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ใใ ใใใใใๆ่ฆใๆใฃใใใจใใใไบบใซใฏใๅบใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
- โใ็ๅฃใซใใฃใฆใใใฎใซใใชใใๆตฎใใฆใใพใใใใใชๆ่ฆใ็ฅใฃใฆใใ
- โใใฉใญใฏใผๆฐใๅ็ๅๆฐใใใไฝใไฝใฃใใใฎๆนใๆฐใซใชใ
- โ้ณๆฅฝใปๆผๅใปใใณในใปๆ ๅโโใธใฃใณใซใฎๅฃใ้ช้ญใซๆใใใใจใใใ
- โ็ฌใใชใใๆฌๆฐใซใชใใๅ ดๆใใใใฃใจๆขใใฆใใ
- โAIๆไปฃใ ใใใใใไบบ้ใฎ่บซไฝใจ็ฑ้ใซ่ณญใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใ
- โๅคฑๆใฎใใณใซใใกใใใจๅทใคใใฆใใใใงใใใใใ็็ฑใฏใใชใ
- โๆญฃใใใใใใ็พใใ
What is Dandy Asobi Club
ใๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใใ
็ช็ตใซใใใใจใใๅฎ้จใ
Dandy Asobi Clubใฏใๅ
จๅฝๅๅฐใฎ็ฅ็คพใ่ๅฐใซ
้ณๆฅฝใปๆผๅใปใใณในใปๅณ่ใปๅฒๅญฆใไบคใใ็ช็ตใๅถไฝใใ
ไธ็ใธ็บไฟกใใฆใใๅ
ฑๅไฝใงใใ
ไธๅๆงใฎ็ฑ้ใๆ ๅใซๅฐใ่พผใใ
Netflix่ฆๆจกใฎใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใๆตทๅคๆ ็ป็ฅญใธใ
ใใใใ็ใพใใ็ตๆธๅใฏใ
ใๅฅฝใใใงๅใไบบใใกใ่ชๅพ็ใซๆกๅผตใใใฆใใใพใใ
ใๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใใจใฏโโ
็ๅฃใใจไฝ็ฝใฎไธก็ซใ
ๅงฟๅขใฏๆฌๆฐใใงใใ็ตๆใฏๆๆพใใใใญใปในใซ้ไธญใใใ
“Serious play” โ Full commitment to the process, with zero attachment to outcome.
้ฆดใๅใใใใชใใใงใใ็ฎก็ใงใใชใใ
ๅผทใใชใผใใผใทใใใจใๆๆพใ็พๅญฆใใๅ
ฑๅญใใๅ ดๆใ
ใใใDandy Asobi Clubใงใใ
Presenter
ๅคฑๆใฎ็ฅๆงใใ
ๆฌๆฐใ่ชใ็็ฑใ
Dan Mitchel๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใใฉใใใฃใใฏใใญใณใใฃใข ไปฃ่กจๅ็ท ๅฝน๏ผใ
ๅฎๅก่ฒใกใ็ไธญ้ซๅใ้ซๆ ก1ๅนดใงใญใณใใณใธๆธกใใๅตไฝใธใฎ่ฆ้ใ
ไปฅๆฅใใฃใจโโไฝใ็ถใใๅใ็ถใใ็ซใกไธใใ็ถใใฆใใพใใใ
ๆฑๅคงใซ9็นๅทฎใง่ฝใกใใใณใใฏ็ฉบไธญๅ่งฃใ
ใฉใธใชๅฑใจใฏๆฑบ่ฃใใๆ็ตฆ250ๅใฎใใคใใใใใ
20ใ่ถ
ใใๅคฑๆใฎใชในใใฏใ่ช่ใงใชใๅฒ็ซ ใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใใใ ใใไธปไฝ็ใซๅใใฆใใ่จผๆ ใ ใใใ
Failure is the rรฉsumรฉ.
ๅญฆๅ็ฅญๆผๅๆไธไฝใใใณใ็ฉบไธญๅ่งฃใๆฑๅคง9็นๅทฎ่ฝใกใ
ใใคใๆ็ตฆ250ๅใไธปๅฌใคใใณใไธปๆผๅฅณๅชใใฟใญใฃใณใ็ง็ๆดปไพๅญ็โฆโฆ
ใงใใใใฎๅ
จ้จใๆฌกใฎไธๆใซใชใฃใใ
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The Philosophy
่ชฐไธไบบใ่ฒ ใใซใใชใ่จญ่จใใ
้ฃ้ใ็ใใ
A๏ผB๏ผC๏ผD๏ผโฆโง0 โโ
ๅ
จ้
ใ้่ฒ ใงใใใฐใ็ทๅใฏๆๅธธ็ใซใใฉในใซใชใใ
ใใคใซใผใไธไบบใงใ็ดใ่พผใใฐใ้ฃ้ใฏๅดฉๅฃใใใ
ใ ใใใใใฎๅ
ฑๅไฝใฏGIVEใๅบ่ชฟใซ่จญ่จใใใฆใใพใใ
ๆญฃใฎ้ฃ้
่ชฐใใไธใใใฐใๆฌกใไธใใใใชใใใใฎ้ฃ้ใ็ถใ้ใใๅ ฑๅไฝใฏ่ฒใคใๅฅชใไบบ้ใไธไบบ็ดใ่พผใใฐใๅ จไฝใๅดฉใใใใ ใใใใใฏใGIVEใๅๆใซๅใใ
ไบ้ ๅฏพ็ซใ้ใณๅฟใงๅใ
AใBใใจใใๅฏพ็ซใซ่ฆใใใใฎใใๅ ฑ้ใฎCใซๆฐใฅใใฐใๅ ฑ้ณดใใซใชใใๅๆญใ็นใใฎใใๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณๅฟใงใใ
ๆใฎ้ ใง่จ่ฟฐใใ
ๆฐๅญฆใปๅฟ็ใปๆญดๅฒใปๅปๅญฆใปในใใชใใฅใขใซโโไธ่ฆใใฉใใฉใชใใใใใใฒใจใคใฎ่ปธใง็บใใใจใใใฏใใใฆ่ฆใใๆฏ่ฒใใใใๅ้ใใพใใ่ฆ็นใใDACใฎๆๆณใฎๅๅฐใซใใใ
็ฒพ็ฅใฎ้ฒๅ
AIๅ จ็ใฎไปใใใ่บซไฝๆงใจ็ฒพ็ฅใฎ้ฒๅใๅใใใใ้ฒๅใๆญขใใใฐๆป ใณใโโใใใฏ่ ใใงใชใใๅฎๅฎใฎๆณๅใงใใ
What We Create
ไฝใใใฉใใใฃใฆใ
ไฝใใฎใใ
็ฅ็คพใงๆฎใใๆ ็ปใฏใชใชใใฃใฎ็ช็ต
ๅ จๅฝไบๅคง้ฝๅธ๏ผๆฑไบฌใปๅคง้ชใปๅๅคๅฑใปๆญๅนใป็ฆๅฒก๏ผๅจ่พบ(ใใใพใใซ)ใฎ็ฅ็คพใ่ๅฐใซๅ้ฒใใใฌใฎๅ ดใฎใจใใซใฎใผใจใๅณ่ใฎใจใใซใฎใผใไบคๅทฎใใ็ฌ้ใๆ ๅใซๅฐใ่พผใใพใใ
ใธใฃใณใซใฌในใชๅ ฑๆผ
DJใปๅณ่ๆผๅฅใปๆผๅใปใใณในใปใใณใใใคใ ใป่ฉฉใปๅฒๅญฆใใผใฏโโๆ ใฏใใใพใใใใๆฌๆฐใใจใ้ใณๅฟใใใใใฐใใใใDACใฎไฝๅใซใชใใพใใ
ไธ็ใธใ็บไฟกใใ
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ใชใผใใฃใทใงใณใงใๆช็ฅใฎๆ่ฝใ็บๆ
ๅๅฐใง้ๅฌใใใชใผใใฃใทใงใณใซใใใใพใ ็ฅใใใฆใใชใๆ่ฝใๅ ฑๅไฝใซ่ฟใๅ ฅใใพใใ็ตๆญดใใใใจใใซใฎใผใง้ธใถใ
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็ช็ตใซๅบๆผใใใใจใงใๅฝๅ ๅคใฎๆ ๅไฝๅใธใฎๅๅ ๅฎ็ธพใๅพใใใพใใใธใฃใณใซไธๅใ็ตๆญดใใใๆฌๆฐใใๆใฃใฆใใไบบใๆญ่ฟใใพใใ
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ไปฃ่กจๅ็ท ๅฝน Dan Mitchel
่ฉณใใ่ณๆใฏใใกใ
This page is for you if โ
I’ll be honest about
whether this resonates with you.
This isn’t for everyone.
But if any of these feel familiar โ I think it’ll land.
- โYou know that feeling of giving everything, yet somehow not quite fitting in.
- โYou care more about what you actually made than your follower count or view numbers.
- โThe walls between music, theater, dance, and film have always felt like obstacles.
- โYou’ve been looking for a place where you can be completely serious โ and laugh at the same time.
- โIn the age of AI, you want to bet on human bodies and raw energy.
- โEvery failure has genuinely hurt. There is no reason to stop.
- โBeauty over correctness.
What is Dandy Asobi Club
An experiment in turning
“serious play” into a program.
Dandy Asobi Club is a community that creates programs
where music, theater, dance, improvisation, and philosophy collide โ
shot at shrines across Japan โ
and sends them out to the world.
We capture the energy of each unrepeatable moment on film
and aim for major platforms and international film festivals.
The economic ecosystem that emerges from this
expands autonomously, driven by people who move out of genuine passion.
“Serious play” means โ
the coexistence of full commitment and openness.
All in on the process. Zero attachment to the outcome.
“Serious play” โ Full commitment to the process, with zero attachment to outcome.
Not camaraderie for its own sake. Not management by control.
A place where strong leadership and the art of letting go coexist.
That is Dandy Asobi Club.
Presenter
Why the god of failure
speaks about going all in.
Dan Mitchel. CEO of Dramatic Frontier Inc.
Raised in Takarazuka. Graduated from Nada Junior & Senior High School.
Went to London at 16. That’s when the obsession with creation began.
Since then โ making, falling, getting back up. Without stop.
Lost to Tokyo University by 9 points. Band fell apart mid-flight.
Fell out with a radio station. Worked for ยฅ250 an hour.
A list of over 20 failures โ not self-deprecation, but a rรฉsumรฉ.
Proof of having moved with intention, every single time.
Failure is the rรฉsumรฉ.
School play dead last, Tokyo University 9 points short,
band fell apart, hourly wage ยฅ250,
lead actress no-showed on event day, personal life dependencyโฆโฆ
Every single one became the next move.
Failure is an asset. I genuinely believe that.
- โทShort film “A Love Story in The Summer” โ Written, directed, produced, starring, original score โ Hollywood Film Festival selection / Italy Film Festival BEST ASIAN FILM
- โทRaised ยฅ1.3M via crowdfunding to attend Hollywood Film Festival
- โทComposed, arranged, and performed official theme songs for corporations and broadcast stations
- โทTrack “Free” โ 27,000 plays on Apple Music (608,000+ total across all releases)
- โทHosted and produced weekly radio program “Kangaeru Nama TV” for 1 year at Tokyo station
- โทBirthday event: ยฅ1.5M raised / 150 attendees at Higashi-Ginza
- โทLecture at Kokuyo Innovation Center: “How Mathematics Makes Future Prediction Possible”
The Philosophy
When no one is left with less than zero,
the chain keeps going.
A + B + C + D + โฆ โง 0 โ
As long as every term stays non-negative, the sum holds.
One person who only takes can bring the whole thing down.
That’s why this community is designed around giving.
Positive Chain
When someone gives, others want to give too. As long as that chain holds, the community grows. One taker breaks everything. That’s why GIVE is the premise here.
Bridging Opposition
What looks like an A-or-B conflict often shares a hidden C. Noticing that โ instead of forcing a choice โ turns division into resonance. That’s what serious play does.
Describing with Love
Mathematics, psychology, history, medicine, spirituality โ they don’t exist in isolation. When viewed through a single lens, a third perspective appears. That cross-disciplinary vision is the foundation of DAC’s thinking.
Evolution of the Spirit
In the age of AI, the evolution of the body and spirit is what matters most. Stop evolving and you disappear โ not a threat, but a law of the universe.
What We Create
What we make,
and how we make it.
Film-quality programs, shot at shrines
We record at shrines in Japan’s five major cities โ Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka. Sacred grounds where ancient energy meets the heat of improvisation. We capture that collision on film.
Genre-less collaboration
DJ, live improvisation, theater, dance, pantomime, spoken word, philosophy โ no borders. If you bring full commitment and a sense of play, that’s a DAC piece.
Broadcast to the world
With English subtitles, we aim for major streaming platforms and submission to European film festivals. Japan’s “serious play” โ put to the world.
Auditions โ discovering the unknown
We hold auditions in each city to bring undiscovered talent into the community. We choose by energy, not credentials.
5 sessions โ then a global ecosystem
Through 5 programs, we expand the circle. Long-term, we aim to establish an autonomous global economic sphere โ built on values, not industry logic.
Cognitive Team โ an org driven by resonance
Core members operate with clearly defined roles and autonomy. No commands. The organization moves through resonance. We’re experimenting with what a community built on free will can become.
Already Happened
Dandy Asobi Club
“The Beginning”
โ these are the people who showed up.
Values call people. There was a night that proved it.
From the very first session, this is who gathered.
Piano & Sax
Hinata Ishii
North America, China, and UK tours with The fin.Bass
Hodaka Kageta
Performed on mino music. Participated in an international project with an artist from Cรดte d’Ivoire.
Percussion
Gai Seki
Support for Jouji and others. TV appearances and shared stage with Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai via La Seรฑas.
DJ
AiMii
Miss Europecontinental 2022 Miss Japan. DJ sets in Berlin and South Africa.
Dancer
Jasmine Mazlika
Active in New York and China. Performed at Ringo Music Festival and Tokyo Dome concerts.
Pantomime
Kyoichi Kita
55-year career spanning the US, France, and Germany. Best Award at a UK Film Festival. Performed at Fuji Rock.
Cinematographer
Tatsuhiko Maekawa
Technical Director on “CASSHERN” (dir. Kazuaki Kiriya).
Cinematographer
Haruka Miyajima
Shot commercials for TOYOTA and other major brands. Filmed STARTO ENTERTAINMENT LIVE events.
Lighting
Kimura Kimiyoshi
Lighting for Ayumi Hamasaki MVs and more.
Still Photography
Erich Bouccan
Shot The Strokes and other world-renowned bands in Mexico.
Director / Performer
Dan Mitchel
Hollywood Film Festival selection / Italy Film Festival BEST ASIAN FILM. Written, directed, produced, and performed.
Watch the Film
See it for yourself.
Dandy Asobi Club โThe Beginningโ | Recorded Jan 22, 2026
Manifesto
This isn’t a place for people who have it all figured out.
It’s a place for people who get hurt, keep going,
and play for real โ because it’s their mission.
Make something no one has ever seen,
with people who share your sense of beauty โ
That is Dandy Asobi Club.
Join Dandy Asobi Club
Performers, creators, managers, sponsors โ
everyone is Cognitive Team.
As a Performer
Appear in the program and build a body of work in domestic and international productions. No genre restrictions. We welcome people who bring full commitment โ credentials are secondary.
- ยทMusicians, dancers, actors, performers
- ยทPeople with a strong drive to grow who aren’t bound by what’s been done before
- ยทPeople who want to make a work, not just fill a slot
As a Creator
Contribute to the program’s concept, composition, cinematography, sound, editing, or direction. We want to move with people who can go all in on the creative side.
- ยทWriters, directors, creative directors
- ยทVideo, sound, and editing professionals โ or those aiming to be
- ยทPeople who want to design how a community works
As Operations
Support the creative side so it can move at full capacity โ from the business end. PR, scheduling, partner negotiation, finance. We need people who want to drive the community from behind the scenes.
- ยทPR, marketing, communications
- ยทSponsor outreach and partner coordination
- ยทScheduling, accounting, legal support
As a Sponsor or Investor
Beyond brand exposure in the program, you can participate in building a unique global economic sphere that operates on shared values.
- ยทSponsor: brand visibility within the program
- ยทInvestor: revenue share + participation in ecosystem design
- ยทVenue / distribution partner: regional reach + exclusive streaming rights
Contact
Let’s talk first.
A conversation tells more than a long explanation.
Feel free to reach out โ even if it’s just a gut feeling that brought you here.
Performer / Creator / Operations / Sponsor / Investor / Venue / Distribution
Whatever your form of involvement โ reach out anytime.
Dramatic Frontier Inc.
CEO Dan Mitchel
ๆผๅ็ ็ฉถไผReal Dandyism ็ป้ฒใกใณใใผๅ้
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
็ใใพใใฏใใใพใใฆใ
ใใฉใใใฃใใฏใขใผใใฃในใใฎ Dan Mitchel ใงใใ
ๆจๅนดใ็งใๅ็ฃ็ฃใปไธปๆผใป่ๆฌใปไธป้กๆญใปใใญใใฅใผในใๆ
ๅฝใใ็ญ็ทจๆ ็ป
ใA Love Story in The Summerใใใ
ใใชใฆใใๆ ็ป็ฅญใซใฆๅ
ฅ้ธใใคใฟใชใขใฎๆ ็ป็ฅญใซใฆBEST ASIAN FILMใๅ่ณใใพใใใ
ใใฎไปใฎ็ตๆญดใซใคใใฆใฏใใใญใใฃใผใซใใๅ็ งใใ ใใใ
ใใใงใ็งใฏใขใผใใฃในใใจใใฆใ่ชๅใฎ็พๆ่ญใจใใฆ็ด็ฒใซ
ใใฃใจ่ฏใๆผๆใใใใใจใใๅไธๅฟใๆใกใคใฅใใใใฎใงใใใ
ใณใญใ็ฆไปฅๅใฏ้ฑ๏ผใงๅธซๅ ใฎใใจใงใฌใในใณใซๅฑใฟใๆผๆใซใคใใฆ่ญฐ่ซใไบคใใไปฒ้ใใใพใใใ
ใใใ็พๅจใใใฎ็ฐๅขใซใชใ่ชๅใๅใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฃใๅฟใๆใฃใๅฝน่
ใจใๅ
ฑใซ็ ้ฝใ็ฉใฟใใใ
ใใใงใ2026ๅนด1ๆ25ๆฅใๆผๅ็ ็ฉถไผ “Real Dandyism” ใ็บ่ถณใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
ๆผๅ้ขไฟ่ ใฎใๅฝ้ๆฐดๆบใใซใใใ็ด็ฒใชๅไธใ็ฎๆใใพใ๏ผ
- 01 ๆผๆๅๅไธ
- 02 ่ๆฌ่ชญ่งฃ่ฝๅใฎๅไธ
- 03 ่ๆฌไฝๆ่ฝๅใฎๅไธ
- 04 ๆผๅบๅใฎๅไธ
ๆฏ้ฑ้ใพใฃใฆใใฒใใใ้็ทดใ็ฉใใใจใใกใคใณใซใชใใพใใ
ใใใใ็งใฏๆๅทงๆดพใงใฏใใใพใใใใๅจ็จใงใใใใพใใใ
็น็ญใในใใฏใๅงๅ็ใชๆง้ ็่งฃๅใจใใใ่ธใพใใไธใงใฎๅต้ ๆงใงใใ
ใใใใฏใๆฐๅคใฎๆผๆใกใฝใใใฎ็ตฑๅ็ใช็่งฃใๆฑใๆนใใใใใพใใใ
ใฉใใชๅฝนใงใใฃใฆใ้ญ ๅ็ใซๆ ใใ่ฆณใใใฎใฎๅฟใๆบใใถใไฝใใใใใซใใโโ
ใใจใใๅคๆ ใงใใฃใฆใใๆฎบไบบ่ ใงใใฃใฆใใใ
ใใฎ็บใซใฏใ็ทปๅฏใช่ๆฌ่ชญ่งฃๅใจๆผๅบๅใๅฟ
่ฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใใ
ๆฑบใใฆใ่ชๅๆฌไฝใฎใใซใทในใใฃใใฏใชใๆซ้ฒ็ฎไผใซใฏใชใใชใใ
ใใใใฃใ่ๅฑ
ใใ็ใง็ชใ่ฉฐใใฆใใใใฐใใใชใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
2ๆ20ๆฅใซ่ฉฆใใซๅฎๆฝใใ้ใซใฏใ
็งใไฝๆใใ็ทๅฅณใฎใฉใในใใผใชใผใใ
ไปฃใใไปฃใใ็นฐใ่ฟใๆผใใไธใงใ
็ทๅฅณใฎใใผใ(ๆงๅฅใงใฏใชใๅฝนๅฒ)ใใใงใณใธใใฆๅใ็ตใฟใพใใใ
ไธกๅดใฎๅฝนใฎ็ซๅ ดใๅฎ้ใซ็ต้จใใฆใฟใใใจใงใ
้ๅธธใซ่ฒด้ใช็ต้จใจใชใฃใใใจๆใใพใใ
ใพใๅฝน่
ใฎใฟใชใใใ่ๆฌๅฎถๅฟๆใปๆผๅบๅฎถๅฟๆใปๆ ๅไฝๅฎถใฎๆนใ
ใๅคงๆญ่ฟใงใใ
็ต้จใฏๅใใพใใใๆ
็ฑใจใ็ด ็ดใชๅไธๅฟใๆ้่ฆใใพใใ
- โฆ่ชไธปๆงใใใฃใฆ็ฉๆฅต็ใซๅใใไบบ
- โฆใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณ่ฝๅใฎ้ซใไบบ
- โฆๅๅ็ใชไบบ
- โฆๅไธๅฟใฎใใไบบ
- โฆใชใขใชใบใ ๆผๆใซ่ๅณใฎใใไบบ
- โฆ้ฝๅ ใงๆดปๅใซๅๅ ใงใใไบบ
- โฆไปใฎๅๅฃๅกใซ่ฟทๆใใใใชใไบบ
่ชใ้ซใใขใผใใฃในใใฏๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใใ
ๅคใชใใฉใคใใฎ้ซใไบบใ ใใฏใใฉใใใๅๅผใใ ใใใพใใ
โปไผๅ ด่ฒปใใใฎไปใฎ้ๅถ่ฒปใซไฝฟใใพใใๅถๅฉๅฃไฝใงใฏใใใพใใใ




