Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I couldn\u2019t write any \u201cmasterpiece\u201d novel before writing \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d. At that time, I was writing a novel to enter an amateur novel competition, but I was groping in the dark to find the right topic. Meanwhile I was reading many books and met by chance about deaf people and Japanese sign language. I was surprised and impressed and thought \u201cWow! I didn\u2019t know such world existed\u201d and wanted to make this into a novel to let the whole world know. Although, it was difficult to write with a focus on the deaf or in the perspective of the deaf. Of course I am not a deaf person, and I did not know any deaf people at that time. I thought it would be impossible to understand and write a story with a focus on the deaf. I couldn’t write because I didn’t know what to do. That\u2019s when I knew about the people of CODA. This also surprised me. I didn\u2019t know about this word itself and never heard of it before. Now it is gradually becoming to be known thanks to the movie \u201cCODA\u201d*, but nobody knew about CODA 13 years ago. That is why it felt so fresh and I became to understand the feeling of the people of CODA little by little after taking a closer look. People who are not deaf or hearing person existing between borders. They are suffering or at a loss due to this. <\/strong><\/span>I myself is not a deaf or a CODA, but I felt that I understood the feelings of CODA. <\/strong><\/span>Now that I think of it, it seems quite arrogant. But by writing a story with a focus on \u201cArai\u201d as the main character, who interprets for their parents from early childhood, creating a distance with family and one who cannot keep distances from others, it came into me easily. The story came naturally to me. So rather than making CODA as the main character, I was able to write a story by knowing the existence of CODA.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n *\u201dCODA\u201d\uff1aIt is a co-production movie between USA, France and Canada which was released in 2021. A story with a focus on CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) who is the only hearing person in the family restructures the relationship with the family with the passion of music. CODA won numerous awards, including all three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards \u2013 Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Kotsur, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Ruby\u2019s father, Troy Kotsur, is a deaf actor who won the Oscars for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2015Have you started to write from the beginning by seeing yourself in \u201cArai\u201d who is a CODA?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000When I was writing, I tried to put myself away from \u201cArai\u201d. As I created special settings like CODA, I tried to create a person who is struggling against oneself which is completely different from me. But after finishing writing the novel, strangely people that I know told me that \u201cMaruyama-san, you are similar to the character Arai\u201d. I had no intention of doing so, but they made a good point such as keeping a distance from my parents and siblings being unemployed, not expressing my true feelings to close lovers or friends. They said that that\u2019s exactly where we are similar. I was consciously aware of writing close to myself for the second novel after that. I was able to deeply understand \u201cArai\u201d when I was writing about myself. Even when making it into a series, experience of remembering or learning new things when \u201cArai\u201d is committed to the deaf community again, \u201cArai\u201d became an existence like an alter ego close to oneself in sinc with the process of knowing about deaf and sign language.<\/p>\n \u2015Approx. 110,000 copies of \u201dDeaf Voice\u201d were published and surpassed the total sales of 150, 000. It is read by many people. Were there various reactions?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I like to do the so-called egosurfing. I am checking through various comments about my book, and luckily I rarely see any negative comments about my book. They often say that you should stop checking the comments as it will make you feel shocked, but luckily I do not have that experience so I am fortunate for that. \u2015\u201dDeaf Voice\u201d also mentions about the various community and difference in way of thinking with the hard of hearing.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I didn\u2019t understand that much when I was writing the first novel, and was emotionally involved to focus in the deaf. So I felt sorry and scared that maybe if the late-deafened or moderately hard of hearing people read this, they would have an unpleasant feeling. However, I don\u2019t know why but even these people said \u201cIt was really great\u201d or \u201cThanks for writing\u201d. Maybe they were grateful to be included in a story which nobody wanted to understand about them despite some difference. Although while talking with them when taking the opportunity to thank them, I understood that the difference was not just a little. I have always had the feelings towards people of deaf culture and not just the degree of hearing and my self-identity was there. However, I wrote this novel so that I wanted everyone to know like I knew it that there are many different types of people who cannot hear or have difficulty hearing like a gradation of colors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015The novel was made into a NHK drama starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi the other day. How was it adapted into a drama series?