By Satsuki Aya
Screenwriter
Originally from Egypt. After graduating from the Film Department of Nihon University College of Art, she was involved in the production of Tsuburaya Productions’ “Ultraman Geed (2017)” and became an independent screenwriter in 2018. With the concept of “creating a show that viewers look forward to every week,” she works on a wide range of projects regardless of age group.
TALK Journey Spotify
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SKOOTA YouTube
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TALK LOG
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- Spent childhood in Egypt as an English speaker
- Parents showed manga and anime to prepare for their return to Japan
- Surprised by the abundance of manga upon returning to Japan
- How growing up in a multicultural environment influences screenwriting
- Enjoyed talking to adults more than peers in her teenage years
- Projecting herself onto characters when interacting with people from various backgrounds
- When writing characters that are distant from herself
- Who likes whom
- What drives them?
- Focusing on actions based on what they want to protect
- Considering villains as “people who have their affection directed towards them”
- Thinking about the underlying relationships that are not visible to others
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- Eager to meet Riko Narumi
- Thoughts after her script was aired
- Was okay with criticism because of her writing
- Turning the ability to make positive revisions into a profession
- Dreams can change every day
- University has the advantage of being flexible in direction
- Screenwriters need communication skills
- When does she feel joy as a screenwriter?
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- Can only write sports scripts for sports she has experienced
- Wanting to make her mother happy is her biggest motivation
- “Struggles in youth” are better experienced if depicting someone who is struggling
- Various encounters and dramas during job hunting
- About “Ai Bore, Unu Bore, Kata Bore, Oka Bore”
- Designing the script so that everyone is aligned in the same direction during the script phase
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