ๅฟๅใซๅฟ ่ฆใชๆ ๅ ฑ๏ผ
โ English Version Below โ
For the English version, please scroll down.
Nice to meet you all. My name is Dan Mitchel, a dramatic artist.
Last year, the short film A Love Story in The Summer, for which I served as first-time director, lead actor, screenwriter, theme song artist, and producer, was officially selected at a Hollywood film festival and won BEST ASIAN FILM at a film festival in Italy.
For more details about my background, please refer to my profile.
Before COVID, I trained under my mentor three times a week and had peers around me to discuss acting deeply. Now I find myself without that environmentโand I want to change that.
So, on January 25, 2026, I would like to launch an acting lab called “Real Dandyism.”
For theatre professionals, with international standards in mind, our aim is pure, focused improvement in:
- 01 Acting Ability
- 02 Script Analysis & Reading
- 03 Screenwriting / Playwriting
- 04 Directing Ability
The main focus: meeting weekly and training relentlessly. I want to share everything I know, and I’m sure I’ll learn greatly from all of you too. Anyone who wants to try acting in English is especially welcome.
To get there, precise script analysis and directing ability are indispensable. This will never be a self-indulgent, narcissistic showcase. I want us to pursue this kind of acting togetherโto the limit.
Experience doesn’t matter. Passion and an honest desire to improve come first.
In addition to training, I’d also like to formally offer casting opportunities in:
I love artists with pride. But pleaseโspare me anyone with nothing but a weird, inflated ego.
- โฆMeet once a week in rental spaces such as community centers in Tokyo
- โฆPerform scenes and discuss them using scripts and scenes brought by members
- โฆEach session will be simply recorded and shared within the troupe (handled with great care)
- โฆAble to act proactively and independently
- โฆStrong communication skills
- โฆCooperative and considerate
- โฆHighly motivated to improve
- โฆQuick and flexible in taking action
- โฆInterested in realism-based acting
- โฆWill not cause trouble for other members
โป Used for venue fees and other operating costs. This is not a for-profit organization.
Information required:
Real Dandyism
ๆผๅ็ ็ฉถไผ โ Acting Lab Tokyo
ใใใใชๆนใ ใจๅบไผใใใฎใใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใ
I’m looking forward to meeting many different people. We look forward to receiving many applications.
Looking Back on 2025
Dan Mitchel
2025 โ Year End
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
Message Video
2025ๅนดใไปๆฅใง็ตใใใใจใใฆใใพใ
็ใใใซใจใฃใฆใฏใฉใใชๅนดใงใใใ๏ผ
็งใซใจใฃใฆใใฎ3ๅนดใใใใฏใๆฌๅฝใซ่ฉฆ่ก้ฏ่ชคใฎๅนดใงใๆฏๅนดใใใใใชไบบใจๅบ้ขใใชใใใๆดปๅใจใใใ็ใๆนใใฎใใฎใใใฉใณในใใฉใผใ ใใฆใใๅนดใ ใฃใใใงใใใฉใไปๅนดใฏใใใใ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆใใฎใใใๅคงไบใชๅบ้ขใใๅใฃ็ซฏใใใใฃใฆใใใใงใใใใ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆๅคงไบใซใใใใใฎใไฝใใจใใใฎใใใใใๆ็ขบใซใชใฃใใจใใใฎใใใใกใใไปฅๅใใใ็งใฎไฝๅใจใ่ฆใฆใใใฃใใใใใ้ใใใใใใใใจใฏๅคใใใชใใจๆใใใ ใใฉใใใใใไปฅๅใฏ่จณใๅใใใใใฃใฆใใใใจใใ้ๅใจๆ็ขบๅใใใฆใใใชใจใใๆใใงใใ ใใใใไปๅนดใฎๅพๅใฏ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆใใใฎใใใ่ชไฟกใฎใใๆฒใใงใใใใใใใฏๆฑบใใฆๅถ็ถใงใฏใชใใจๆใใใ ใใญใ
ใงใใใฏใๅใฏใ็พใใใใฎใๅฅฝใใชใใ ใชใจใใใใฏๆฑบใใฆ่ฆใฆใใใ ใใฎ่ฉฑใงใฏใชใใฆใใใใใๆๆฐใฎ็ฉ็ๅญฆใซใใใฆใฏใ็ฉ่ณชใจใใใฎใฏใจใใซใฎใผใฎ้ใพใใงใใใจใใคใพใใ็พใใใจใใซใฎใผใใฉใใใฃใฆ็ใฟๅบใใใใใใฏไบบ้ใงใใใฐใไบบ้ใ่บซไฝใไฝฟใฃใฆใฉใใใฃใฆ็พใใใจใใซใฎใผใ็ใฟๅบใใฆใใใใจใใใใจใชใใใงใญใใใใซใใฉใผใซในใใใใใ ใชใจใไปๅนดใฏใใญใฐใใSNSใใใง้ๅใจๅฐ้ฃใใๅพก่จใไธฆในใฆใฏใฟใพใใใใใฉใใใใใพใง่ชๅใฏ่จ่ใจใใใฎใฏไธๅฎๅ จใชใใฎใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใใใใใใฏใใกใใ่จ่ใง็พใใใ่กจ็พใงใใไบบใฏใใใงใใใฎใ ใใใฉใใ่ชๅใซใฏใใใพใงใฎๆ้ใฏใชใใใไธๅฟไธ็ๆธๅฝๆธใใฆใใคใใใงใฏใใใใ ใใฉใใใพใใใใฏใใใพใง่ชๅใฎๆ่ฆใ็ ใๆพใพใใ็บใซใใฃใฆใใใใใชใจใใใใใฃใฆใๆ็ต็ใซใฏใใใใใชๅฝขใงใใฎ็พใใใจใใซใฎใผ่ชไฝใ่กจ็พใใใใฏไฝ็พใงใใใฐใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใใใฏใใใฎๅบ้ขใใจใใใใ็พใใใใฎใ็พใใไบบ้ใฎใจใใซใฎใผใซ่งฆใใฆใใพใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใใจใใใใๆ่ญใฎไธใงใฏ่ฆๅคฑใใใใฆใใใใฎใใๅใๆปใใใใใชใจใใใฏใใฃใใใใใใพใใใญใใใฎใจใใซใฎใผใงไปๅนดใฏ็ใใฆใใใใใใใชใจใใใใใฃใใใใใใพใใใ
2026 ๅนดใธ
ใ ใใ2026ๅนดใฏใใใใใฃใ็พใใใจใใซใฎใผใใฉใใใฃใฆไฝ็พใใฆใใใใๅใฃ็ซฏใใไธปๅฌใคใใณใใDandy Asobi Clubใใใใใพใใใๆฏ้ใจใ้ใณใซๆฅใฆใใใ ใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใใใไปฅๅคใซใ1stใขใซใใ ใฎๅถไฝใๅ จๅฝใใขใผใใใใใใทใงใผใใใฃใซใ ใจใใฆๆฎใใใ้กๆใๆขใซใใญใใใฏ้ ญใฎไธญใซใใใใ
ใใจใฏใใใงใใญใๆฐใใๅ้ใใงใใใใใใชใใจใฏใใตใใใใจๆใฃใฆใฏใใพใใไธ็ทใซๆดปๅใงใใใๅฐใใใใญใใชใใใใใใๆๅณใงใฏใๅ
จใๆฐใใใใใชใใจใซใใใฃใฌใณใธใงใใใใใใชใใชใใฆๆใฃใฆใใใพใใ
ใพใ่ชๅใๅจใใซใฉใๆใใใฆใใใใๆญฃ็ดใ็ฎใฎๅใซใใชใไบบใฎๆฐๆใกใฏใใใพใใใใใใใชใใใงใใใฉใใๅฐ้ฃใใใใจ่จใฃใฆใๅฒใซใฏใๅฅใซใตใณใฟใฎๆ็ใฆ่ทฏไธใฉใคใใจใๅนณๆฐใงใใฃใใใใใใใชใใใใใใใฉใคใใ้ซใใคใใใใชใใใงใใใฉใญใไบๆ็ฎใฎๅฝนใงใชใใใชใใใใๅคๆ
ใฎๅฝนใจใใงใใ่ๆฌใจๆผๅบใใใใใฐๅใใงใใใ ใใใใใใใจใใฎ็ทๅผใใฟใใใชใใฎใฏใไธ่ฌ็ใชๆ่ฆใจใฏ้ใใใใใใชใใใใใใๆฐ่ปฝใซใๅฃฐใใใใใ ใใใๅฌใใใชใใจใฏๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใงใใใใจใใงใใชใใใจใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใฏใใใญใชใใฆใใฎใงใใใใฏใพใใใใพใใใจ้ข็ฝใใฃใฆใใใใใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฃใไธญใงใใใธใใฃใใชๅ
ฑ้ณดใฎ่ผชใๅบใใฃใฆใใใฐๅฌใใใงใใญใ
ใจใใใใใงใไปๅนดใฏ็ใใๆฌๅฝใซใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
ๅ้ ญใใใใชใฆใใใธ่กใใฎใซใๅคๅคงใชใตใใผใใใใใ ใใพใใฆใใใฎใใจใฏใคใใณใใใใใพใใใใๅใใฆใชใใกใผใใใใ ใใฆใฏใฉใคใขใณใใใใฎMusic Videoใๆฎๅฝฑใใใฆใใใ ใใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใฏใ็พ่ก้คจใงใฎใใใฉใผใใณในใงใใใญใใขใซใใฉใงไธๆฒๆญใฃใฆใปใใใจใใใชใใชใ็บใใใชใใกใผใใใใ ใใฆใ็งใฎๆญๅฑๅใซไฟก้ ผใ็ฝฎใใฆใใใ ใใฆใใใ ใชใจใๅคงๅคๆๆฐใซๆใใพใใใ
ใฉใใใชใซใจใๆฅๅนดใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ
ไปๅนดใฏๅชไธญใชใฎใงใๆฐๅนดใฎๆจๆถใใฉใใใใใใใกใใฃใจใพใ ๆฑบใใฆใชใใฎใงใใใใฉใใ่ฏใใๅนดใใ่ฟใใใ ใใใพใใ
Credits
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ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใพใกใฎใใถใ
Highlights
2025ๅนดใใคใฉใคใ
Coming Up
2026ๅนดในใฑใธใฅใผใซ
MVไปใซใฉใชใฑ้ ไฟกใFreeใใMy loveใ๏ผJOYSOUNDใง1/14ใใDAMใฏๆชๅฎใใฏใผใใณๆ๏ผ
JOYSOUND ใซใฉใชใฑ้ ไฟก
Works & Videos
2025 is coming to an end today.
What kind of year was it for you?
For me, the past three years have been years of constant trial and error. Every year, through meeting all kinds of people, I’ve been transforming not just my activities, but the way I live itself. And this year, right from the very beginning, I had an encounter that was incredibly important to meโone that finally made it clear what I truly want to cherish. Of course, as you can probably tell from my work, what I want to do hasn’t changed. But what used to feel like I was doing things without fully understanding why has become much more defined and clarified. And because of that, in the second half of this year I was able to create songs that I’m genuinely confident inโand I don’t think that was a coincidence.
I’ve also realized again that I really do love beauty. And I don’t mean that in a superficial sense. In modern physics, matter is understood as a form of energyโan aggregation of energy. So the question becomes: how do we generate beautiful energy? For human beings, it’s about how we use our bodies to create beautiful energy in the world. That’s what I want to focus on.