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000Novels that attracts a little attention tend to be contacted by the film industry about making into drama series or movies. \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d had several offers to make it into movies for over 10 years. But it was typical for a novel to miss the chance for many reasons before making into movies and wasn\u2019t successful for a long time like other novels and not just mine. When I tried to give up, one production company requested to submit a plan to NHK where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was decided as the cast which was 3 years ago. It took some time from there, but I think it became a great drama… It is not just self-praise. It was worth the wait and I think eventually a great project came in the end and the drama hit the big screen in an ideal form.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015It became viral that a deaf actor did the role of a deaf, but was that a condition from you for making it into a movie?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000Not a condition but a strong request from the original author. I always make three requests whenever I hear about making into a movie. The first request is to be able to choose the sign language supervision by myself. <\/strong><\/span>Deaf sign language interpreter supervised and taught sign language in previous dramas and movies, but I wanted a deaf person to do that role. Furthermore, I wanted to ask a person that I trust and not just any deaf person. Sign language supervision\/trainer was decided smoothly. The second request was to use a deaf or hard of hearing actor. <\/strong><\/span>NHK staff did not know about deaf actors at that time. If there are deaf actors let\u2019s meet them and hold auditions on a large scale. However, this became a definitive audition. All the producers saw the audition and was surprised and impressed. This could not be done by the persons concerned, and seems like they decided to use deaf actors seeing the expressiveness of the deaf before one\u2019s eyes.<\/strong><\/span> I said \u201cI requested this\u201d at lectures, but actually it was wrong. All the deaf people said it was the power of Mr. Maruyama, but that was not the case at all. The third request was to have more movies with subtitles.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015The fourth volume has been written for \u201dDeaf Voice\u201d and every novel writes various perspectives of deaf and sign language from different angles. Is there a plan for the fifth edition?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000Actually, time passes in the \u201cArai\u201d family when the novel \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d is not written and everyone is growing. <\/strong><\/span>The marital relationship between \u201cArai\u201d and \u201cMiyuki\u201d is also changing daily. So I want to write about those relationships, but it is very complicated and difficult. It’s a strange thing to say something even though it isn\u2019t written down yet. I think \u201cCan I write this\u201d, \u201cWill the fans leave if I write this\u201d. So it is a really tough problem to decide when to write.<\/p>\n \u2015I have heard that the novel is planned to be made into a movie in Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000There was plan to make the movie in Korea for 4 years and the director, Moon Ji-won submitted the plan. Director, Moon Ji-won was not known at that time and had written the script for the movie \u201cInnocent Witness\u201d in the past. This is a movie about an autistic girl witnessing a murder case and attend the trial as a witness, but whether a witness by an autistic girl can be recognized or not. This is similar to the setting of the second Deaf Voice series \u201cRyu No Mimi Wo Kimi Ni\u201d that I wrote. I was surprised to know that we had a similar taste. I started this plan because I believed that I could trust director, Moon Ji-won to do whatever she wants. However, we didn\u2019t have enough money\u30fb\u30fb\u30fb. The drama \u201cExtraordinary Attorney Woo\u201d which she wrote the scrip became a big hit all around the world after 3 years have passed. Before I knew it she was in the limelight. We began to collect enough money. Just one year has passed now. However, I was shown the first draft of the script but this story in this movie is totally different from the novel. Probably<\/span> only the basic settings is same. <\/strong><\/span>I believe in them as the power of entertainment in Korea is strong. The movie is not flashy but nicely varied.\u00a0 On the contrary, I am excited to see it as it is totally different.