3月25日，在亚洲青年领袖论坛开幕式上，日本纪录片导演竹内亮发表主旨演讲。

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大家好！我是纪录片导演竹内亮，现在住在中国南京。本次承蒙亚洲青年领袖论坛邀请，非常感谢。

国际交流有多种形式，刚才武大靖先生也提到运动的重要性，这一点我非常赞同。去年，我去卡塔尔拍摄世界杯，制作纪录片。不同语言背景的人们在一起载歌载舞，给我留下了深刻的印象，在这个身处纷争不断的世界里，让我非常感动。特别是当日本队战胜德国队和西班牙队时，中国朋友们也为我们感到高兴，这也让我非常感动。我再次深刻体会到，体育运动果然可以超越国家与国家的界限。

除了体育运动，文化交流在国际交流中也同样非常重要。我经常参加日本年轻人和中国年轻人的交流会，动画是一个必定会引起热烈讨论的话题。动画片有关的话题一定能让大家活跃起来，比如《海贼王》《火影忍者》《灌篮高手》、宫崎骏导演的作品等能引起大家的热烈讨论，从而增进感情。最近有一个新的现象：中国电视剧的输出。比如，《沉默的真相》《隐秘的角落》等悬疑剧，还有宫廷剧，这类中国电视剧开始向日本出口。我很期待中日两国年轻人畅谈中国电视剧这样的新时代。

按照以前的印象，在我年轻的时候，提到中国产品或者中国的服务，总会有一种“便宜、老土、容易坏”等不大好的印象，但是现在的年轻人完全没有这种想法，他们只觉得中国产品很酷，然后完全接受。我认为中日交流确实进入了一个新的时代。

作为纪录片导演，我也想制作出符合这个新时代的作品。就在最近，我拍摄了名为《再会长江》的纪录片，从长江源头的青海，到云南、四川、重庆、湖南、湖北、江西、安徽、江苏、上海，共6300公里。长江这全场6300公里，全部走访一遍，拍摄了一部记录长江流域人民生活的纪录片，网络版已经上线，日本观众的反响非常不错。这部将在5月——具体是5月末——在日本电影院放映。我希望通过这部关于长江的纪录片电影将如今真正的中国传递给现在的日本。毕竟日本媒体倾向于报道中国不好的地方。我想通过长江客观地描写出中国的魅力，并且传达给日本的观众们。

最后，现在的网络世界里充斥着片面性的信息，特别是新冠疫情这3年里，中日两国直接交流锐减。关于海外的信息，由于过度依赖网络，这种片面性愈发严重。正因如此，在新冠疫情结束后的今天，我们要用纪录片或其他作品再一次启动两国真正的交流，我尤其相信年轻人的灵活思维和接受能力。我将和大家——各位年轻人——一起努力，在世界各地减少偏见和误解，增加正向思考，共同创造亚洲和世界美好前景！谢谢大家！

Takeuchi Ryo says China-Japan culture exchange has been ushered in a new era

On 25 March, Takeuchi Ryo, a documentary director, delivered a keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Asia Youth Leaders Forum. Following is the full text of the speech.

Hello everyone. I am Takeuchi Ryo, a documentary director. I live in Nanjing, China. I’d like to thank the Asia Youth Leaders Forum for the invitation. 

There are many forms of international exchanges. Just now, Mr. Wu Dajing has mentioned the importance of sports. I can’t agree more. Last year, I went to Qatar to film the World Cup for a documentary project. People who speak different languages sang and danced together. That was very moving to me. In this world of constant strife, I was deeply touched. When the Japanese team beat the German and Spanish teams, Chinese friends were also happy for us. That touched me to the core. I was reminded once again sports could indeed transcend national boundaries.

Aside from sports, cultural exchanges are also important in international exchanges. I often join Japanese youth and Chinese youth in idea exchange sessions. Animation is a topic that generates lively discussions. Anime-related subjects haven’t failed to get people talking, for example, Naruto Uzumaki, One Piece, Slam Dunk, and Miyazaki Hayao’s works. They can stimulate intense discussion and in turn foster relationship. There has been a new phenomenon recently: the export of Chinese TV shows. For examples, suspense dramas like The Long Night and The Bad Kids and Chinese palace dramas are spreading into Japan. I look forward to the dawning of a new era when Chinese and Japanese youth talk about Chinese shows.

In addition to TV shows, many Chinese products are well accepted by Japanese young people. Among Japanese young women, Chinese cosmetics are very popular. They adore Chinese makeups. They have a term for such women, called “Chiborg”, which has been very popular in recent years. Japanese women think that Chinese makeups have very cute packaging. This is from the perspective of Japanese women. Among Japanese young men, Chinese video games are very popular, for example, Genshin Impact. I haven’t played the game, but the game seemed to be very popular in Japan. Recently, RED and TikTok are also gaining Japanese users.

When I was young, the impression of Chinese products or Chinese services tended to be cheap, dated, fragile, or bad in general. However, young people nowadays have a different take. They think Chinese products are cool and accept them whole-heartedly. I think China-Japan exchange has indeed entered a new era.

As a documentary director, I want to make projects that are relevant to this new era. Very recently, I filmed a documentary called Yangtze River. From the river source, Qinghai, to Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shanghai, 6,300 kilometers in total. This stretch of 6,300 kilometers, I walked them all and filmed the life along the Yangtze River into a documentary. It has been uploaded on the internet and is well received by Japanese audience. This film will also hit the theater in May this year. More specifically, in the end of May, in cinemas around Japan. I hope this film about the Yangtze River will showcase the real China of today to the Japan of today, as Japanese media tend to report bad things about China. I want this film to describe in an objective fashion the charms of China and show them to Japanese viewers.