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Director Yu Irie and designer Tairiku Okamoto talk about the movie “Interstellar” and the "crazy" Hamilton watch.
HAMILTON AND CINEMA : A LOVE AFFAIR

Director Yu Irie and designer Tairiku Okamoto talk about the movie “Interstellar” and the "crazy" Hamilton watch.

This project is an in-depth look at the “Khaki Field Murph 42mm,” a.k.a. "Murph Watch," which was inspired by the movie "Interstellar," through three conversations. The core of the conversations will be led by Tairiku Okamoto, designer of DAIRIKU, which presents a collection with its roots in the movie. In this first installment, he and film director Yu Irie discuss the role of the watch as a prop in film, the madness of Christopher Nolan, and the meaning of time and analog, using "Interstellar" as a starting point.

  • Photo_Michi Nakano
  • Text_Shinri Kobayashi
  • Edit_Ryo MuramatsuShinri Kobayashi

PROFILE

Yuu Irie
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Film director. After graduating from Nihon University College of Art, he directed the independent film "SR Psycho Rapper" won numerous film awards and garnered a great deal of attention. His previous works include "22nen-me no Tsuhaku -I am a murderer", which won the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and "Vigilante", an original work depicting the darkness of a regional city. AI Collapse," which focuses on the theme of AI runaway. He continues to pursue entertainment with a strong auteuristic sensibility, armed with his meticulous composition skills and indie spirit.
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PROFILE

Dairiku Okamoto
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Designer. He started "Dairiku" while attending a vocational school, and this year, 2026, marks his 9th year. He has received numerous fashion awards. He has won numerous fashion awards. He has a theme for each season based on his own roots in film, and his story-rich clothes that reconstruct vintage clothing and youth culture in a modern way have created a large fan base.
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CINEMA

Interstellar.
movie

A science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan. The film depicts the bond between a father and daughter as they journey into the unknown to save the human race from a dying Earth, and has attracted attention for Nolan's insistence on using as little computer graphics as possible, as well as for its spectacular visuals that are scientifically consistent. Hamilton's Murph Watch plays an important role in the story.

WATCH

Khaki Field Murph 42mm
wristwatch

It is also known as the “Murph Watch. This is the watch that father Cooper handed to his daughter Murph in the movie ”Interstellar" and was sold in response to enthusiastic requests from fans. On the second hand of the 42mm diameter model, the words "Eureka" (I get it!), which Murph shouted the moment she solved the equation, are quietly displayed in Morse code. is engraved in Morse code on the second hand of the 42mm diameter model. Also available in a 38mm diameter model. ¥139,700
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Why Nolan's films never get old.

-What kind of movies did you two watch growing up?

Cove: I grew up during the heyday of Hollywood in the 80s and 90s, so "Back to the Future" and "Terminator" were my starting point when I was a child. At the time, I didn't have any concept of science fiction; it was just fun. But when I decided to dive into the world of movies, I realized, "Well, there were a lot of science fiction movies when I was a kid. I think that's how I came to like science fiction even now.

Continent: I started watching movies under the influence of my father. When I was in elementary school, my father rented four old movies for 1,000 yen at the video rental store, and one of them was for me. As I watched the movies my father was watching with him, I came to like movies from the 50s and 60s. It wasn't until I entered a clothing college that I began to watch them with proper awareness.

-What was your first encounter with a Christopher Nolan film?

Cove: Memento“, but I didn't get into it that much at first. It was ”The Dark Knight" that got me hooked all at once. It overturned the concept of a hero movie, and I finally understood that he was trying to create a new kind of science fiction. Ever since the beginning. Time." He has always been obsessed with "time," breaking the timeline, and in "Tenet," time is turned back. In the first place, time is a one-way flow in films, isn't it? I feel a kind of insanity in your films, as if you are continually resisting it.

Continent: My first movie was "Inception," which I rented when I was a student and watched on a small TV... I wanted to beat myself up for watching it on a small screen (laughs). I wanted to beat myself up for watching it on a small screen (laughs).

Cove: But interesting movies are interesting even on the small screen.

Cove: Of Nolan's films, the one I've been reviewing the most is "Interstellar. Nolan is basically a person who depicts big themes such as civilization and the human species, and I have the impression that he is not really interested in personal feelings, but "Interstellar" makes me cry every time I see it. But for some reason, "Interstellar" always makes me cry, because it perfectly blends the fun of science fiction with the emotion of family love at the end. I thought to myself, "Nolan can make me cry this much" (laughs).

Continent: I understand it very much. Of all Nolan's films, this is the one that conveys the love of family the most. Since I make clothes, I am also interested in the clear theme of each film. The gap between the Carhartt work jacket and the space suit in "Interstellar" is interesting from a fashion point of view as a contrast between earth and space. I once made a collection based on Nolan's films, and Nolan's science fiction has a rationale for the costumes. They are not just fashionable, but have the persuasive power of "this is the world, so these are the clothes.

Cove: I understand that very much. It is a functionality, or rather, a necessity.

Continent: I think one of the reasons Nolan's films never get old is because they often use analog techniques that don't rely on CG, and CG reveals its timelessness. The cornfield in "Interstellar" and the space scenes had the power to make you believe they were real when you saw them in the cinema.

Cove: Nolan is famous for not using much computer graphics, but I was surprised to hear that he shot the climax of the film with an analog machine that he created with Hamilton. In an age when AI has advanced to the point where it is possible to composite images using green backgrounds without going to the location, he dared to go there. For example, the winds blowing in Italy and Northern Europe are different. When an actor feels it in his/her body, it comes out in the play. So, I feel that the spirit of "let's give it a try" will become more and more important in the future.

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