This year I posted a lot of complicated, nitpicky thoughts on my blog and social mediaโbut fundamentally, I believe words are imperfect. Of course, if someone can express beauty through words, that’s wonderful. But I don’t think I have that level of skill. I do try my best to write, but for me, that process is largely about sharpening my own senses. Ultimately, I want to be able to expressโor embodyโthat beautiful energy itself, in whatever form it takes.
Maybe it was because I encountered somethingโsomeoneโbeautiful, and was jolted awake by it. In a way, I may have regained something I was close to losing on a conscious level. I think I managed to live through this year powered by that energy.
Looking to 2026
So in 2026, my focus will be how to embody that kind of beautiful energy. Right at the start of the year, I’m hosting my event “Dandy Asobi Club,” and I’d truly love for you to come hang out. Beyond that, I’ll be working on my first album, a nationwide tour, and I already have a story in my headโplot and allโthat I want to shoot as a short film.
And yesโon a softer note, I hope I can make some new friends, too. Even better if we can create something together. In that sense, I’d love to challenge myself with things that feel completely new as well.
To be honest, I don’t really know what people think of me when I’m not right in front of them. But despite how serious I may sound sometimes, I’ll still casually do street performances in a Santa outfit, no problem. I don’t think I’m particularly prideful. And even if it’s not a “cool guy” roleโif it’s a weird or eccentric roleโif the script and direction are good, I’d happily do it. My boundaries might be a little different from what people expect, so I’d be really happy if you feel free to reach out casually.
I’m pretty clear about what I can do and what I can’t, so I hope you’ll enjoy that for what it is. And I’d love it if, through all of this, a circle of positive resonance keeps expanding.
With that saidโthank you so much for everything this year.
From the very beginning, I received tremendous support for going to Hollywood. After that, I hosted events, and for the first time I received an offer to shoot a client’s music video. And then there was my performance at a museum. I received the thrilling (and nerve-racking) request to sing a song a cappellaโand I was deeply encouraged to feel that people trusted my singing ability.
I sincerely hope for your continued support next year as well.
This year I’m in a period of mourning, so I haven’t decided yet how I’ll greet the New Yearโbut please, have a wonderful year ahead.
Highlights
[2025 Highlights]
Coming Up
[2026 Schedule]
Dandy Asobi Club(DAC)
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
2023ๅนดใซFRIENDSHIP.ใใใจใฎๅ
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“Freestyle Session Party“ใใใฉใใทใฅใขใใใใฆใชใใผใใใ
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็งใฎใใชใฆใใๆ ็ป็ฅญๅ
ฅ้ธใใคใฟใชใขๆ ็ป็ฅญๅ่ณใชใฉใฎๅฎ็ธพใๆดปใใใ
ใใใญใฅใกใณใฟใชใผๆ ็ปใใจใใฆๅ้ฒใ็ทจ้ใใ็บไฟกใใฆใใใจใใใใจใๅฎๆฝใใใใ
ใใใใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใฏYouTubeใงใใใใฎใงใใใ
Prime Videoใ Netflixใชใฉใง้
ไฟกใงใใชใใๆจก็ดขใใๆตทๅคๆ ็ป็ฅญใงใฎๅบๅฑใ็ฎๆใใพใใ
ใพใใๅ
จ็ทจใซ่ฑ่ชๅญๅนใๅ
ฅใใฆใๆตทๅคใซ่ผธๅบใใใใจใ็ฎๆใใพใใ
ใใฏใๆฅๆฌใซ็งใใใใๆ่ฝใใฉใใฉใๆตทๅคใธๅฑใใฆใใใญใฐใชใใพใใจใ
็งใฏใใใ่ใใฆใใใพใใ
ๆฅๆฌๅฝๅ
ใ ใใงใใใใใฏ่จชๆฅ่ฆณๅ
ๅฎขใ ใใงใใใผใฑใใใ่ใใฆใใฆใใ
้ๅใจๅฐๆฅๆงใฏไฝใใชใจ่ใใฆใใใพใใ
ใใฃใใใคใณใฟใผใใใใใใใใใงใใใใ
ๆ ๅๅถไฝใฎในใฟใใใจใใฆใฏใไปถใฎๆ ็ปๅถไฝใใใๆใซๆฏใใฆใใใฃใๆนใ
ใซใ
ๅๅใใฆใใใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
็งใ่ฒฌไปปใใใฃใฆใใใผใ ใๅผใฃๅผตใฃใฆใใใใฐใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใพใงใฎๆฐใใใใชใๅคฑๆ็ต้จใใ็งใๆฏใใฆใใใใฏใใงใใ
็ฉๆฅต็ใช่ชไธปๆงใ้ใใใคใคใๆจฉๅจๆงใฏไฟใค
ๅๅ ๅใฎใคใใณใใซใฏใชใใพใใใในใใผใธใซไธใใไบบใใกใฎ้ธๅฎใฏใ
็งใไบๅใซใใฃใใใใผใใใฉใชใชใชใฉใ็ขบ่ชใใไธใงใ
ใใใใใไผ็ปใซๅฟใใฆGoใตใคใณใๅบใใใใจๆใใพใใ
ใใฃใฆใๅฎๆใช็ด ไบบๅๅ ใซใใฃใฆในใใผใธใจใใฆใฎใฌใใซใไธใใใใจใฏใใใพใใใ
ใจใฏใใใ่็ธฎใใฆๆฌฒใใใใใงใฏใชใใ
ๅฎ็ธพใฎๅฐใชใๆนใ
ใซใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซใใฃใฌใณใธใใฆๆฌฒใใใงใใใ
ๆฌๆฐใชไผ็ปๅตๅบใฎใใใซใใ้ใใใฆใใ่ณๆใฏๅ
จใฆ็ฎใ้ใใคใใใงใใพใใ
ใใฎไธญใงใใใใใใใฎไบบใซ้ฉๆ้ฉๆใงๅๅ ใใฆใใใใใใใชไผ็ปใใ
ๅต้ ใใฆใใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใฏใฉใไผๅกใฏใ่ชฐใงใไผ็ปใๆใก่พผใใ
ใPerestroika๏ผๆฐไธปๅใใๆฒใใLINEใฎใชใผใใณใใฃใใใซใฆๅงๅกไผใ่จญ็ซใใ
ๅงๅกใใกใซใใๆฐไผ็ปใฎๆๆกใๅฎๆฝใใใใจๆใใพใใ
ใๅงๅก5ไบบไปฅไธ๏ผ็งใใฎ่ณๆใงใไผ็ปใๅฎๆฝใใใใใฎใจใใพใใใ
ใใฎไผ็ปใซ้ขใใฆใฏใ่ณๆใใๅงๅกใซใฏใใกใใจ่ฒฌไปปๆใๆใฃใฆใ
้ๅถใใฆใใใ ใใใจใซใชใใพใใ
LINEใชใผใใณใใฃใใใDandy Asobi Clubไผ็ปๅงๅกไผใใฏใใกใ๏ผ
๏ผLINEๅ้ใซ่ฟฝๅ ใใๅฟๅใงๅๅ ๅฏ่ฝใงใใ๏ผ
ๆฅๆฌๅ จๅฝใซๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใฎ่ผชใๆกใใไธ็้ฒๅบใ็ฎๆใ๏ผ
ใใใฆไปฅๅ็บ่กจใใๅ
จๅฝใใขใผ”Free”ใจ้ฃๅใใใใใจใซใใฃใฆใ
็งใๅ
จๅฝๅๅฐใงๅบ้ขใฃใๆฐใใๆ่ฝใๆใฃใไบบใใกใซๅบๆผใใฆใใใ ใใใจใงใ
ใคใใณใใ็ช็ต่ชไฝใๆดปๆงๅใใใใจใจใใซใ
ๆงใ
ใชๆฅญ็ใฎๆนใ
ใ้ใพใใใใชๅ ดใซใงใใใฐใจใ่ใใฆใใพใใ
็ตๆ็ใซ้กใฏๅใๅผใถใงใฏใใใพใใใใๆฅๆฌๅ
จๅฝใจใใ็ฏๅฒใซใใใฆใ
็งใจใณใขใช็ๅฟตใๅ
ฑใซใใใไธไปฃใใธใฃใณใซใ่ถ
ใใๅคๆงใชไบบใ
ใใใคใชใใ็นๆ ใงใใใ
ใฏใฉใๆดปๅใฎๅ ดใซใงใใใฐใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
็งใฎๆดปๅ็ๅฟตใซ้ขใใฆใฏใใใญใฐใๆซๅฐพใฎๅ็ปใงใใ่ฆงใใใ ใใพใใ
ๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใใไธใฎไธญใฎๅๆญใ่งฃๆถใใ
ไธใฎไธญใฎใใใจใใใใไบ้
ๅฏพ็ซใๅๆญใ่งฃๆถใใใใใซใฏใ
ใ็พๅญฆใใๅใใๅผทใใชใผใใผใซใใใ้ใณๅฟใใๅฟ
่ฆไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใใใจใ
ใคใๆจๆฅ(่จๅฟตใในใ2025/12/5)ใๆฐๅนดไปฅไธใฎๆ่ๅฎ้จใฎๆซใซ่พฟใ็ใใใฎใงใใ
่ฉณใใใฏใใกใใใ่ฆงใใ ใใใ
๏ผๅพๆฅใ่ฟฝ่จใใพใใ๏ผ
ๅถไฝ่ฒปใ้ใใในใใใฏใฉใฆใใใกใณใใฃใณใฐใๅฎๆฝ๏ผ๏ผ
ใใใงใไปๅใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใฎๅถไฝ่ฒปใจใใฆ100ไธๅใใฏใฉใฆใใใกใณใใฃใณใฐใง้ใใใใจๆใใพใ๏ผ
ไธปใซใฏใๅๅฃฒใใใฑใใใใ่ณผๅ
ฅใใใ ใใพใใจๅคงๅคHappyใงใใฆใ
ใใใซใใฉในใขใซใใกใจใใฆใๅฝ็คพใฎๆขๅญใตใผใในใใ่ฉฆใใใใ ใใใใ
ใใใใฏใ็ช็ตๅใใ้ใซใCMใๆตใใใฆใใใ ใใใใจใใฃใๆใใซใชใใพใ๏ผ
๏ผใใกใใไผๆฅญๆงๅใใซใ่ซๆฑๆธๆใใจใใฃใๅฝขใๅฏ่ฝใงใ๏ผ๏ผ
ๅๅใฏ27ๅใฎๆนใซใๆฏๆดใใใ ใใพใใฆใ128ไธๅใ้ใใใใจใใงใใพใใใ
ๅ
่จณใจใใฆใฏใ
ไผๅ ด่ฒป๏ผ15ไธๅ
ๅบๆผ่
๏ผ15ไธๅ
ๆ ๅ๏ผ20ไธๅ
้ณ้ฟ๏ผ10ไธๅ
ใชใ๏ผ7ไธๅ
็ทจ้๏ผ15ไธๅ
้ๅถ่ฒป๏ผ3ไธๅ
ๅบๅ่ฒป๏ผ15ไธๅ
ใซใชใใพใใ
ใงใฏใไปฅไธใฎใใฟใณใใใฏใฉใใกใณใฎใใผใธใซ้ฃใใงใใใ ใใพใใฆใ
ๆฏๆดใฎใกใใฅใผใจใใชใฟใผใณใซใคใใฆใฏใใกใใใ่ฆงใใใ ใใพใใใๅนธใใงใใ
ใDandy Asobi Clubใๅถไฝๆฏๆดๅบ้ or ๅๅฃฒใใฑใใ
ยฅ1,000๏ฝยฅ1,000,000
ใใฑใใใ่ฒทใorๆฏๆดใใใคใใณใ่ฉณ็ดฐ-Dandy Asobi Club Vol.0
2026ๅนด1ๆ22ๆฅ(ๆจ)
ๅ ดๆ๏ผๆธ่ฐท7th Floor
ๆฑไบฌ้ฝๆธ่ฐทๅบๅๅฑฑ็บ๏ผโ๏ผ O-WESTใใซ 7F
Shibuya Ward Maruyamacho 2–3 O-WEST Building 7F
18:00 Openใ18:30 Startใ23:00 Close
“Expected Time Table”
18:30~19:00 DJรBAND SESSION
19:00~19:30 Dan Mitchel Band Set 1st Stage
19:30~19:45 Opening Talk
19:45~20:25 ActingรBand(Love Story with Romantic Band Music )
20:25~20:45 PantomimeรBand
20:45~21:00 Break Time
21:00~21:05 Ukulele Live
21:05~21:20 Improvised New SongรPantomimeรDance
21:20~21:40 InteviewรBandรActing(Voice of the youth)
21:40~21:45 Ending Talk
21:45~22:15 Dan Mitchel Band Set 2nd Stage
22:15~22:45 Ending DJ
ๅๅฃฒใใฑใใ(ไธ่ฌ)๏ผยฅ5,000
ๅๅฃฒใใฑใใ(R30)๏ผยฅ3,000
ๅๅฃฒใใฑใใ(ๅญฆ็)๏ผยฅ2,000
ๅฝๆฅใใฑใใ(ไธๅพ)๏ผยฅ6,000
ใใฑใใ่ณผๅ
ฅใใผใธใฏใใกใ
Artist/ๅบๆผใขใผใใฃในใ
Starring&Director:Dan Mitchel