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015You were working as a screen writer in the past, but what have you been working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000A screen writer is a professional job. In short, there is an original at the point of order and requested to write a story like this, so as a professional I have been working on how to finish the script as an entertainment. Categories will be low cost action movies to erotic ones which were called V-cinema at that time. It still appears when I do a search so I think I can call it a dark past. I was doing my best as it was quite challenging and I could demonstrate my abilities as a professional screen writer but I think it didn\u2019t fit me. It sounds strange to me. I am trying to write something good like before, but my script is not recognized at all and remained unnoticed. Now my novels have been recognized a little. I’m sure there are some things that do and don’t suit each other.<\/p>\n \u2015You even wrote the script for the video made by the government?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I have been making a so-called human rights video together with the Human Rights Bureau. After all, I couldn\u2019t make a living as a screenwriter as many of you image in dramas and movies. I have been living a long time by writing enlightenment dramas or educational dramas as the source of one’s livelihood.<\/p>\n \u2015Did you become a screenwriter because of what you learned in the drama department at university?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I belonged to the faculty of literature, drama department at Waseda University where I did not do any drama but mainly research. I have been fond of novels from childhood, and the first time I wrote a story was when I was in the late elementary grade. I became to like movies in Junior High, and then dramas. I knew about the profession of screenwriting there. It was the golden age for the three major screenwriters,<\/strong> S\u014d Kuramoto, Taichi Yamada, Kuniko Muk\u014dda during my Junior High School days. I was soaked up with watching wonderful dramas. <\/strong><\/span>That is why I was very influenced by them. Especially the two major screenwriters, S\u014d Kuramoto, Taichi Yamada, became my blood and flesh and has made me who I am today. Anyone who sees it will understand many places which have been influenced by them in my works. For example, when \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d became a drama series, and created a history of so-called family, and describing the growth of a child. I have been totally influenced by S\u014d Kuramoto\u2019s \u201cFrom the North Country\u201d, and wanted this drama to become the same. The story of a wheelchair person in \u201cWonderful Life\u201d is based on the \u201cFirst step of the wheel\u201d from \u201cThe Roads Men Travel\u201d by Taichi Yamada.<\/p>\n \u2015Do you have a drama in particular which left a big impression on you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000It is \u201cEarly spring sketchbook\u201d by Taichi Yamada and \u201cZenryaku Ofukurosama\u201d by S\u014d Kuramoto. Especially when I saw \u201cEarly spring sketchbook\u201d, it was time to think about finding a job. There is a line saying \u201cDon\u2019t give up on yourself. We are not humans just to get worried about high salaries or becoming happy that the train is empty\u201d, \u201cWe have the power to deeply, widely, softly move the world if we feel like it\u201d, \u201cWe have a life that fits how great we are\u201d, I thought I want to live a life like that\uff01Thanks to Taichi Yamda, I took a very wrong turn in in my life. <\/strong><\/span>I didn\u2019t think I would be facing a difficult time from then.<\/p>\n \u2015A disabled person is often shown in your works as one of the characters, but are you aware\u00a0 of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000It would be a lie if I say I am not aware of it. I don\u2019t mean to write about the disabled person and minorities. Then when do I want to write novels is when I see someone unreasonably troubled. <\/strong><\/span>When the existence is largely not known. That keeps me motivated to write. \u00a0I cannot write a novel if I am not strongly motivated. That is why half of my motivation is \u201canger or indignation\u201d. <\/span><\/strong>The remaining half is just a calculating feeling of \u201cEveryone will be surprised if they knew this\u201d. What drives me to write novels is when taking up something that no one has written before or done before. As a result, my novels leads to things that still isn’t really known by anyone or to the existence of minorities. Especially as I was a person with a stammer and my wife was a severely disabled person, I had many opportunities to interact with the disabled on a regular basis. But I feel I have already written down everything that I know. I think I will be looking at something different from now on.<\/p>\n \u2015The word \u201cSocial Architecture\u201d *appears in your book \u201cWonderful Life\u201d. Please tell us your thoughts about this.