Downtime Director Yuki Saito Details Six Months of Interviews Behind the Netflix Series
The interviews shaped both the script and a character in the series, Ozo-chan, whose model is the same website operator who arranged the roundtable sessions.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Director Yuki Saito spent six months interviewing cosmetic surgery patients and doctors for the Netflix series Downtime, which stars Mayu Matsuoka and Riisa Naka. Patient subjects ranged from first-timers to people who had undergone multiple surgeries. Doctors interviewed included staff at Takasu Clinic, which supervised the series, and younger surgeons who opened their own practices. Contact was made through Nekura-chan, who runs a plastic surgery website.
The interview subjects were gathered through Nekura-chan, who runs a website for people dealing with cosmetic surgery and is the model for Ozo-chan, played by Tan Nagai. Saito said the production conducted roundtable interviews with patients. Screenwriter Junya Ikegami and the production team joined the research, and the resulting procedures shown in the series include breast augmentation, nose surgery, jaw reduction, facelift, and full-body plastic surgery.
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- Cinema Today 「ダウンタイム」美容整形経験者への取材で気付き Yuki Saito監督が裏側明かす