学文网翻译：小淳
Stormy Night: The Priceless Purity of Friendship
Born Enemies, Sworn Friends
A little goat, Mei, wanders into a dark mountain cabin[小屋], seeking shelter[遮挡] from a storm. There he finds a fellow refugee[避难者]. Over the night, the strangers become friends and they promise to meet each other again, using the password, “stormy night.The following day, whom should meet Mei for a picnic but... a wolf named Gav! Despite the odds[差异], Gav and Mei really do like each other. Gentle Gav and innocent[纯真的] Mei become a regular twosome[两人组], meeting for long walks as their wonderful, secret friendship deepens and grows. But their secret isn safe for long. Soon Mei’s flock[羊群] and Gav’s pack[兽群] have found the friends out and forbidden their alliance[联合], pressuring the devoted[忠实的] companions to spy on[侦查] each other’s kind. Therefore, the two have to set off over a mountain in search of “an emerald[翡翠] forestwhere wolf and goat can live side by side.
The Real Meaning of Trust
The movie, which is based on Yuichi Kimura’s extraordinary[非凡的] best-selling picture books that have won loyal followers from kindergarteners to grandparents, is about a wolf and a goat developing a friendship that transcends[超越] the natural enmity[敌意] between predator[食肉动物] and prey[猎物]. But the relationship is really hard to keep. Gav is tormented[折磨] by his literally[字面上] olfishinstincts[本能] and Mei only compounds[使复杂] his troubles. Mei’s flock and Gav’s pack hover[盘旋] in the background poised to[准备] tear the two apart. The unique appeal of this story lies in its radical[根本的] purity, which reveals the thin line separating trust from strife[冲突], in all relationships, whether they are familial, friendly, romantic, social or international. Yet it also dares to imagine a means of reaching beyond the inherent[与生俱来的] contradictions and complexities to reach true understanding. This visually stunning[极好的] film maintains the feel of classic Japanese anime, but incorporates 3D CGI注1 to enrich the animal characters with vivid detail. The result is a warm and rich atmosphere. It can take us far beyond violence to explore the meaning of trust, friendship and love... Stormy Night is an emotionally powerful anime, inspired by positive, gentle values. The film has a universal appeal[吸引力] for audiences of all ages.
Director’s Profile
Gisaburo Sugii, one of Japan’s top directors of anime, began his legendary[传奇的] career by illustrating[绘制] and directing many episodes[集] of Japan’s first animated TV series, Astroboy. Then he moved to Group TAC注2 and worked on some of his best-known comic-adapted movies and TV series, such as Night on the Milky Way Railroad (1985), Touch (1986), and Captain Tsubasa (2001).
生为天敌，偶成朋友
小山羊咩咩在一个暴风雨之夜跑进一间黑暗的山间小屋避雨。在屋中，它遇到另一名避难者。那个晚上，它们从陌生人变成朋友，并且约定要以“暴风雨之夜”为暗号再次碰头。第二天，前来赴约与咩咩共进野餐的……居然是一匹名叫卡滋的狼！虽然两者有很大差别，卡滋和咩咩却很投契。温和的卡滋和单纯的咩咩成了好朋友，常常一起长时间散步；它们之间的秘密友谊也逐渐加深，不断发展。但这个秘密并没能维持多久。很快，咩咩的羊群和卡滋的狼族揪出了这对朋友，禁止它们结交，还想让这两个好朋友去刺探对方阵营的秘密。因此，两只动物只好开始翻越山脉，去寻找狼和羊可以和平共处的“翡翠森林”。
信任的真实含义
这部动画电影改编自木村裕一的畅销绘本，他的作品当年赢得了一票忠实读者，其中既有上幼儿园的孩子，也有已经做了祖父母的一辈。影片讲述了野狼和山羊之间超越了猎者与猎物的自然天敌关系的友谊。但这种感情其实很难维持。卡滋常常受到自己原有的“狼性”本能折磨，而咩咩只会让它的问题变得更严重。咩咩的羊群和卡滋的狼族作为故事背景的一部分，不断冲出来想拆散这对朋友。这个故事的独特魅力在于它本质的纯真，故事揭示了在所有关系中―无论是家庭关系、朋友关系、恋人关系、社会关系还是国际关系―信任与不和只隔一线。然而它也敢于在彼此固有的矛盾与复杂性外，寻求真正的相互谅解的方式。这部震撼视觉的电影保持了经典的日本动画风格，但又融合了三维CG效果，用生动的细节使动物角色看起来更有立体感，从而营造出温馨的氛围与丰富的感觉。它能带领我们远离暴力，从而体味信任、友谊和爱。《翡翠森林：狼与羊》是一部富含情感张力的动画，体现了一种积极、温柔的价值观，对不同年龄层次的观众都具有普遍的吸引力。
导演简介
杉井仪三郎是日本动画的顶级导演之一，他传奇的职业生涯始于日本第一部动画连续剧《铁臂阿童木》（又名《原子小金刚》），当时他担任了其中很多集的动画绘制和导演。后来他进入Group TAC，创作出一系列个人最有名的漫画改编电影和电视，例如《银河铁道之夜》（1985年）、《棒球英豪》（又名《邻家女孩》）（1986年）和《足球小将》（2001年）等。
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