<\/strong> Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I just happen to know the word itself, but I thought that \u201cour actions are sometimes designed without knowing it\u201d. For example we are u<\/span>nconsciously supporting the discriminatory side like the hostile architecture*. <\/strong><\/span>There is something hidden behind beautiful or pretty things, or what everyone was doing was actually different. There is a proverb that says \u201cThe road to hell is paved with good intentions\u201d**, but I think we need to be careful about this. I wrote this as a warning to myself. I feel it is set up everywhere in subtle ways.<\/p>\n *Hostile architecture\uff1aSculpted objects which physically prevent the public use of specified people. Benches with partitions to prevent the homeless from sleeping there was shown as an example in the book by Masaki Maruyama\u201dWonderful Life\u201d. \u2015There are many scenes where the characters in the novel say harmful words or behaviors that hurt people. Why is this?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000People sometimes hurt someone without bad intentions, or unconsciously discriminate against someone from unconscious prejudice. <\/strong><\/span>That is the same with me and I think the readers will realize they are like that as well. Actually, I think the reason why there are so many sad incidents happening is because of those non-malicious behavior.<\/strong><\/span> A genuinely malicious person will not understand no matter what I say, but they might understand or be careful in the future if I talk to them for actions without bad intentions. That is why I think stories or entertainments can tell something. But I don\u2019t think this can change the world. It is a warning to myself. I am writing by saying to myself \u201cAre you not doing this!!!<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015Do you have any topics or subject you would like to pick up in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I am interested in women’s issues these past few years. When picking up human rights issues in Japan, disabled persons or foreigners visiting Japan is raised, but women\u2019s issues are included. Women\u2019s issue is the leading issue. Women are not minorities. They comprise about half of the population. Nevertheless, why is it that the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights raises women\u2019s issues as the leading issue of human rights issues in Japan. There are still things that are not talked about regarding women. While I feel that it is better for a women to write about women\u2019s issues, I want to share men\u2019s opinion by changing the perspective. That is why I wrote the book \u201cHusband, will you die\u201d. I am aware of the persons concerned, and had some conflicts whether to write about women. However, I got over it and moved on. There are things that can be told because they are not the persons concerned, and could raise interest towards the twisted persons who only listen to them when men wrote about women. I decided to not be afraid to write by overcoming the persons concerned.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2015What is the better society that you envision?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000It is a very simple way of saying it but I would like it to be a fair society. I see it often these days but when the disabled persons sends a message or claim on social network if they have problems, they will be bashed by the media including \u201cBe more humble\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t forget your gratitude\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t feel like doing something for that kind of person\u201d. I can\u2019t stand this. I want them to be aware that it is already the privilege of the majority to no need to insist.<\/strong><\/span> I want them to understand that they have to claim even though they know they will be bashed if they do so. It is totally not fair to be criticized. They are not standing at the same start line. I cannot stand when they slander without even understanding that. It doesn\u2019t have to be equal, but I want it to be fair. <\/strong><\/span>People think that sign language interpreters are there to support the people hard of hearing, but it is actually for the person who can hear. Resolving what people think is inconvenient leads to resolving inconvenience of other persons concerned. Creating a society where people with disabilities and foreigners can live comfortably also means to creating a society where healthy people and Japanese people can live comfortably.<\/p>\n \u2015What shall we keep in mind to come one step closer to a better society?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000What I keep in mind every day is to look, listen and understand the other person properly. I think it is important to sincerely look, listen, know, consider the person in front regardless of whether that person is a minority or not. <\/strong><\/span>When deciding something important for people with certain attribute, decisions are often made in the absence of a party with those attributes. I think that is the biggest problem. If we are saying an inclusive society, we need to begin by listening to those people. <\/strong><\/span>For example, there are no problems using sign language as an entertainment, but I want you to know what the persons concerned will think when they see that. It is not something you can do to spread sign language. When I say this, people will respond by saying \u201cIf you have to say something that difficult, I won\u2019t use sign language anymore\u201d or \u201cNo one will spread sign language anymore\u201d. First of all, listen to what the people using sign language think. I want you to start from there.