno) Can I have one of them?
Honjo: No, no, no. I can't give you that.
Anno: I'm keeping them for myself.
Honjo: Thank you very much. Takeda, you have actually met him in the past too, haven't you?
Takeda: That's right. We were in the same movie. We were co-stars.
Anno: Yes.
Honjo: You participated as an actor, didn't you? Of course.
Anno Yes, I played an actor. I became an actor.
Honjo: Do you do a lot of work as an actor?
Anno: Only Mr. Ishii has used me as an actor. I've played an actor in two of his movies in a row.
Honjo: That’s great.
Anno: I think I'm going to be one of the regular actors for his movies.
Honjo: That's cool.
Honjo: It seems that we've been offering to have you appear on this program for quite some time, but you've been refusing for a long time, and now you're finally here.
Anno: Yes. I had no choice but to come.
Honjo: Is that so?
Anno: I was wondering why I was appearing in a program titled 'Top Runner' if I wasn't the top runner or anything.
Honjo: Don't be modest.
Anno: I thought I didn't want to appear on the show.
Honjo: But you are always at the top of this field.
Anno: It's not that I'm on top. There are a lot of people who are better than me. I'm just so far behind that it looks like I'm on top.
Honjo: Really.
Anno: Yes that’s how I feel.
Takeda: Wow, can I use that? If someone gives me a complement somewhere for next time, I'll say, 'Please don't say that. I'm just so far behind that it looks like I'm on top.
Honjo: Seriously?
Takeda: It's cool, isn't it?
Meet Anno Hideaki
Narration: Today's guest is film director Hideaki Anno. He is a genius in the world of visual images who is always taking on new challenges.
Video: 1984 film “Macross: Do You Remember Love? “ is on a screen.
Narration: Mr. Anno first entered the professional world when he was in college. As an animator, he has created many famous scenes, including battle mechanisms and explosion scenes.
Video: 1995 TV animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is on a screen.
Narration: And the film that drew a lot of attention as an animation director was "Neon Genesis Evangelion". It became a huge boom not only for anime fans, but for the whole country.
Video: 2000 film "Shikijitsu" and Video: 2004 film "Cutie Honey" are on a screen.
Narration: Animation and live action. It is a work that confronts the inner world of human beings. An entertaining work. A work that transcends barriers and captures the hearts of those who watch it.
That is the charm of Hideaki Anno.
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