MC&Actor:ไบ่กฃๅญ/Aico

Percussion:Gai Seki

Sax&Keyboard:็ณไบใฒใชใ/Hinata Ishii

Dancer:Jasmine Mazlika

Actor:Marie Barrouillet

Actor&Media:็ไบใฟใฅใ/Mizuki Namai

Bass:ๅฝฑ็ฐ็ฉ้ซ/Hodaka “James” Kageta

Actor&Samurai:ๆตฆ้้ๅทฑ/Kazuki Urano

DJ:AiMii

Piano:Andrew HK

Piano:Aiko Yoshiba

Dancer:Sessey

Pantomime:ๅไบฌไธ/Kyoichi Kita

Sound Engineer:ๅฑฑๅทๆจฉ/Ken Yamakawa

ๅบๆผ่
ใฏ้ๆๆดๆฐใใใฆใใใพใใ
ใพใใใ่ช่บซใฎๆ่ฝใซ่ชไฟกใฎใใๆนใใๅบๆผใใใใๆนใฏใ
ใใคใงใ่ณๆใDMใEใกใผใซๅฎใซใ้ใใใ ใใใ
่ฟไฟกใงใใใใฏใจใใใใ้ใฃใฆใใใ ใใใใฎใซใฏใในใฆ็ฎใ้ใใคใใใงใใ
The lineup will continue to be updated as new performers are confirmed.
If you believe in your talent and would like to appear in the program,
please feel free to send your materials via DM or email at any time.
I may not be able to reply to everyone, but I will review every submission.
A genre-crossing art event held 29 times in 2023 in collaboration with FRIENDSHIP. โ โFreestyle Session Party (FSP)โ โ is being refined and rebooted, relaunching as an event, program, and community under the name โDandy Asobi Club (DAC)โ!!
We will hold the pilot edition on Thursday, January 22, at Shibuya 7th Floor.
Theme
- โMaster Serious Play!โ
- โBefore you know it, it becomes a social phenomenon!โ
- โBring Japanโs unique spirit of play to the world!โ
Turning serious play beyond genres and generations into a โclub activityโ
Across music, film/video, dance, theater, philosophy, and moreโbeyond genre and generationโwe aim to pursue โserious playโ as a club-like activity, developing it into a 12-episode series.
Building on popular FSP projects such as:
- Adding live improvised accompaniment to theater performances
- Sessions between DJs and live instrumentalists
- Collaborations between reading theater and dancers / pantomime performers
โฆwe also plan to create highly original new formats, including:
- A project where I draw out the thoughts of young people, and actors perform them as monologues
- A project where we compose a song on the spot with participants present
We aim to deliver an array of creativity-rich projects that are rarely seen elsewhere.
Re-edit the event into a program and share it globally
This time, while keeping it a participatory event with an audience (as before), we want to leverage my track recordโincluding selection at a Hollywood film festival and an award at an Italian film festivalโto record, edit, and distribute it as a single program.
YouTube would be an option, but we also plan to explore whether distribution might be possible via Prime Video, Netflix, AbemaTV, and other platforms.
We also aim to add English subtitles throughout the entire program and export it overseas. I believe we must bring the talents hidden in Japan to the world. If we only consider the market within Japanโor only inbound touristsโthe long-term potential seems limited, especially when we have the internet.
For the video production team, I hope to collaborate again with the people who supported me during my previous film production. I intend to take responsibility and lead the team, and I believe my countless past failures will support me this time.
Encouraging proactive independence while maintaining authority
Although this is a participatory event, I will carefully review portfolios and submitted materials in advance and give the go-ahead based on the best match for each project.
Therefore, the overall stage quality will not drop due to casual amateur participation. That said, I donโt want anyone to feel intimidatedโrather, I want people with fewer achievements to actively challenge themselves. For the sake of discovering bold new concepts, I plan to review everything that is submitted, and within that, I want to design projects where many people can participate in the right roles at the right time.
Any club member can bring in a project idea
Under the banner โPerestroika = Democratization,โ we will establish a committee via a LINE Open Chat and invite committee members to propose new projects.
A project will be implemented with the approval of โat least five committee members + me.โ Those who vote in favor will also be expected to take responsibility and help operate the project.
LINE Open Chat: โDandy Asobi Club Planning Committeeโ is here!
(You can join anonymously without adding anyone as a LINE friend.)
Expanding serious play across Japan and aiming for global reach
By linking with the nationwide tour โFreeโ that I announced previously, we can invite new talents I meet across Japan to performโenergizing both the event and the programโwhile also making it a place where people from many industries can gather.
Ultimatelyโโbirds of a feather flock togetherโโI hope to create a club-like space where, across all of Japan, diverse people beyond generations and genres who share my core philosophy can connect, thrive, and prosper.
You can also learn more about my guiding philosophy via my blog and the videos linked at the end.
Serious play can heal division in society
To resolve the countless binaries and divisions in society, I arrivedโjust yesterday (the memorable date of December 5, 2025) after years of thought experimentsโat the conclusion that we need a strong leader with aesthetics and an essential spirit of playfulness.
More details will be shared here.
(I will add additional notes later.)
Crowdfunding to raise production costs!!
For the production budget of this project, I would like to raise 1,000,000 yen through crowdfunding!
Primarily, we would be truly happy if you purchase advance tickets, and as an added bonus, youโll also be able to try our existing servicesโor, if the project becomes a program, we may run commercial spots as well.
(Of course, for corporate supporters, payment by invoice is also possible.)
Last time, we received support from 27 people and raised 1,280,000 yen.
Budget breakdown
- Venue: ยฅ150,000
- Performers: ยฅ150,000
- Video: ยฅ200,000
- Sound: ยฅ100,000
- Rehearsals: ยฅ70,000
- Editing: ยฅ150,000
- Operations: ยฅ30,000
- Advertising: ยฅ150,000
Please click the button below to visit the crowdfunding page, and check the support menus and return rewards there.
Pilot Edition โDandy Asobi Clubโ Production Support Fund
ยฅ1,000๏ฝยฅ1,000,000
Buy a ticket or SupportThe Paradox of Love
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
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่ฆใใใใใใใชใใ
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ไบบ้กใฎๅ
ฑๆ่ฒก็ฃใจใใฆ
ๆไพใใฆใใใ ใใซ้ใใชใ
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ไธๅฏ่งฃใชใชใใธใงใชใใ ใ
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ใใใชใใฃใใฎใฏ
ใใฃใจใใใใใใจใชใใ ใใ
โThe Paradox of Loveโ
Just as a disclaimer:
It may appear as though I am merely exposing my wounds, but I have no intention of playing the victim. Nor do I view myself as one.
I am, first and foremost, an inquirer, a problem-solver, and a proactive individual. I am simply offering my thoughts and perceptions as a form of “shared intellectual property” for humanity.
To those who live primarily on a diet of empathy, my actions may be difficult to comprehend. Nevertheless, I do this in the hope that those who can understand, will. I believe that sharing these burdens is a faster way to move the world in a better direction than holding them all myself.
If you believe I should make more “strategic” choices, then I ask for concrete proposals, not criticism. I am not a professional in that field. Expecting that of me is like asking a carpenter to play a masterful piano. This is precisely why a COGNITIVE TEAM is indispensable.
I recently conducted various “tests” to see if my attachment disorder had improved. The conclusion was clear: while I havenโt stagnated, I still have a very long way to go. Itโs disheartening, but “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Iโd love to get heaps of professional counseling, but the cost is prohibitive. If only it could all be fixed in a heartbeat with something like hypnosis.
The hardest part is that these issues likely influence every human relationship in ways Iโm not even conscious of. The effects of attachment disorder are by no means limited to romance.
And in many cases, one canโt even perceive it. For nearly ten months, I have been obsessively studying myself as a test subject, yet so much remains elusive. Digging into early childhoodโthe period for which I have no memoryโis particularly difficult. I can form hypotheses about what probably happened, but they never quite reach the point of visceral realization.
Since I cannot completely generalize my experience, my awareness fails to reach the impacts that fall outside my realm of imagination. I look to others as mirrors, but I simply donโt have enough samples. This will likely remain a lifelong challenge.
My family was not an obviously “dysfunctional” one. Partly because things were intentionally hidden, but by societal standards, I certainly grew up in a privileged environment. That, in turn, makes the situation even more complex.
My father passed away eight years ago. Ultimately, I suppose I have no choice but to face my mother. However, I sense that my motherโs “darkness” is incredibly deep. I donโt feel like I have the strength to contend with it. Iโm not a counselor, so I shouldnโt be expected to, anyway.
I have a rough idea of what lies beneath, but can a 64-year-old suddenly gain self-awareness after all this time? Especially when there seems to be a genetic predisposition toward a lack of empathy.
I suspect my mother was swallowed by the transition period of Japanese society, crushed under the weight of a “double bind.” Her father and brother were both graduates of the University of Tokyo. While she herself graduated from a national university, she constantly voiced her regrets about her high school, claiming that if she had attended a better one, she could have made it to Kyoto University. My father was a “Kyushu man” of the baby boomer generation, twelve years her senior.
Itโs just a guess, but she was likely a victim of the patriarchal system, yet ultimately had no choice but to live in dependency upon it. As far as I know, she ran her own business, but according to what my father said when he was alive, she originally wanted to be a full-time housewife.
And I was the “absolute” eldest son, in a home where the father was often absent.
I once had a partner whose father was in his 80s. She couldn’t get along with her mother and adored her father, but he only doted on her younger brother. Even though she was more capable, even though she loved himโฆ
She used to call me the “epitome of patriarchy.” I think she meant it critically, yet even so, she entrusted her heart to me. I feel this structure is an invaluable reference for understanding my mother.
From what I know, neither my maternal grandfather nor my uncle seemed interested in others. They were more like single-minded craftsmen.
In other words, I have undoubtedly grown up as a patriarchal figure who simultaneously carries a deep-seated grudge against patriarchy. Within that binary opposition, I am a walking contradiction.
