Toshio Suzuki's Ghibli Sweat-Soaked: Ninety-Nine Words [DVD]

A DVD Without Pictures — There are words that reach precisely because they are invisible. ≪Ghibli Collection Special≫ "Toshio Suzuki's Ghibli Sweat-Soaked: Ninety-Nine Words" "Everyone is only thinking about themselves, aren't they? You can't solve your own problems unless you think about others." Toshio Suzuki

A definitive DVD compilation of re-edited audio from the popular radio program of Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. "Toshio Suzuki's Ghibli Sweat-Soaked" is presented by Toshio Suzuki, producer of Studio Ghibli, one of the leading producers in the Japanese film industry who continues to create mega-hit works. This radio program has been broadcast on TOKYO FM as the key station and on 38 JFN network stations nationwide since October 2007. This radio program is produced using a unique approach, primarily recording at producer Suzuki's hideaway, affectionately known as "The Brick House," where the interior walls are made of brick. Each episode features a star-studded guest, and Suzuki's distinctive style is used to elicit their honest thoughts.

A total of 49 (planned) guests will be featured. The audio recordings, compiling conversations between producer Suzuki and these guests, amount to over 40 hours, including conversations that couldn't be aired on the program. The video portion is composed and directed using only still images. The "brick" images used evoke the image of "The Brick House" as a gathering place, creating the feeling of actually being there and listening to the conversations. The "99 words" are displayed as handwritten text by producer Suzuki himself, aiding in understanding their meaning along with the "sound of his voice."

Featuring a dazzling array of guest appearances! Isao Yukisada, Mitsuyo Ota, Masato Nakamura, and others (in no particular order/titles omitted)

Sawako Agawa/Katsumi Asao/Yu Asaoka/Haruka Asakawa/Yukiko Yasuda/Itaru Arakawa/Gen Ishikawa/Shinpei Ise/Shinichi Itaya/Minami Ichikawa/Kazuo Inoue/Yoko Ihei/Kazuyoshi Ishigami/Tomomi Uchino/Naoki Urasawa/Mitsuyo Ota/Yasuo Otsuka/Kensuke Onishi/Nozomi Ohashi/Hiroyuki Ogawa/Seiji Okuda/Mamoru Oshii/Hiromitsu Ochiai/Kichirō Kashiwagi/Shuntarō Kanai/Akinobu Kamebuchi/Kenichi Kawato/Kishimoto Taku / Kitayama Osamu / Kunita Hiroshi / Komatsu Suehiro / Saito Yuichiro / Sakuma Shunji / Sata Miho / Sato Naoki / Shishikura Yukio / Shibuya Yoichi / Shimao Maho / George Lucas / Suzuki Chizuko / Steven Soderbergh / Seki Akinori / Seki Shintaro / Seki Masaaki / Taii In / Takakusaki Megumi / Takahashi Nozomu / Takayanagi Yoshito / Taya Hideki / Tanijima Masayuki / Taniyama Hiroko / Taneda Yohei / CHAGE / Tsukagoshi Takayuki / Teshima Aoi / Naito Kiwamu / Nakazawa Shinichi / Nagami Yaeko / Nakamura Masato / Hashiguchi Ryosuke / Hamano Shigeru / Hayashi Masako / Hiiragi Rumi / Hisaishi Joe / Fujioka Fujimaki / Fujimaki Naoya / Furukawa Noriko / Hoshino Koji / Hosokawa Tomoko / Horita Yuriko / Mizuki Yuta / Murakami Takashi / Akiko Yano / Masaru Yabe / Isao Yukisada / Hidetaka Yoshioka / Kenichi Yoda / Lily Franky / Takashi Watanabe (in alphabetical order)

*This DVD contains a long audio recording. The images consist only of still images; no footage or photographs of the performers are included.