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7/25/2025, 4:53:16 PM
Interview with Sugihara, he won't direct Gavv's finale:
>You have served as the director since episode 1 of Gavv
Producer Takebe talked to me quite early about the movie. However, due to the filming schedule, I could only choose between the final episodes of the TV series or the movie, so I requested, "Then please definitely let me direct the movie." Therefore, the last three episodes I was in charge of for the TV series were episodes 44 to 46. I remember that while discussing the scripts for these three episodes, I was already conceptualizing the movie's story.
>As the director, what did you want to achieve with the movie?
Producer Takebe also asked for my thoughts, and the first idea I proposed was to try bringing all six siblings of the Stomach family —from Lango to Shouma— into a single scene at once. This was even before considering the story itself. But I thought that if I could create a situation where Lango and the others share the same interests as Shouma, it might be possible.
>I see. So did you set the enemy as a sort of third force?
Yes. In Gavv, from episode 1 onward, countless "gate spaces" were released when Shouma came from the Granute World to the human world. Episodes 19 and 20 also use that space to travel backward to the Granute World. But when considering what exactly that "gate" is, it's natural to think that there is a creator behind it, and possibly other parallel worlds as well. Based on this idea, the Muters, led by Caries, were conceived, as well as the otherworld that Shouma would mistakenly enter. In the script, we refer to this other world as "World B." Lango and the others in World B do not know Shouma at all — they act out of anger when Shita and Jeep are kidnapped — but visually it creates a moment where it feels as if they are coming to help Shouma. That is the feeling I wanted to capture. In the conceptualization, I also referenced the TV opening image, ultimately achieving the scene where all six gather together.
>You have served as the director since episode 1 of Gavv
Producer Takebe talked to me quite early about the movie. However, due to the filming schedule, I could only choose between the final episodes of the TV series or the movie, so I requested, "Then please definitely let me direct the movie." Therefore, the last three episodes I was in charge of for the TV series were episodes 44 to 46. I remember that while discussing the scripts for these three episodes, I was already conceptualizing the movie's story.
>As the director, what did you want to achieve with the movie?
Producer Takebe also asked for my thoughts, and the first idea I proposed was to try bringing all six siblings of the Stomach family —from Lango to Shouma— into a single scene at once. This was even before considering the story itself. But I thought that if I could create a situation where Lango and the others share the same interests as Shouma, it might be possible.
>I see. So did you set the enemy as a sort of third force?
Yes. In Gavv, from episode 1 onward, countless "gate spaces" were released when Shouma came from the Granute World to the human world. Episodes 19 and 20 also use that space to travel backward to the Granute World. But when considering what exactly that "gate" is, it's natural to think that there is a creator behind it, and possibly other parallel worlds as well. Based on this idea, the Muters, led by Caries, were conceived, as well as the otherworld that Shouma would mistakenly enter. In the script, we refer to this other world as "World B." Lango and the others in World B do not know Shouma at all — they act out of anger when Shita and Jeep are kidnapped — but visually it creates a moment where it feels as if they are coming to help Shouma. That is the feeling I wanted to capture. In the conceptualization, I also referenced the TV opening image, ultimately achieving the scene where all six gather together.
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