Whether it's fashion, music, or sports, there is a style that only each person can express in any genre. "Style is Everything." That's right, someone once said that style is everything. "Style Resume" is a series of interviews with adults who, as the name suggests, have style. Updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, in the 14th installment, we hear from Wakatsuki Yoshio, a director who continues to be active in fields around the world, about his behind-the-scenes aesthetic.
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01. The youngest child of the Fujidera family was mischievous.
My family home is Josenji Temple in Nagano City. My older brother is the 14th head priest. They apparently originally came from Niigata and built the temple on its current location. I was born in 1962, so I'm the youngest child, with an older brother who is seven years older than me and an older sister who is four years older than me. My family home is surrounded by fields and mountains. There is a railroad track behind our house, and beyond that is the so-called satoyama (satoyama) area, where I used to run around as a child, and on rainy days I would play with my friends in the main hall of the temple, which is about 80 tatami mats in size.
Since it is a temple, there are daily services, and during the evening service in the main hall, I chanted sutras. I couldn't read them very well though (laughs).
The house we lived in as children has been rebuilt, but it had a veranda, and my close friends and I would sometimes hide underneath it and play, like it was a secret base. One time, when we hadn't returned home by dark, there was a big commotion, and the adults were searching for us when they spotted the light of a flashlight peeking out from under the veranda and discovered us. Thinking about it now, it's scary to think there might have been snakes or rats there, but we were really mischievous back then.
Our temple has a big wisteria tree and is called "Fujidera," and in May, food stalls are set up on the approach to the temple like a festival. Playing there was a once-a-year treat. As I was the youngest of the main family, customers would give me 50 or 100 yen, which I would use to make cookie cutters at the stall or buy firecrackers. When I ran out of money, I would think, "I wonder if any new customers have come" (laughs).
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Yoshio Wakatsuki (director)
Born in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture in 1962, he is a member of DRUMCAN, a company that produces music concerts and art exhibitions, primarily for the Paris and Tokyo Collections. He is a professional who has supported various brands as a director for over 40 years. He has committed himself to remaining active throughout his life, adhering to the aesthetics of being a behind-the-scenes worker, and continues to create new creations today.
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