I am, fundamentally, an “unfathomable object.”
I have to live through this distorted modern era within that skin. The reason I could never remain passive is, Iโm sure, because of exactly that.
The True Nature of the โWait-for-Instructionsโ Crowd
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
ใๆ็คบๅพ ใกๆใฎๆญฃไฝใ
็พๅฎ็ใช่ฆ็นใๅฟใใใซ
ใใใงใ็ๆณใ็ฎๆใใฆใใธใใฃใใซ็ใใๆนใ
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่ชๅใฒใจใใงใชใใจใใใใใจใใชใใจใใ
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้ฎๆใใใใใใใชใใฃใใใใใใใงใ
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ไปไบใซใใใฆใใใใใใฎๅฝนๅฒใๆ
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ไปใฏๆฐๅคใฎ็พๅ ดใ่็ธฎใใใฆใใใ ใใซๆใใใฎใ
ๅใ
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ใใไฟณๅชใฏๆใๆผๅบๅฎถใฎ่จใใใจใฏ็ตถๅฏพใ ใจ
่จใๅใฃใฆใใใ
่ๆฌๅฎถใฎๆ็คบใใใปใชใใฏไธๅญไธๅฅ่ชญใพใชใใใใใชใ
ใจ่จใฃใฆใใๅฝน่
ใใใ
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่ฏใไฝ็จใใใใใจใฏใปใจใใฉใชใใจๆใ
ๆๆชใชๅไบบใฎๆด่ตฐใๅ้ฟใใใใจใฏ
ใงใใใจใใฆใใญ
ๆผๅบๅฎถใซใใฆใๆ ็ป็ฃ็ฃใซใใฆใ
ใใฎไบบใใฉใฎ็ๅบ่บซใใง
ๆผๅบใซๅฏพใใ็่งฃๅบฆใฏๅคใใฃใฆใใใฏใใง
ใใๆ ๅ็ใฎ็ฃ็ฃใ ใจใใใ
ใฉใฃใกใใจใใใจ่ๅฑ
ใซ้ขใใฆใฏ็ใใ ใใใ
ใใฎ่ช่ฆใใใ็ฃ็ฃใชใ
ใขใฏใใฃใณใฐใณใผใใชใฉใฎในใฟใใใจ
็ตใใงใใใใใใใชใ
ใใใใฏไฟณๅช่ช่บซใไฟณๅช่ฆ็นใซใใใ
ใใใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใชๆ่ฆใๆๆกใใฆใใใใจใ
ใใผใ ใจใใฆ่ฃๅฎ็ใซใชใใซ้ใใชใใ
ใณใฌใชๅบ่บซใฎ่ๅฐ่ธ่ก็ฃ็ฃใงใใใฐ
ใใฎ่ธ่ก็ใชๅใใชใฉใฎๆผๅบใใฉใณใซ
ใใฏใๆๆฉ็ใชๆๅณใๆใใใใฎใ
ไฟณๅช้จใฎไปไบใ ใจๆใ
ใใใใๆๅณใงใฏไฟณๅชใฏ
ๆผๆๅ
จ่ฌใซใใใใใญใใงใใทใงใใซใงใใ
ๅฟ
่ฆใใใใจๆใใ
ใใฎๆจฉ้ใจ่ฒฌไปปใไธใใใใในใใงใฏใชใใใจ
ๅฝ็ถใใฎๆนใใขใใใผใทใงใณใไธใใใจๆใใ
ๆ่กใ็ฃจใใใจใใๆๆฐ่พผใฟใๅขใใฏใใชใใ ใ
ใใฎไธใงๆ็ต็ใชๆฑบๅฎๆจฉใ็ทจ้ๆจฉใฏ็ฃ็ฃใๆใค
ใจใใใใจใชใฎใ ใจใฏๆใใฎใ ใใใฉ
ๅฎ้ใใใใฃใ็ตฑๅ็ใช่ฆ็นใใใค็ฃ็ฃใใใญใใฅใผใตใผใ
ใใฃใจๅฐใชใใฎใ ใจใฏๆใ
็งใๅไบบ็ใซๅฒๆ
ขใชไบบ้ใใใใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใใ
ใใใใฃใไบบ้ใปใฉๅใใใซๆจฉๅจใถใใใจใง
ๅ ดใใณใณใใญใผใซใใใใจใใ
ใชใใชใใใใใๆนๆณใใชใใใใ
้ใซใใใ่ช็ถใจใงใใฆใใ
ๆฌ็ฉใฎใใญใใงใใทใงใใซใ
ๆฅๆฌใงไฝไบบใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใใฉใญ
ใงใใใฎใใใๅธๅฐไพกๅคใ้ซใใชใฃใฆใใฆใใใใใชใใใช๏ผ
ใใใใฏใใฏใ่ถ
ไบๆฅตๅๆไปฃใชใฎใใ
ๅใ
ใฎๆ่ฝไบใ
ใจใใใใใฏ
ใใใพใงใฎ็ฐๅขใๅบไผใใซ
ไพๅญใใ้จๅใๅคงใใใใใชๆฐใใใ
ใชใใ่ชๅใซใฏไฝใงใใงใใใจๅ้ใใใฆใใ
ใใธใงๆ่ฆใฎๆญปใใ ่่กๅ็ตถๅฏพไธป็พฉใฎ
ใใญใใฅใผใตใผใซๅบไผใฃใใใใฆ
ใใใๆญฃ็พฉใ ใชใใฆๅทใ่พผใพใใฆไป่ใใฐ
่ธ่กๅฎถใจใใฆใฏใปใผไบบ็็ตใใใ ใใใญ
ใใชใฆใใๆ ็ปใฎๅถไฝ็ง่ฉฑใชใฉใ่ใใฐ
ใใใชใตใใซใชใฃใฆใๆฐใใใใฎใ ใ
ๆฅๆฌใฎ็พๅ ดใ ใจๆใใใฆใฉใใชใฎใ๏ผ
ใใใจใๆตทๅคใงใใใใใพใง็งใฏ
ไธๆพใฟใ่ใใฆใใใ ใใชใฎใ ใใใ๏ผ
ใชใใใๆ็คบๅพ
ใกๆใใ่ช็ใใฆใใพใใฎใ๏ผ
ใซใคใใฆใฎ่งฃใฏใใฎ่พบใใซใใๆฐใใใใ
ใใใฏๆฑบใใฆใฏใชใจใคใใฃใ็ใซ้ใฃใ
ใใจใงใฏใชใใฎใ ใจๆใ
ใฉใฎๆฅญ็ใซใใใฎๅ้กใฏ่ๅปถใใ
ใชใใจใชใไปใฏไฟณๅชใไพใซๆใใใ ใ
ใใฃใใฎๅๅฃๅ
้จๅใใฎ
ๆ็ขบใซ็ธๆใใใใกใใปใผใธใจใฏ็ฐใชใ
ใใใงใฏ็ธๅคใใใ
ๆใฃใใใจใๆใฃใใพใพใซๆธใใฆใใใใฉ
ใใฃใจๆฝ่ฑก็ใใใฆใใใใฅใใใจใฏๆใใฎใง
ใใจใฏAIใซใณใใใใฆใถใก่พผใใง
่งฃ่ชฌใใฆใใใฃใฆใใ ใใใพใ
โThe True Nature of the โWait-for-Instructionsโ Crowdโ
Without losing sight of a realistic perspective, itโs still better to live positively while aiming for idealsโbecause in the end, the future gets a little better. I think the โproofโ of that lies in the idea (drawing on something like uncertainty game theory) that you donโt try to handle everything on your own. Instead of controlling expected value, maybe we should rethink how we handle โexpectationโ itself.
One of Japanโs big problems, I think, is that by keeping power ambiguous, we avoid making responsibility clearly attributable. The clearest example of that is Japanese lawโand even the current constitutional revision proposals.
For some reason, we leave unnecessary room for interpretation. Thatโs why, depending on the mood and preferences on the ground, people get arrestedโor donโt. Calling it a โpresumption of goodnessโ sounds nice, but maybe itโs actually a sign that the people who wrote it donโt want to take responsibility.
And honestly, Japanese society is often like this beyond just the judiciary. Even at work, the authority that comes with each roleโand the responsibility that should accompany itโoften isnโt made clear, and I feel like the people involved donโt have strong awareness of it either.
There were probably times when this ambiguity worked in our favor. But I donโt think it worked because things were written vaguely; I think it worked because it matched the era.
Now it feels like itโs doing nothing but making countless workplaces shrink and freeze.
For each person, it becomes things like:
- โpeer pressureโ thatโs invoked only when convenient, and
- โdodging responsibilityโ thatโs used only when convenient.
In other words, this unnecessary culture of ambiguity can function to some extent on top of an older Japanese culture where society as a whole tries to do its best for society. But in modern Japanโwhere isolationism has advanced in this half-baked wayโitโs hopelessly mismatched.
Instead, itโs becoming breeding ground for corruption. So even if older people say, โThings were better back then,โ if the underlying assumptions are clearly different, isnโt it a problem to keep using the same approach? Thatโs what Iโm saying.
Sureโback then, it was fine, because it was back then.
I also vaguely feel like the arts world might be like this too.
That said, I hardly ever show my face in other scenes, but I once heard an actor declare that a directorโs word is absolute. Iโve also met actors who said you have to read the lines a playwright presents exactly, word for word.
Iโm sure those kinds of sets exist.
But I donโt think that kind of unclear peer pressure does much good for creativity. At best, maybe it can prevent the worst kind of individual runaway behaviorโbut thatโs about it.
Even for stage directors or film directors, their understanding of direction should vary depending on what โfieldโ they come from. If a director comes from the film/visual side, theyโre probably relatively less knowledgeable about acting. And if theyโre aware of that, they might work with staff like acting coaches.
Or, the actors themselves proposing more creative ideas from an actorโs perspective should complement the team.
And if the artistic director comes from choreography, then giving organic meaning to the artistic movement and staging plans is, I think, part of the actorsโ job.
In that sense, actors need to be professionals in acting as a wholeโand they should be given the authority and responsibility that goes with that. Naturally, that would raise motivation too, and it should increase the drive to improve oneโs skills.
And on top of that, the director holds final decision-making authority and editorial controlโthatโs probably how itโs supposed to be. But in reality, I suspect there arenโt many directors or producers who truly have that kind of integrative perspective. I personally know a lot of arrogant people, after all. And the more someone is like that, the more they try to control the room by putting on airs and wielding โauthorityโโbecause they have no other way.
On the other hand, I also know quite a few genuine professionals in Japan who can do that naturally. But I wonder if theyโre becoming extremely rare. Or maybe this really is an era of extreme polarization. Itโs not so much about each individualโs talent as it is that a huge part depends on the environment and encounters theyโve had up to that point.
If you run into a producer who somehow mistakes themselves for someone who can do anythingโsomeone with deadened sensibilities and an absolute โbox-office power is everythingโ mentalityโand you get conditioned into thinking thatโs justice, then as an artist your life is basically over.
When I hear behind-the-scenes stories about Hollywood productions, it kind of sounds like theyโre built differentlyโbut what about Japanese sets? Or am I, even overseas, only hearing about the very top layer?
As for why the โwait-for-instructionsโ type ends up being born in the first placeโI feel like the answer is somewhere around here. And I donโt think itโs limited to the creative world at all. This problem spreads through every industry; I just happened to use actors as an example.
Unlike that earlier message meant clearly for people inside the troupeโwith a specific audience in mindโhere Iโm still just writing whatever comes to mind, as it comes to mind. Iโm sure itโs too abstract and hard to follow, soโฆ just copy-paste it into an AI and have it explain it for you.
Character Building and Empathy
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
ใๅฝนไฝใใจๅ ฑๆ่ฝๅใ
ใใจใ่ชๅใฎไบบ็็ต้จใซ่ฟใๅ
ๅฎนใฎๆนใๅ
ฑๆใใใใใจใใใฎใใใใฏๆฌๅฝใซใใใงใ็งใฎๆงใๅไบบใงๅฐๆนพใฎ่ๅใชๆ ็ป็ฃ็ฃใใใฆใใใใใๅฝผใฏใใชใฆใใๆไปฃใฏในใใซใใผใฐใฎๆฏๅญใจUCLAใงๅ็ด็ใ ใฃใใใใฆใฉใผใญใณใฐใใใใฎ่ๆฌใๆธใใใใใฆใ็ทใชใฎใงใใใๅฝผใใใใชใตใใซ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใๅฐๆนพใซใฏ2ไบบใฎใใใๅฅณๅชใใใฆใๅฝผใใจไปไบใใใๅบฆใซใใฎๅฏพ็งฐๆงใซ้ฉใใ1ไบบใฏใใใพใงใจใฆใใใใใผใชไบบ็ใๆญฉใใงใใฆใๆฌๅฝใซไธ็ทใซใใใจ่ชฐใงใใใใใผใชๆฐๆใกใซใชใใใใชไบบใ ใใใ1ไบบใฏๆณข็พไธไธใชไบบ็ใๆญฉใใงใใใใใชไบบใงใใจใฆใ่ค้ใชๆงๆ ผใงใฏใใใใฉใ่ๅฑ
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ใฎๅบใๆทฑใฟใฎใใๆผๆใใใใใฉใใใฆใใใใใผใชไบบ็ใใ็ฅใใชใๅฝผๅฅณใ ใจใๅฝนใฎๅน
ใจใใฆใฏ็ญใใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใฏๆจๅนดไผใฃใๆใซๅฝผใ่จใฃใฆใใใใจใงใใ
ๅฎ้ใซ็งใใใๆใใพใใ
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จใ้ใใจๆใใพใใ
ไปๅใใฉใคใใ๏ผใคใฎ้กๆใซ่ณใฃใฆใฏ็งใๆธใใฆใพใใใใใฉใใ็งใฎไธญใใๅบใฆใใใญใฃใฉใฏใฟใผใจใใใฎใใใใใกใใฃใจใบใซใใใงใใ็ฌ
ไปใฎไบบใฎๆธใใไฝๅใๆผใใๅ ดๅใซใคใใฆใใ็ขบๅฎใซใใคใฆใจใฏๆฏใน็ฉใซใชใใชใ่งฃๅๅบฆใงใๅฝนใฎไบบ็ฉใซๅใๅใใฆใใใจใใๅฎๆใฏใใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใกใใใไบบ็ใงไฝใใใใๅบฆใซใใใใใฃใไบ่ฑกใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใซๅใๅใฃใฆใใใใจใฎ่ณ็ฉใงใใใใฎใงใใใใใใงใใใใใใกใชใฎใใ็้ข็ฎใชๅฝน่
ใใขใผใใฃในใใปใฉใ่็กไธป็พฉใซ้ฅใฃใฆใใพใใจใใใใจใงใใ
ใใใฏ็งใใใใงใใใ่ธ่กใฎไธ็ใซ็ใใไบบ้ใใใใใใไธ้ไธ่ฌ็ใชๅนธใใๆใใงใใฆใฏใใใชใใจใใใๆฅตใใฆๅใฃใๆ่ใซ้ฅใฃใฆใใพใใจใใใใจใ ใฃใใใใใใใฏใๆ
็ทใๅฎๅฎใ้ใใฆใฏใๆๆ
ใๅใใฅใใใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆใ่ฏใ่ๅฑ
ใใงใใชใใชใใฎใงใฏใชใใใจใใๆๆใใใใพใใใ
ๅฎ้ใซใใใคใฆใฎใกใฝใใๆผๆใฎๆ่ใๆๅฐใซใใใฆใฏใๅฝน่
ใๅพนๅบ็ใซ่ฟฝใ่พผใใงใใใใจใๅคใใใใฎ็ตๆ็ ดๅฃใใใฆใใพใฃใๆๅไฟณๅชใใกใใใใใฏๅนผๅฐๆใใๆฑใใฆใใๆ็ใฎๅ้กใๆญใใใใฌใพใพใใใฎไธใๅปใฃใไธ็็ในใฟใผใๅคใใงใใ
ใจใฏใใใ็พไปฃใซ่ณใใพใงใ
ใกใฝใใๆผๆใซใคใใฆใใๅฟ็ๅญฆใจๅ
ฑใซ้ฒๅใ็ถใใฆใใพใใใใ
ใใใใฃใ่ช่บซใฎ็ต้จใจใฏไน้ขใใๅฝนใฎไบบ็ฉใๆผใใ็บใฎๅฎๅ
จใชใกใฝใใใ่ๆกใใใคใคใใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใฏใใ่กๅใฒใจใคใฒใจใคใ็ดฐใใๅ่งฃใใฆใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใฉใใปใฉๆทฑใใทใใฅใฌใผใทใงใณใงใใใใใใใใฏใๆฅๅธธ็ๆดปใซใใใฆใฏใ็่งฃใๅพใฌไป่
ใฎใ้ ใใใ็ใฟใใซๅฏพใใฆใฉใใปใฉ็ๆฏใซใขใใญใผใใงใใใใใจใใใใจใซใชใใจใฏๆใใพใใ
ใใใใฃใใขใใญใผใใฎ็ฉใฟ้ใญใไบบ้ใจใใฆใฎใฟใชใใใๅฝน่
ใจใใฆใๅน
ใๆทฑใใๆใคๅฏไธใฎๆนๆณใซใชใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใณใใฏ่ชๅใฎ็ต้จใฎใฟใชใใใๅจใใซใใไบบใใกใใๆฅใ
ใฎใใฅใผในใใใใใไปใฎ่ธ่กไฝๅใชใฉใซใ่ปขใใฃใฆใใใจใใใใจใงใใ
ๅฎ้ใซ็งใๆผๆใๅญฆใถใใใซใชใฃใฆใ้ทๅนดใ็่งฃใใใใจใใงใใใใใ ใใ ็ใพใใๆใใใจใใใงใใชใใฃใๅฆนใฎใๅฏไธใฎ็่งฃ่
