Brad Bird is promoting [b]reminooshiiresutoran
[/b]in Japan. Basically, the article in Japanese says the premise of
reminooshiiresutoran and when the movie will show in Japan.
If Brad Bird has
any interviews while he stays in Japan, I’ll be posting them here.
Here’s the
Ooo – how exciting! I trust you’ll have a wonderful
time, Rey. 
– Mitch
P.S. -
"Remi"nooshiiresutoran? How ironic. But then, it translates as “Remy’s Delicious Recipe”,
right?
Wow, that’s awesome, Rey! Glad he’s getting over to your corner
of the planet! 
Mitch – Almost Mitch. 
reminooishiiresturan in English is [b]Remy’s delicious
restaurant[/b].
Gasdude – I’m incredibly happy he’s back again. He
was here in Japan when the Incredibles was showing. He gave at least four interviews about the Incredibles in
November/December 2004. I’ve just found those today.
Rey - Aw man, I was so close! Heheh. Well, thanks for correcting me!
Ah, that was so cool! THanks rey!
Cool Rey! Wow, I wish I could speak Japanese…Well, ok, I know a few words, but not enough to get by in Japan…
Domino626 – Anyone can get by anywhere in Japan. Really! Just use hand and body gestures (e.g. waving your hands to say hello or shaking your head to say no…). They are universal. But yeah, try to practice speaking Japanese before you come here. You probably might meet a good friend.
How did Brad Bird get by in Japan? Did he have a translator with him everywhere he went?
Sorry for the thread drift. Back to the topic. Brad Bird probably went first class and had with him a United Nation level translator during any Q & A session. But I could imagine Brad Bird going to a restaurant in Tokyo to order some food and pointing to the picture of the food he wants to eat in the menu to the waiter. Every foreigner does it their first time in Japan. In Japanese menus, there are pictures of the restaurants’ food.
I will be translating and posting an interview of Brad Bird and Brad Lewis here before this weekend.
Here’s one direct translation of a Q & A.
Question #4
Japanese interviewer: For you two what kind of taste reminds you of Japan?
Brad Bird: I eat Japanese food very often before I came to Japan. The sushi I had in LA reminds me of Japan.
Brad Lewis: I like yakitori, shabu shabu, fish, sake, so I eat many kinds of Japanese food very often.
Rey- I look forward to reading that interview!
Here is the first interview in Japan from Brad Bird and Brad Lewis of
Ratatouille.
PIXARS latest scene is in Paris. The movie reminooshiiresutoran’s(Ratatouille) director came
to Japan and had a press conference.
・・・(2007/06/13)
・・・
Question
#1
Interviewer: How was reminooshiiresutoran(Ratatouille)
born?
Brad Bird: When I came to PIXAR for the INCREDIBLES in the year 2000 the
movie was already starting. Then a year and a half ago I was told that the story had a hard time, so I accepted
to be the director and finish off the story.
Question #2
Interviewer: Are
you conscious of the movie setting in the 1960’s? I was watching if it was real and I had an appetite for
it.
Brad Bird: That was our aim to make everyone have an appetite, so it’s good.
I was never conscious of the setting. Also, Paris has never changed from the past to now, but if you see the
cars in the city you do notice the years of the cars so we tried to make the scene of Paris ageless never old or
never new.
Brad Lewis: We wanted to build a timeless, ageless Paris and also we
wanted to show the restaurant like a three star restaurant and wanted to show the elegance of
Paris.
Question #3:
Interviewer: Where is the idea, which the small thing
controls the big thing like the mouse sitting on top of people and controls him, come from?
[b]Brad
Lewis[/b]: The decision to control someone was already decided early. I think using the body as
comedy makes the situation funny.
Question #4
Interviewer: For you two
what kind of taste reminds you of Japan?
Brad Bird: I had eaten Japanese food
very often before I came to Japan. The sushi I had in LA reminds me of Japan.
[b]Brad
Lewis[/b]: I like yakitori, shabu shabu, fish, sake, so I eat many kinds of Japanese food very
often.
Question #5
Interviewer: Why do you use a mouse as a hero even
though it’s a natural enemy in a restaurant?
Brad Bird: When we talk about the
movie, if the problem is big the movie will be funnier. The mouse who wants to be a chef is a difficult problem.
I think that’s funny.
Brad Lewis: The concept of this setting is impossible.
PIXAR is solving from the characters point view and to make the viewers understand.*
*Hiragana was used in
this sentence and not a Chinese character. I translated it to the best of my ability.
Here is the source
of Brad Bird’s and Brad Lewis’s interview of
Ratatouille.
cinematopics.com/cinema/c_re … umber=2777
Rey: Awesome interview dude! That is just nice! I enjyed reading it.
Yeah,
it’s really cool to find out Brad Bird’s thoughts on his newest creation. Thanks for the info,
Rey!
Heheh –
very cool! I really enjoyed reading that.
Thanks for posting the interview,
Rey!
I
knew I would find this. Here is an audio and, of still shots or video, if you have broadband of the first
interview from Brad Bird and Brad Lewis of Ratatouille in Japan.
Here’s the
link:
broadband.biglobe.ne.jp/index_pr … f=P1300408
_MV_TX&bgt=MP811219
Ooooookkkkkkkk???
So, from what i understand, Brad Bird is doing a movie in Japan with some moojityadlwneds thingy 
Edited. No shouting, please. – Mitch
I wonder if Brad Bird will speak to the Japanese game division to see if Pixar would go into Kingdom Hearts…