Interview: Kazuo Ishiguro (Living)

Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

Tv & Film

4.2 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Nobel Prize-winning author grew up adoring the films of Akira Kurosawa — but he also didn't hesitate to make major changes when adapting Kurosawa's Ikiru into Living, which has now earned both him and star Bill Nighy their first Oscar nominations.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, the award season podcast from Vanity Fair.
0:05.0	It's such an honor to present this next award.
0:08.0	And here are the nominees.
0:10.0	The Oscar goes to.
0:12.0	And the Oscar goes to.
0:14.0	And I can't deny the fact that you like me right now.
0:18.0	You like me.
0:20.0	On the King of the World!
0:22.0	There's a mistake.
0:23.0	Moonlight, you guys won Best Picture.
0:30.0	I am Katie Rich.
0:37.0	I'm here for today's interview episode with David Canfield.
0:40.0	Hi Katie.
0:41.0	David, you got to talk to...
0:43.0	I believe the only Nobel laureate who's nominated for an Oscar this year.
0:47.0	This particular year.
0:49.0	Maybe not the first.
0:50.0	We should go back and look it up to see if other Nobel laureates have been Oscar nominees.
0:53.0	But Katzwa Ishigaro certainly is in the class of his own this year.
0:56.0	He's nominated as a screenwriter of living.
0:58.0	He seems an incredibly smart person.
1:01.0	And from what I hear a lovely person to talk to.
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