ใซใชใใใจใใงใใพใใใใ่ช่บซใใฉใใปใฉๅฝผๅฅณใๅทใคใใฆใใใใซใคใใฆใใใใใใ่ช่ฆใงใใใจใใใใจใใใใพใใใใใฏใใฏใใใใ่ชๅใๅฆนใจใใๅฝนใๆผใใใจใใใใฉใ่ใใใ๏ผใจใใ็บๆณใซใใใขใใงใใใพใใใ
ใฉใใ้ทใ ใจใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆ็ณใ่จณใชใใฎใงใใใใชใใชใใใฎ่ญฐ้กใไธใใฃใๆใซ็ฌๆใซ็ญใใใใ่ฝๅใ็งใซใฏไนใใใฆใใใพใไผใใใใชใใฃใใชใจๅพๆใฏๅฐฝใใชใใฎใงใใใใใใใฏ็งใๆ่ใฎไธ็ใซๆ ็ซใฃใใจใใซใใใ็จฎใใใใใชๆฑใใใใฆใใพใฃใ่ชๅใใใใใใใใใพใใใฟใพใใใ
ใใใใใใไฝใใฎๅฝนใซ็ซใฆใฐๅนธใใงใใ
Character Building and Empathy
I really feel that it’s easier to empathize with a role when it hits close to home in terms of life experience.
A good friend of mineโa well-known Taiwanese director who was at UCLA with Spielbergโs sonโonce told me something interesting about this. He mentioned two actresses in Taiwan. One has had a very happy, charmed life and lights up any room sheโs in. The other has had a really rocky, tumultuous life.
Sheโs complex and “difficult” at times, but her acting has so much more range and soul. He noted that the one who only knows happiness finds it hard to tap into a wider range of emotions.
Iโve found this to be true for myself, too. Comparing my 25-year-old self to who I am now, the “resolution” I have when looking at a character is night and day. Since I wrote the two pieces Iโm working on now, the characters came from my own headโso maybe thatโs a bit of a shortcut! But even with other people’s scripts, I feel I can connect with a character on a level I never could before.
That’s definitely a result of facing whatever life threw at me. But there’s a trap here: serious actors often fall into nihilism. I used to think that as an artist, I shouldn’t want “normal” happiness, or that being too mentally stable would make me a dull actor. Weโve seen this in the history of Method acting, where actors were pushed until they broke. So many stars struggled with deep-seated issues and never really found peace.
Thankfully, the craft has evolved. There are safer ways now to play roles that are totally different from us. Itโs about breaking down actions and simulating them deeply, and really trying to see the “hidden pain” in people we don’t understand in real life. I think thatโs the only way to grow as both an actor and a person. You find hints in the news, in other people, and in art.
Actually, through acting, I finally managed to reconcile with my sister. For years, I just found her difficult to deal with, but I finally understood herโand realized how much Iโd hurt herโby asking myself, “What if I were playing her as a role?”
Sorry for rambling! Iโm not great at answering these big questions on the spot, and I always end up wishing Iโd said more. If I seemed a bit “out of it” or dismissive when I was stuck in my own head, Iโm sorry.
Hope this helps in some way!
The “Difference” Between Stage and Screen
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ใ่ๅฐใจๆ ๅใฎ้ใใ
ๅๅฃReal Dandyism
่จๅฟตใในใ1ๅ็ฎใ็ตใใฆโฆ
ใใฎๆๆณใ็ถดใๅใซใ็ทด็ฟไธญใซๅบใ่ญฐ่ซใซๅฏพใใ็งใฎ็ญใใใใพใใฏใใญใฐใซใใใใจใซใใพใใ
็งใฏใ่ๅฐใจๆ ๅใงไฟณๅชใฎไปไบใฏใใปใฉๅคใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใใใ็พๅ ดใใจใไฝๅใใจใใใฃใจ่จใใฐใทใผใณใใจใฎๆผๅบใซใใฃใฆใๅคใใใฎใใชใจใ
่ๅฐใงใใ้ใใชๆผๅบใๆฑใใใใใใจใฏใใใงใใใใใใใคใฏใใคใใใจใ ใฃใฆใใใพใใๆ ๅใงใใใญใฎ็ปใงใ้ทๅใใงๆฎใใใจใใใใพใใ
ๅพๅใจใใฆใ่ๅฐใฎๆนใๅคงใใใฎๅใใๆผๅบใจใใฆๆฑใใใใใจใใใใใชใใจใฏใใฃใจใใใจใฏๆใใพใใใใใใใซใใฆใไฟณๅชใฎใใใใจใฏใใฎๅใใๅซใ่กๅใฎใฒใจใคใฒใจใคใ็ดฐใใๅ่งฃใใฆใใฃใใจใใซใใใใใๅฝนใฎไบบ็ฉใฎ่กๅใจใใใกใใจไธ่ดใใฆใใใใฉใใใๆๆฉ็ใซใชใฃใฆใใใใฉใใใใ็ขบ่ชใใฆใใไฝๆฅญใซใชใใฎใ ใจๆใใพใใ
ใคใพใใๅใใฐๅใใปใฉใใใฎไฝๆฅญใๅขใใใจใ่จใใพใใ
ใๆผๅบๅฎถใซๆๅฎใใใใใๅใใใใฏใใใใพใงๆผๅบๅฎถใฎ่ฆ็นใงใใฃใฆใใใใใไฟณๅชใจใใฆใฎ่ฆ็นใงใๅฝนใฎไบบ็ฉใจใใฆใฎ่กๅใซๅคๆใใฆใใใใจใใ่ๅฐๆ ๅๅใใใใใใชใ็พๅ ดใซใใใฆใใไฟณๅชใซๆฑใใใใฆใใไปไบใชใฎใใชใจใฏๆใใพใใ
ใใจใใฐ็ปๅฎถใง่จใใจใใใฎใๆฅตใใฆ็ดฐใใใจใใใพใงใใ ใใๆใใใใชใใฎๆ่ฆใใๅฝ็ถใชใใไฟณๅชใซใๆฑใใใใฆ็ถใในใใชใฎใงใใ
ๅธฐใ้ใงใใฉใใจ่ฉฑใใๅใใๆใใใซๅคง่ข่ฃใ ใไธ่ช็ถใซใฏ่ฆใใชใใญใทใขๆผๅใฎๅ็ปใฏๆขใซๆถใใฆใใพใฃใฆใใพใใใใๅฅใฎๅ็ปใใใพใใพ่ฆใคใใฆใใใใฏ็นใซๅใใๅคง่ข่ฃใจใใใใจใใชใใงใใใ่ๅฐใๆ ๅใจใใฆ่จ้ฒใใๅ็ปใซใ้ขใใใใใพใใงใใใใใฎใซใใใๆ ็ปใฎใใใซใ่ฆใใใจๆใใพใใ
(ๅฅใซใญใทใขๆผๅใงใใๅฟ ่ฆใฏใชใใฃใใฎใงใใใใใพใใพ่ฆใคใใใฎใง)
https://smotrim.ru/video/2802304
ๅผทใใฆ่จใใฐใๅ็ปใฏไฝๅบฆใใซใใใใงใใฆใๆๆชใ่ชค้ญๅใใๅนใใจใใใฎใฏใใใพใใๅคฑๆใใฆใใทใผใณใฏใซใใใใใฐใใใฎใงใใใใงใ้ทๅใใใใชใใจๆ็ซใใชใใทใผใณใใใใญใใใชใใจๆๅณใใชใใทใผใณใจใใใฎใฏ่ธ่ก็ใซใใใใใงใ่ฏใใทใผใณใฎ้ไธญใงใชใใ่ช็ถ้ขจๆฏใใขใใฎๆ ๅใใคใณใตใผใใใใฆ็ทๅผตๆใใใใฃใจๅใใฆใใพใใชใใฆใใใฎใใใใ่ฆใใใพใใ
ใพใๅ็ปใง้็จใใชใ่ๅฑ
ใฏใไธ็ๅบๆบใง่จใใฐใ่ๅฐใงใๅฎใฏ้็จใใฆใใชใใฃใใจใใใฎใใๆฎ้
ทใช็ญใใงใใใใพใใ
ใจใฏใใใๆฅๆฌใฎ็ฃ็ฃใๆผๅบๅฎถใฎใฌใใซใ้ซใใจใใ็งใฏๆใฃใฆใใชใใฎใงใไฟณๅชใจใใฆๅคงไบใชใใจใฏใใ่ชๅใง่ชๅใฎไปไบใ่ฉไพกใงใใใใจใใใใจใงใใใใพใใ่ชฐใซไฝใ่จใใใฆใใๆ่ฆใจใใฆใฏๅใๅ ฅใใใใๆ็ต็ใซใฏ่ชๅใงๅคๆญใใใจใใใฎ็บใซใใใใใใฃใฆ็ทด็ฟใฎๅบฆใซใๆ ๅใง่จ้ฒใใฆใ่ชๅใง็ขบ่ชใใฆใ่ใใใจใใไฝๆฅญใๆฅตใใฆ้่ฆใ ใจ่ใใฆใใพใใใใฉใใใฃใๆผๆใ็ด ๆดใใใใฎใใใใฎใทใผใณใซใใใฆใฏใใใฎ็พๅ ดใซใใใฆใฏใใฉใใชใฎใ๏ผใจใใ่ฆ็นใๆใคใใจใๆฅตใใฆ้่ฆใซใชใฃใฆใใใจๆใใพใใ
ๆงใ ใชๆ ็ปใซใใ่ๅฐใซใใใๅไฝใซ่งฆใใใใฎๅบฆใซใใใฎๆผๆใฏใฉใใใช๏ผใใฎๆผๅบใฏใฉใใใช๏ผใจใใ่ฆ็นใงๅๅณใใฆใฟใใใจใใๅคงไบใ ใจๆใใพใใ
The “Difference” Between Stage and Screen
I believe that the core work of an actor doesnโt change much between stage and screen. Rather, it shifts based on the direction of the specific production, the project, or even down to the individual scene. On stage, you might be asked for a quiet, intimate performance, or you might be micโd up. In film, you might encounter long takes or wide shots that demand a different presence.
While there is a tendency for the stage to require larger physical movements, the actorโs job remains the same: to deconstruct every single actionโincluding those movementsโand verify whether they align organically with the characterโs internal truth.
In other words, the more you move, the more work you have to do. “I moved because the director told me to” is strictly the directorโs perspective. The actorโs job, regardless of the medium, is to internalize those instructions and translate them into the character’s own necessity. We must have that same meticulous devotion to detail as a painter who obsessively perfects every brushstroke.
I mentioned a video of a Russian play on our way homeโwhere the movements were clearly stylized and “large” yet didn’t feel unnatural. Though that specific clip is gone, I found another one. Even though it’s a recording of a stage performance, every frame looks like a shot from a film. (It didnโt have to be Russian, specifically, it just happened to be what I found.)
https://smotrim.ru/video/2802304
If I had to point out a difference, itโs that film allows for multiple takes and can, in the worst cases, “cheat” the performance through editing. You can simply cut out the mistakes. However, there are scenes that only work as a long take or a wide shot for artistic reasons. We often see moments where a great scene is interrupted by unnecessary cutaways to scenery or objects, which completely breaks the tension.
Furthermore, there is a harsh truth: globally speaking, a performance that doesn’t hold up on camera was likely never truly working on stage either.
That said, I don’t necessarily think the level of directors in Japan is always high. Therefore, the most important thing for an actor is to be able to evaluate their own work. You listen to others’ opinions, but ultimately, you are the final judge. This is why I believe itโs vital to record every practice, review it, and think critically. You have to maintain the perspective of: โWhat defines a truly great performance? What is required for this specific scene, in this specific environment?โ
It is essential to constantly immerse ourselves in masterpiecesโboth film and theaterโand examine them critically: How is this acting? What do I think of this direction? We must never stop refining that internal eye.
Until the morning, with two cups of coffee
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ใตใจๆงใๅไบบใจใณใผใใผ็ๆใซ่ญฐ่ซใซใชใฃใใใฎใ ใใใใใกใใซใๆธใ็ใใฆใใใ
ใใใซใใปใใใใณๆๆใฎใคใณใฟใผใใงใผใน็่ซใซใคใใฆ
โป็ฅ่ฆใฎใคใณใฟใผใใงใผใน็่ซใฏใใไบบ้ใฎ็ฅ่ฆไฝ้จใฏใๅฟ ใใใ็พๅฎใใฎใใฎใฎๅงฟใๅๆ ใใฆใใใใใงใฏใชใใใจใใ็่ซใงใใ
ใ ใใใใ็ฅ่ฆใฎ็ฒพๅบฆใไธใใฆใใๅชๅใ็ตถใ้ใชใใใคใคใใใใงใใฆๆฐธ้ ใซไบบ้ใฎ็ฅ่ฆใชใฉไฟกใใใซๅคใใชใใจใใๅงฟๅขใ้่ฆใชใฎใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใ
ๆณๅใฎไธ็ใซใฏ็ก้ใฎๅฏ่ฝๆงใใใใใใใจ่จใฃใฆๅคใใฎๆณๅใใใฎไบบใฎ็ฅ่ฆใใใผในใซใใฆใใไปฅไธใ็พๅฎใไธๅใใจใ้ใใชใใจๆใใใใจใฏใใใใ็จฎใฎๅ็ๆงใ็ชใ่ฉฐใใๅ ใซใฏใๆใไฟกใใใซๅคใใใใใช็พๅฎใซใคใใฆใฎไปฎ่ชฌใใๆณๅใฎไธ็ใใใใ็ใพใใใใใใใชใ
ใใใใใซใ็ฅๆงใๆๆงใ็ฒพ็ฅๆงใ็ตฑๅใใๅฒไบบใ่ชๅๅซใๅ จไธ็ใฎๆไฝ10%ใปใฉ่ฒๆใใฆใใใใจใ็นใซ้่ฆใ ใจใใๆฐใใใฆใใใใใใใๅฏไธใฎใAIๅ จ็ๆไปฃใซใใใฆใไบบ้ใไพกๅคใๆใกๅพใไธ็็ทใชใฎใใชใจๆใใใ ใใญ
่็กไธป็พฉใซ้ฅใใชใ็บใซใฏใ่ช่บซใฎ็ฅ่ฆ่ฝๅใๆฅตใใฆๆ้็ใงใใใใจใไธๅ่ฆๅคฑใใใซใใใใงใใฆ็ก้ใฎๅฏ่ฝๆงใไฟกใใใจใใ็ฒพ็ฅๆงใ้่ฆใงใใฃใฆใใใใฏๆใๅนณๆใช่จ่ใง่จใใฐใๆๆ ๆทฑใใจใใใใจใชใฎใใชใจใๆ่ฟใฏ่ใใฆใใใช
ใใฎใใใงใชใใชใๅฎ็จๆงใซ่ๅณใๆใฆใ่ฆใใใงใใจใใใฏใใใใฉใ
ๅ
จใ็ใฃใฆใใชใใชใใใใ็ตๆ็ใซๅฎ็จ็ใงใใใจใใๆชๆฅใไฟกใใฆใๆฌๆฐใง่กๅใใใจใใๆใใใช
ใใใใๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใใจๅผใใงใใใญ
I happened to get into a deep discussion with an old friend over coffee, so I thought Iโd jot down some notes here as well.
Regarding Professor Donald Hoffman’s Interface Theory of Perception:
Note: This theory suggests that our perceptual experiences do not necessarily reflect the true nature of reality.
Thatโs why I believe itโs crucial to constantly strive to refine the precision of our perception, while simultaneously maintaining the stance that human perception itself is never truly worthy of absolute trust.
While the world of imagination holds infinite possibilities, most of those imaginings are rooted in an individual’s perception; therefore, they don’t necessarily surpass reality. That said, I suspect that by pushing a certain kind of rationality to its absolute limit, the most credible hypotheses about reality might actually emerge from the realm of imagination.
For this reason, I feel it is particularly important to cultivate “Philosophers”โthose who have integrated intelligence, sensibility, and spiritualityโuntil they make up at least 10% of the global population, myself included. I think this might be the only timeline in which humans can retain true value in the age of AI.
To avoid falling into nihilism, one must never lose sight of the fact that their own perceptive abilities are extremely finite, while still maintaining faith in infinite possibilities. In the simplest terms, Iโve come to think of this mindset as being “deeply loving.”
Because of this perspective, I do struggle with a lack of interest in immediate practicality. However, I choose to act with total sincerity, believing in a future thatโthough never intended to be soโends up being practical as a result.
I call this “Serious Play.”
In Search of Orthodox Rebellion
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
ใๆญฃ็ตฑ็ใชๅ้่ ใ
ไพใซใใฃใฆๅ็ใๅ็ปใๆฎใฃใฆใชใ
1ไบบใงใฏไฝใซใใงใใชใ็ทใงใฏใใใพใใ
ๅ
ๆฅใใคใใตใใผใใใฆใใใฆใ
ๅไบบใฎในใใผใธใ่ฆณใซ่กใฃใฆใใฆ
ใใใใใฆไปๅนดไธ็ช
่ฏใใฃใใใใใชใใใจใใ
ใใใใใจใใซใฎใผใ ใฃใใช
ใๆฌๆฐใฎ้ใณใใฃใฆใใใใใใจใ ใใช
ใฃใฆๅฟๅบๆใฃใใ
Dandy Asobi Clubใ็ฎๆใในใใจใใใซ
ใใชใ่ฟใใชใจๆใฃใใญ
ใพใ็ตๅฑใฎใจใใ
ๅคงไบใชใใจใฏ
่ฏใใใใฏ่ฏใใฃใฆ
ใใจใ ใจๆใใช