<\/p>\n \u2015Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics will be held next year for the first time in Japan! What are you looking forward to?<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics will be held in Tokyo for the first time. First of all, I want them to become interested by thinking \u201cWhat is Deaflympics\u201d, \u201cWhy is a competition held exclusively for people who cannot hear?\u201d. I want people to know and understand step by step that people who cannot hear are playing sports or living by devising ways to make various things visible. I think the games will definitely be the trigger and I am looking forward to it.<\/p>\n \u2015Please tell us your goals for 2025 and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maruyama<\/strong>\u3000I am planning to partially release the fifth series of \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d next year in some magazines .I can’t control what happens or the actions of the characters so I am also afraid. I want to continue writing something that shakes the values and worldview of the person reading it. Personally, I like \u201cpainful stories\u201d so I also want to write something like that someday.<\/p>\n Masaki Maruyama\uff0fBorn in Tokyo<\/strong> Born in 1961. Graduated from Waseda University. After working as a screenwriter, made his debut with the \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d which he entered for the Seicho Matsumoto Award.\uff08Paper back bunko subtitle, \u201cA Sign-Language Interpreter in Court\u201d\uff09Following, a sequel of \u201cRyu No Mimi Wo Kimi Ni\u201d, \u201cCan’t hear the wailing\u201d, \u201cAt the Table Without Me\u201d and the spinoff series\u201cDetective Izumori\u201d released one after another. 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\nAmong these, when I received comments from those concerned saying \u201cThanks for writing about us\u201d or \u201cNobody wrote about us\u201d, I am really glad my work paid off. I have received many comments even from those not concerned including \u201cI didn\u2019t know that\u201d, \u201cI was surprised\u201d. That is the same surprised and impressed feeling that I felt when I first knew about the deaf and Japanese sign language. Furthermore, I have received other comments saying \u201cI didn’t even realize myself to have a sense of prejudice and discrimination and realized that I was doing the same thing\u201d. An unconscious sense of prejudice and discrimination within oneself is <\/strong><\/span>exactly what I am writing about. As I was writing this, I was really grateful to know that the all the readers felt the same way.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sports-tokyo-info.metro.tokyo.lg.jp\/tokyoforward2025-legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maruyama_3-scaled.jpg\")
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\n\uff08Below\uff09Director of documentary movie \u201cGlittering hands\u201d : Bora Lee-Kil
\nNumber of deaf and CODA friends have increased thanks to the movie \u201cDeaf Voice\u201d.
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<\/p>\n\nJunior High School days, soaked up in watching dramas<\/h2>\n
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\nReceive certificate of completion from Kaneto Shindo, former late president.
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\nwhile screen writing training.
\nI am what I am now because of those days.
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\nhas been lined up on a bookshelf.
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\n*Social Architecture\uff1aTo physically and technically control peoples actions by architecture<\/span><\/p>\n
\n** The road to hell is paved with good intentions\uff1aEnglish \/German proverb. 1. Wrongdoings or evil actions are often undertaken with good intentions or 2. Good intentions, when acted upon, may have unintended consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sports-tokyo-info.metro.tokyo.lg.jp\/tokyoforward2025-legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maruyama_14-scaled.jpg\")
\nthrough detailed human observation and repetitive self-discipline.<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nIt doesn’t have to be equal, I want it to be fair.<\/h2>\n
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\nNovelist<\/p>\n
\nHe has been continuing to write about various social issues including \u201cWonderful Life\u201d, Young carer themed \u201cKids are alright\u201d, \u201cWelcome Home\u201d with the special nursing home as the setting. His latest book \u201cHusband, will you die\u201d(Futabasha Publishers Ltd.) was released on Oct. 2023.<\/p>\n
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