่ชค่งฃใๆใใใซ่จใใฐ
ๅใชใ้ฐๅฒๆฐๅ
่กไธป็พฉใฟใใใช
ใใใใฃใๅพๅใซใฏ
่ญฆ้ใ้ณดใใใฆใใใใ
่ชๅใๆญใจใ่ๅฑ
ใจใ
ใใใใๆญ่ฉใจใใปใชใใจใ
ใกใญใใฃใจใใใญใใใจใ
ใใใใๅฝนๅฒใ ใจใใใฎใ
ใใฃใจใใใซใใ
ๅบๅใฎๅฝขๅผใงใฏใชใ
ใใฎๅ
ใฎๆ ธๅฟใซใใๆฌ่ณชใซใใ
ไธ็ฉใฎ็็ใฏๅฎฟใใ
ใใใ็งใฏใจใใซใฎใผใจ่กจ็พใใฆใใ
ใใใใๆๅณใงใฏใใฏใ
Experimentalใงใฏใใใใใ
Independentใ ใจๆใใใ ใใฉ
Undergroundใซใฏ่ๅณใใชใใใ ใใช
ๆฐ่ณชใฏๅงๅ็ใซๅไฝๅถใ ใใฉ
ใฒใญใๆงใช้ใ็ฑ ใฃใใจใใซใฎใผใซใฏ
ไบใๅ
ฑ้ณดใใฅใใ
Orthodoxใงใใใใใใ ใ
ใใ ไธ้ไธ่ฌใง่จใใใฆใใ
ใชใใกใใฃใฆใซใใดใชใผใงใใใจ
ใใใจใฏๅ่ดใใฆใชใๆฐใใใใใ ใใช
่จ่ใฎๅฎ็พฉใฎ่งฃๅๅบฆใไธ่ฌใซไฝใใใใจใใใ
ๆๅไบ่ฑกใซๅใใใฆใใใชใใ
ใใใงใใใจ่จ่ใงใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณๅใใญใใใฃใฆ
ใตใธใๆใใใใใชใใใ ใ
้ใๅฅฝใใฃใฆ่จใฃใฆใใฎใซ
็ทใฎใธใฃใฑใใใๅบใฆใใใใใชไธ็ใชใใ
ใใฃใจ่ชค่งฃใใใใฆใใจๆใใ
ๅจใใ่็ธฎใใใฆใใใจใ
ใใใใใใใชใใใญ
ใงใใพใไฟบใใใใชใใซ
ๅฐใฃใฆใฏใใใใ ใ็ฌ
ใใใงใพใใฒใจใค่ณ่ฃใซ้ฟใใฎใ
ๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใงใณใณใปใใใๅฎ็พฉใฅใใใใชใจ
ๅ่ฉใ้ใญใฆ่กจ็พใใใจ
ใใใงใใใจใใฏใใใใฏ
ใพใ ใใใใใฃใฆใชใๆฐใใใใใช
In Search of Orthodox Rebellion
I didn’t take any photos or videos, as usualโ I’m the kind of guy who can’t do anything by himself. But the other day, I went to see the stage performance of a friend who always supports me, and I think it might have been the best thing I’ve experienced this year. That kind of energy, you know.
It really made me think, “This is what ‘serious play’ means.” It’s pretty close to what Dandy Asobi Club is aiming for.
At the end of the day, what really matters is that good things are goodโ that’s what I believe.
At the risk of being misunderstood, I want to sound the alarm against the tendency toward mere atmosphere-driven trends.
Sure, maybe my role is in songs and theater, in lyrics and dialogue, in melodies and plotsโ that might be true.
But the truth of all things doesn’t reside in the format of the output. It resides in the essence at the core beyond that. I call that energy.
In that sense, I want to be Experimental, and I think I am Independent, but I have no interest in being Underground.
My temperament is overwhelmingly anti-establishment, but I find it hard to resonate with cynical, inward-turning energy. I want to be Orthodox.
But when you look at the so-called half-baked categories that society uses, I don’t think I fit into any of them. The resolution of language definitions is generally too low, and they don’t even form mutually exclusive sets. So when it comes to that, I just have to throw in the towel and say, “I can’t communicate with words.”
It’s a world where you say you like blue, and they hand you a green jacket.
I’m sure I’m misunderstood, and maybe I’m even making the people around me feel intimidated.
But, well, I’m struggling with it too, you know.
And here’s another thing that echoes in my mind: “Don’t define concepts with adjectivesโ express them by stacking nouns.” But even with that, I feel like I still haven’t figured it out.
Because in going from 0 to 1, there can be no referencesโฆ And that’s where I get stuck.
Beauty over Correctness
ใๆญฃใใใใใ็พใใใๆนๆฒๅฏฉ่ญฐใๆฌๆฐใง่ใใใ
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
ไฟบใฏใฉใใพใงใใฃใฆใไบบๆจฉไธป็พฉ่
ใฎใคใใใงใฏใใใฎใญ
ๅบๆฌ็ใซๅใไบบใฎใใจใๅ
จใไฟก็จใใฆใชใใใ
่ชๅไปฅๅคใฎ่ชฐใใๆจฉๅใๆกใฃใฆใใฃใฆๆง้ ใ
ๅฟๅบใ่ฆ็ใงไปๆนใใชใใใ
ใจใชใใจ็พ่กใฎ่ชๆฐๅ
ๆนๆฒๆกใชใใฆ
้ใฃใฆใใพใฃใใ็ตใใใชใใใ
ใ ใใใใใใชใใไฟบใจๅใๆฐๆใกใงใใใชใ
ใใฎใใจใฏไธ็ทใซ็ๅฃใซ่ใใฆๆฌฒใใใใใชใใ ใใฉใ
่ฆใใใซๆฌๆฐใงๅใใชใใใพใใใใใ
ใใใจ็พๅฎ็ใชๅคๆญใจใใฆ
ๅ่ญฐ้ขใฎ2/3ใใฉใใชใใใฏใใฆใใ
ๆใ
ใซใงใใใจใใใง่จใใฐ
ๅฝๆฐๆ็ฅจใใใใฏใซใชใใ ใใ
ๆ็ฅจ่
ใฎ้ๅๆฐใ่ณๆใใชใใใฐใใใจ
(ใใใๅๆฏใๅฝๆฐๅ
จๅกใงใชใใฎใใใใใใช่ฉฑใ ใโฆ)
ใใฎไธใงใใใใๅใก็ญใไฝใใจใใใฐ
ไปๅๆ็ฅจใใชใใฃใ50%ๅผฑใซๅใใใใในใใ ใจๆใใใ ใใช
ไบบ้ใฃใฆใใใฎใฏ่ฆใใใใฎใ่ฆใฆ
่ใใใใใจใ่ใ
ไฟกใใใใใฎใไฟกใใใ็ใ็ฉใ ใใใ
ไปๅใไธๅ
ใซๆ็ฅจใใไบบใ่ชฌๅพใงใใใใจใชใใจ
ใใใใๆฌกใฎ้ธๆใพใง
ใใฃใฝใฉไธๅ
ใไธๆใชใใจใใใชใ้ใใฏ
้ฃใใใใใใชใใใจๆใใ
ใใใใไบบ้ใฏใซใใใใกใณใ ใใ
ใฏใฃใใ่จใฃใฆ่จ็ฎใงใใชใ
ใใใใใๆ็ฅจใใฆใชใไบบใ
ๅๅ่ฟใใใใใใ ใใ
ใใใใไบบ้ใฏใ
ใฏใฃใใ่จใฃใฆ้ใใ็ฎใง่ฆใฆใใใใ ใ
ๅฝผใใฏๆฑบใใฆใใซใงใฏใชใใจๆใใใ ใใช
ใชใใชใไฟบใใใฎๆฐๆใกใฏใใใใใ
ใใกใใๅฝๆฐไธปๆจฉใฎ่ใๆนใใใใฆ
ใใฎ่กๅใๆฏๆใฏใงใใชใใซใใฆใใญ
ใใใชใฉใฎๆฟๅ
ใ็ขใงใใชใ
ใฉใฎๆฟๆฒปๅฎถใ็ขใงใใชใ
ใฉใใซๅ
ฅใใใจ
ใใใใพใจใใชๆ่ฆใง่กๅ่ฆใฆใใฐ
่ชฐใ ใฃใฆๆใใ
็ฎ่ใชใฎใฏใๆฟๆฒปๅฎถใ่ฒใใชใใฎใฏ
ใใใใฃใฆๅฝๆฐใไธปไฝๆงใๆจใฆใฆ
ๆ็ฅจ็ใ่ใใไธใใฆใใใใงใฏใใใฎใ ใ
(็ด็ฒใชๆ็ฅจ็ใฃใฆใฎใฏใๆฟๆฒปๅฎถใซใจใฃใฆๆๅคงใฎใใฌใใทใฃใผใ ใใใญ)
็พ็ถใฏใจใซใใ้
ทใ
ไธๅ
ใ้ๅ
ใไฟกใใใซๅคใใชใใจ
ใใใใใใชๅฝผใใ่ชฌๅพใใฆ
ใใกใใฎใฐใซใผใใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆๆฌฒใใใชใจๆใฃใใจใใซ
ๅฝ็ถใๅฝผใใฏไปใใใกใใฎ่ใๆนใซๅฏพใใฆใ้ใใ็ฎใง่ฆใฆใใใจใใ็พๅฎใ
ใพใใฏๅใๆญขใใชใใใฐใชใใชใ่จณใ
ไธญ้ใฎๅฒก็ฐๅ
ไนใฏ่ฒ ใใ็็ฑใ
SNSใงใใใๆตใใใใใจ่จใฃใใใใ ใ
ใใใชๆๆจฉ่
ใใใซใซใใๆ
ๅบฆใงใใใฎใ ใใใ๏ผ
่ชๅใใกใฎไฝใใใ
ๅฝผใใ็ดๅพใใใใซ่ณใใชใใฎใใใใใชใใจใใ
็ใใฎ็ฎใๅฐใใงใๅใใฆใฟใใ ใใใ๏ผ
ใใใใไบบๆจฉไธป็พฉใจใใใฎใฏ
ๆจฉๅๅดใซๅใไธใใใใจใๅซใใฏใใชใฎใง
ๆ นๆฌ็ใซใ่ฆๅถใใจๅใฎใคใใใฎใซใฏ
ๅๅฏพใในใใงใใใใใง
ใใใงใชใไบบใฃใฆใใใฎใฏไบบๆจฉไธป็พฉ่
ใจใฏๅผในใชใใจๆใใใ ใ
ใใใชใใใซในใฟใณใใผใใซใชใฃใฆใใชใใ๏ผ
็คพไผ็ใซๅผฑใไบบใใกใฎ็ซๅ ดใซใชใฃใฆ่ใใใใใใจ
ๆฉไผใฎๅนณ็ญใใชใในใๆ็ซใใใใใใใจ
ใคใพใใฏๆ นๆฌ็ใซใฏ
ไป่
ใซๅชใใใๆๆ
ๆทฑใใใใใจใ ใจๆใใฎใ ใ
ใใกใใใใใใฃใใใจใฏ้ๅธธใซ้่ฆใชใใจใง
ใใใพใงใฎๆดปๅๅฎถใฎ้ๅใซใใฃใฆ
็คพไผใ่ฏใๆนๅใซๅคใใฃใฆใใ้ขใๅคๅใซใใฃใใ ใใ
ไฟบใฏใฉใใพใงใใฃใฆใๆใ็ฅใฃใฆใใจใ่จใใฅใใไธไปฃใชใฎใง
ใชใใจใใใใชใใฉใคใณใงใฏใใใใใฉ
ใใคใฆไฟกใใใใชใใใใช้ๆชใชไบไพใใไธใฎไธญใๅฝใใๅใฎใใใซๆจช่กใใฆใใใใจใฏใชใใจใชใๆๆกใใฆใฏใใ
ใใใฏๅฆๅฎใใชใใ
ใ ใ็พไปฃใฎใใใใใใชใใฃใซใซใณใฌใฏใใในใใณใณใใฉใคใขใณใน้ตๅฎใฎ่ใๆนใฏ
ไปใๆฌๅฝใซใใใใฃใๆๆ
ๆทฑใ็คพไผใไฝใใฆใใใ ใใใ๏ผ
ใใใใSDGsใใฏใใใจใใ
่ชฐใใซๅๆใซๆฑบใใใใๆญฃ็พฉๆใง
ใฌใใฌใใซ่ช็ฑใๅฅชใฃใฆใใใฎใงใฏใชใใ๏ผ
ๅคฑๆใ่จฑใใชใใใใช็คพไผใซใฉใใฉใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใงใฏใชใใ๏ผ
ใใใใงใใชใไบบใใใใใชใไบบใฏไบบ้ใงใฏใชใ
ใจใฃใจใจๆใพใใฆๆ้คใใใจ
ใใใๆใใใฆไบบๆจฉไธป็พฉใจๅผในใใ ใใใ๏ผ
ใใใใฃใ้ๅกๆใไบบใ
ใฎๅญค็ซใ็ใฟ
ๅดใฃใฆใใฉในใใฌใผใทใงใณใฎใจใใซใฎใผใ็็บใใใ็ตๆใซใชใฃใฆใชใใ๏ผ
ใณใญใ็ฆใฎใจใ
็ทๆฅไบๆ
ๅฎฃ่จใๅงใใจใใ
ๆใใใซ้็งๅญฆ็ใชไบบๆจฉไพตๅฎณใ
ๆฒป้จๆธใฟใงใชใ่ฌๅคใฎๅๅผทๅถๆฅ็จฎ
ใในใฏๅผท่ฆไบๆกใชใฉใซใคใใฆ
ๅฃฐใใใใฆใใใใฎใงใใ๏ผ
ๅคงๅใฏๆใใใใ ใชใใ ใจใใฃใฆ
่ฅ่
้ใฎๅคงไบใช้ๆฅๆไปฃใๅฅชใฃใฆๅนณๆฐใช้กใใใฆใใใฎใงใฏใชใใงใใใใ๏ผ
ๅญฆ็ๆไปฃใฎใปใจใใฉใใณใญใ็ฆใ ใฃใไธไปฃใฎๆฐๆใกใใๆณๅใงใใพใใ๏ผ
ๆฌๅฝใซใใใซๅคใใใ ใใฎๅผทๅบใชใญใธใใฏใใใฃใใฎใงใใใใ
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Beauty over Correctness
To the core, I consider myself a human rights advocate. I have zero trust in those at the top. The very structure of someone else holding power over me is, quite frankly, agonizing.
From that standpoint, the current LDP proposal for constitutional amendment is a dead end. If it passes, itโs over. So, if you feel the same way I do, I want us to think about this seriously together.
In short: we absolutely have to win.
Looking at it realisticallyโputting aside what happens with the two-thirds majority in the Upper Houseโthe real bottleneck for us will be the national referendum. We just need to ensure that more than half of the voters donโt support it. (Though, itโs absurd that the denominator isn’t the entire populationโฆ)
So, where is the path to victory? I believe we must reach out to the nearly 50% of people who didn’t vote this time.
Humans are creatures that see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear, and believe what they want to believe. Trying to persuade those who already voted for the ruling partyโunless they screw up monumentally before the next electionโis likely a lost cause. Those people are just “fair-weather fans”; you can’t count on them.
But the nearly half who didn’t vote? They are looking at the world with cold, disillusioned eyes. And I donโt think they are stupid.
I say this because I understand how they feel. Even if, from the perspective of popular sovereignty, I can’t technically support their inaction. “Every party is trash. Every politician is trash. Who am I supposed to vote for?” Anyone watching the behavior of these people with a shred of common sense would feel the same.
The irony is that politicians fail to grow precisely because the public has abandoned their agency, causing voter turnout to plummet. (A high, pure turnout is the greatest pressure a politician can face.) But the current reality is just dismal. Neither the ruling party nor the opposition is worthy of trust.
So, when we think about persuading those people to join our side, we first have to accept the reality that they are looking at our ideas with those same cynical eyes.
Katsuya Okada of the Center Reform Union reportedly blamed his loss on “disinformation on social media.” Is that really the attitude to take? Treating voters like theyโre fools? Has he ever turned that critical eye toward himself, wondering if perhaps their own message failed to convince anyone?
True human rights advocacy should loathe giving power to the authorities. Fundamentally, it should oppose anything labeled as “regulation.” If you donโt stand for that, I donโt think you can call yourself a human rights advocate. Are we not falling into a double standard?
To stand in the shoes of the socially vulnerable. To make equality of opportunity a reality. Ultimately, I believe itโs about being kind and loving toward others.
Of course, these things are vital. Movements by past activists have undoubtedly changed society for the better in many ways. Iโm from a generation that can’t claim to know the “old days” personally, so it’s a hard line to draw, but Iโm aware that unspeakable ugliness used to be commonplace. I donโt deny the progress.
But does the modern obsession with political correctness and compliance truly create a more “loving” society?
Isn’t it rather that “justice,” dictated by someone else (like the SDGs), is actually strangling our freedom? Aren’t we becoming a society that refuses to forgive failure?
“If you can’t do this, if you don’t understand this, you aren’t human. Catch them and cast them out.” Can we really call that human rights? Hasn’t this suffocating atmosphere created isolation, only to have that frustrated energy explode in the end?
During the pandemic, did you speak up against the clearly unscientific infringements on human rights, like the declarations of emergency? Or the semi-forced injections of unproven drugs? Or the mandatory masking?
Most people hid behind the word “compassion” while acting perfectly fine with robbing young people of their precious youth. Can you even imagine the feelings of the generation who spent almost their entire student life in the pandemic? Was there truly a logic robust enough to justify that?
The same applies to constitutional reform.
“If we change Article 9, it will lead to war.” “If we arm ourselves with nukes, weโll be attacked.”
Itโs all well and good to shout these things, but can you explain them rationally? From that position, can you speak of a vision for how to realistically solve current diplomatic issues and what kind of country Japan should become?
Opposing is the easiest thing in the world. But what is the concrete alternative? Unless you can speak to that, people will not follow.
Furthermore, does an attitude that refuses even to allow debate, based solely on emotional reasons, truly persuade that “third group” of non-voters?
As Iโve said, people want to see what they want to see. That includes us. To truly understand one another, we shouldn’t belittle the other side. We should reflect on ourselves, become empathetic toward them, and thenโand only thenโcontinue the dialogue.
In the midst of all this, I see a prominent philosopher like Tatsuru Uchida grumbling on X: “It seems the people at the bottom can’t understand me, no matter how right I am.”
Weren’t these the people criticizing discrimination? If you want to criticize discrimination, you must never use language that lazily labels others. That is nothing but “demonization,” a classic technique of mass manipulation.
Is this arrogant attitude really okay? I find it unbearable to watch.
Or shall we just keep hitting each other, shouting “I’m right!” from the Left and the Right, pushing responsibility onto the other side forever?
Itโs harsh, but at this rate, the constitution will definitely be amended. I feel a profound sense of crisis.
Lately, as I keep saying, I believe in “Beauty over Correctness.” To achieve that, we have to become truly loving. We have to be humble. On top of that, we must present an overwhelming, concrete vision of how beautiful this way of living and thinking can be.
One part of that, I believe, is “serious play.” It’s “harmony and resonance” through the “extension of the self.” Itโs about cultivating “true philosophers”โmyself includedโwho integrate the three pillars of “intellect, sensibility, and spirituality.”
It wonโt be easy. But we have two or three yearsโif we even have that longโto get it done.
Thatโs what Iโm thinking personally right now.
And wellโฆ I suppose it would be nice if I could be a little kinder, too.
ๆฐไธปไธป็พฉใจๅฒไบบใ่ก่ญฐ้ข้ธๆ2026 ็ทๆฌ
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ใใฃใฑใใใใชใใชใใใใใชใใฎ๏ผ
ๆฅๆฌใจใใๅฝใๆฆๅพใใฃใจๆฑใใฆใ
ๅฝ้็ใซ่ค้ใชไบๆ
ใๅคใใใใใจใใใชใ
ใใใใซใใใฏ็ด ๆดใใใใใจใชใใ ใ
ใชใซใไปใฎๆนๆฒๆกใฎๅ
ๅฎนใใกใใฃใจใดใ้ใใใใ
่กจ้ขไธ็ถบ้บไบใ่จใฃใฆ
ๆฌๅฝใฏไฝใใใใใจใใฆใใใ ใใใจใใ
ไปใฏๆใใชใใใ ใใช
ใใใใ่ใใใจไปๅใฎ็ตๆใจใใใ
ใฉใใฎๅ
ใๅใฃใใจใ่ญฐๅธญใๅขใใใใจใ
ใใใชใใจใงใฏใชใใฆ
ๅฝ้ธใใๆฟๆฒปๅฎถใฎ้กใถใใๅฎ้ใซ็บใใใซ
ไฟบใฏไฝใฒใจใค่ฏใ็ตๆใ ใฃใใจใฏๆใใชใ
ใพใใฆใใใง้ซๅธใใใๅฅๅบทๅ้กใจใไฝใใง
็ท่ฃ้ใใใใจใซใชใฃใใ
ใพใใใใใใใชใใใคใ้ฆ็ธใซใชใฃใฆ
ใใใใ้ทๆๆฟๆจฉใฃใฆใใๅฏ่ฝๆงใใใใใใ ใใฉ
ใใใงใใใใฎ๏ผ
ใใๆฌกใฏใ้ฒๆฌก้ใใใชใ๏ผ
ๆฌๅฝใซใชใใใ
ๅฝใฎใชใผใใผใซใใคใฆใฎ่ฆชใๆๅฝฑใใฆ
ๆๅพ
ใใใใจใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใใฎใใใ
ๆใใใ้จๅใจใใใ
ใใใฏใใใงใกใใฃใจใใใฃใๆฐใใใใ
ใคใณใใผใใฃใคใซใๅคงๆด่ตฐๆไปฃใจใใใฎใ
ใพใๆจใๆดปใใผใ ่พบใใใ
ใใใใกใใฃใขใใใใฃใฆ็
ฝใฃใฆ
้ฃฏใ้ฃใใใใซใชใฃใใชใใจ
ใใฉใพใไปใซๅงใพใฃใใใจใใใชใใฆ
ใใฃใจๆใใใใฃใจใใใชใใ ใใใ
ๅฅใซๆฅๆฌใ ใใใใใจใใใใจใงใ
ใชใใใ ใจๆใ
ใ ใใใพใๅไบบ็ใซ็ฎๆใใจใใใจใใฆใฏ
ใใใฆๅ
จไธ็ใง10%ใฎๅฒไบบใ่ฒใฆใฆ
ๅพๅ
ใ็ตใใใจใใใชใใจๆนใใฆๆใฃใ
็ฅๆงใปๆๆงใป็ฒพ็ฅๆงใฎ3ใคใชใฎใใช
ใใใใในใฆๆบใใใชใ้ใ
ๅฒไบบใซใฏใชใใชใใฎใ ใใ
ใใใชไบบใ่ชๅๅซใใฆ
ใใใพใ่ฆใใใจใชใใใฉ
ใใถใใใใใใฏใใใชใใจ
ๆฐไธปไธป็พฉใชใใฆๅคขใฎใพใๅคขใ ใใใช
ไธไฝ10%ใ่ฒใฆใใฐ
ๅ
จไฝๆ่ญใๅคงใใๅคใใใจใใ่ฉฑใ ใ
ๅฐใชใใจใ
้ธๆใๆฟๆฒปใทในใใ ใๅบๆฌ็ไบบๆจฉ
ๆฐไธปไธป็พฉใฎๆๅณใใใใฃใฆใชใใฎใซ
ๆฐไธปไธป็พฉใซใใ้ธๆใฏๆ็ซใงใใชใใ
ใ ใใใใณใขใใฎ่ธ่กใๆฅตใใฆ้่ฆใ ใจใใ
ใใธใทใงใณใใผใฏใซใฏใชใฃใฆใใพใใใฉ
ใใใใใใณใขใใฎ่ธ่กใใจใฏไฝใใฃใฆ
่ฉฑใซใฏๆฐธ้ ใซใชใใใใงใญ
ใใใซ่ณใใพใงใฎๅถใฟใฏ
ใพใ ใพใ ็ถใใฃใฆใใจใชใใ ใใใญ
็พๅฎใๆนใใฆใพใใพใใจ่ฆใใคใใใใพใใใช
“Democracy and Philosophers: House of Representatives Election 2026 Summary”
Voter turnout: 56.26%โฆ
No, seriously, that’s way too low.
You’re free to vote for whoever you want, but
those who didn’t vote at allโ
I really think that’s justโฆ deeply troubling.
Most people around me seem to have voted, though.
But yeah, it’s bad. Yet I get itโ
you can’t bring yourself to vote for anyone,
and all that’s left is this crushing sense of emptiness.
In a way, if I’m being honest,
I might resonate far more with that feeling.
This House election felt like hell, in its own way.
I couldn’t find detailed information on unknown candidates
running in my district, even searching online.
Major newspapers just list the party name and call it a dayโ
what a joke of a stance.
But I feel like I’ve come to understand the state of Japan.
A 56% turnout means absolutely nothing.
I understand the majority opinion within that 56%.
Though I’m not even sure what “majority within 56%” even means anymoreโฆ
I guess that’s all I can write.
How much of that is organizational votes?
For the incumbent ruling party,
there are structurally quite a few people
whose interests are directly tied to it.
I don’t know what percentage the restโthe general publicโrepresents.
But there are people who love Takaichi,
who support Takaichi,
who bet on that passion, that conviction.
“I don’t really get it, but please make this country better!”
And then, when those expectations are betrayed,
what happens?
Hardcore fans will probably look the other way
to avoid getting hurt.
Casual fans will flip and start complaining.
Even here, the equation of attachment disorder flickers into view.
But now that the LDP has won big,
there’s nothing left to stop them.
They can’t even table a no-confidence motion.
I think their stance will shift drastically from before.
Even if the Upper House stirs up trouble, so what?
Anti-Takaichi faction LDP members got elected too.
What do you really want to do?
The presence of the Democratic Party for the People will fade.
They should drop their weird pride
and offer to join the ruling coalition.
“Leading opposition party” as a catchphraseโ
what do you really want to do?
They should learn how to govern in preparation for a few years down the line.
Though maybe the LDP has no reason to team up anymore.
Really, no political sense at allโฆ
What do you really want to do?
I don’t know.
If the Takaichi administration truly fights
the current centers of vested interest with everything they’ve got,
then sure, that’s a different story.
Even with an overwhelming majority in the Diet,
the enemies would be mass media, bureaucrats,
overseas financial mafias, spies,
and so on.
Maybe that’s what voters are hoping for.
Part of me hopes for it too.
This might be the best chance we’ve ever had.
But the LDP itself has historically, for generations,
been on that side.
So it probably won’t turn out that way, will it?
If they could change the complex international circumstances
Japan has carried since the postwar era,
that would truly be wonderful.
But the current constitutional revision draft is frankly garbage.
They say pretty things on the surface,
but I can’t help but wonder what they’re really trying to do.
Considering all that, the result this timeโ
not about which party won or gained seatsโ
but looking at the actual faces of the elected politicians,
I can’t think of this as a good outcome in any way.
And if Takaichi steps down for health reasons or something,
another random person becomes prime minister,
leading to a long-term administrationโ
is that okay with you?
Next, it’s going to be Shinjiro, isn’t it?
I think I kind of understand now
this endearing part of Japanese peopleโ
wanting to project their parents onto the nation’s leader,
wanting to hope.
The age of rampaging inner children, maybe.
Ever since the “oshi-katsu” (fan devotion) boom,
media outlets have been eagerly fanning the flames
to make their living.
But it’s not something that started recentlyโ
it’s probably always been this way.
And it’s not just Japan, I’m sure.
So personally, my goal is clear:
cultivate 10% of the world’s population into philosophers
and band together.
Intelligence, sensibility, spiritualityโthose three, maybe.
Unless you satisfy all of them,
you can’t become a philosopher.
I haven’t met many people like that, myself included.
But if we don’t start there,
democracy will remain a pipe dream.
They say if you cultivate the top 10%,
the collective consciousness shifts significantly.
At the very least,
you can’t have democratic elections
without understanding elections, political systems, basic human rights,
or what democracy means.
What’s truly important is
something like the expansion of the selfโ
not falling into divisive thinking.
I said intelligence, sensibility, and spirituality,
but it’s not about total abilityโ
it’s about integrative capacity.
Not a parallel addition,
but whether they’re connected at the root.
Flaws and talents are both individuality.
It’s about whether you can integrate
as many diverse energies and phenomena
within yourself as possible.
Of course, there’s a baselineโ
things I need you to do at minimum.
Like, you know, read the script,
prepare, and show up on set? (laughs)
If you don’t understand, ask questions.
If you don’t meet that baseline,
we can’t play freely.
That’s an incredibly
low-level issue, really.
It’s a problem that comes before diversityโฆ
It’s not even about tolerating failure or challenges.
If you call that “exclusionary logic,”
I’m honestly at a loss.
But it’s genuinely difficult.
The smarter you are, the more likely you’ll suffer mentally.
Elites are prone to falling into elitist thinking.
People rich in sensibility and spirituality
see all the adults around them as childish,
and whether they encounter an environment
where they’d want to studyโ
that’s a tough one.
So, yes, it becomes a position statement:
authentic art is critically important.
But then we get into the eternal question
of “what is authentic art?”
The work toward that
is going to continue for a long time yet.
Reality has once again starkly shown itself.
Thinking is alive
(For the English version, please scroll down.)
ใญใใค่กจ็พใซใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆ็ณใ่จณใชใใ
ๅฎ็พฉใฅใใๅณๅฏใช่ซ็ๆง็ฏใใพใพใชใใชใใใใซ
ใจใฃใฆใคใใ็จ่ชใงใฌใใใซ่ฒผใใ็นฐใ่ฟใใฆใใๆฐใซใชใฃใฆใใใ ใใฎ
็ฅๆงๆดพใถใฃใ่ช็งฐ่จ่ซไบบใ
ไฟบใฏไธ็ช่ฆๆใใใใใชใ
ใฉใใปใฉ่จ่ใ้ใญใใจใใใง
ไธๅใซๆ่ใไธๆฌกๅ ็ใง
ๅฅฅ่กใใ็กใใใใ
ใพใ ็ดๆใจ่ช็ถไฝใง็ใใฆใไบบใฎๆนใไฟก้ ผใงใใใ
ๆง้ ใง่จใใพใใใใชใใชใ
่จ่ใซๅบใใใๆใใใชใใจๅฎๅฎใฏ่จ่ฟฐใงใใชใ
ใฉใกใใใงใใชใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏ
ใใฎ็จๅบฆใฎ่ฆ้ใใๆใใชใใฃใฆใใจใชใใ ใ
็็ณปใปๆ็ณปใฏๆฌ่ณช็ใซใฏ้ขไฟใใชใใฃใ
่ช็ถไฝใง่ฏใใใ ใ
ใใจใ่กจ็พใๆใใฆใ
ๆ่ใ็ใใฆใใๆญปใใงใใใใใ
ใใใไบบใซใฏใใใใใ
ใซใใณใคใใๅฟ ่ฆใ
ๅผใฃ่พผใฟๆๆกใซใชใๅฟ ่ฆใใชใใใ
I apologize for the harsh expression, but I find it most difficult to deal with self-proclaimed intellectuals who, despite being unable to define terms rigorously or construct logical arguments properly, simply slap on trendy terminology as labels and feel self-satisfied about it.
No matter how many words they pile up, their thinking remains stubbornly one-dimensional, utterly lacking in depth.
I trust people who live by intuition and naturalness far more. If you can’t expand through structure, you must give breadth to languageโotherwise, you cannot describe the universe.
Being incapable of either means you possess only that limited a vision.
In the end, the distinction between humanities and sciences was never the essential point.
It’s fine to be natural. Even if your expression is clumsy, those who can tell will know whether your thinking is alive or dead. There’s no need to put on airs, nor any need to be timid.


