What kind of YouTube did that YouTube guy watch this year?

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Mitani Sanshiro

Mr. Mitani, a former TV director who is now a freelance director, delves deeply into the "life" of a comedian, celebrity, or ordinary person each time he appears on the channel. This year, the channel also hosted a series of conversations between guests who have appeared on the program in the past.

YouTube "Machiroku ch - your life, please tell me about it.'-' (used in place of '-')
Twitter: @3tani34ro
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The three waves that helped drive the 500,000 registrations .

What made you start YouTube?

I worked as a freelance TV director for 4 or 5 years, but I was basically working on a contract basis. At first, I was happy to receive work from various people, but in the end I felt that I could not create what I wanted to create, and I was not enjoying it. That's why I started YouTube, where I could create the content I wanted.

This year, the number of subscribers to your channel exceeded 500,000.

All of your stories are impressive, but there were three times when the number of channel subscribers grew, the first being Bad Boys Sada's time. There, the number of subscribers increased by about 10,000 at once, and within a few days, it increased by 100,000, bringing the number of subscribers to about 200,000 to 250,000. From that time on, Mr. Sada was successful on YouTube, and his channel had about 400,000 subscribers. I was very grateful that those fans subscribed to my channel as well.

. Next, the eldest son of Masumi Hayashi, a death-row inmate in the Wakayama Curry toxic substance case, appeared on the program.

That was shocking. It was a thought-provoking session to hear a voice from a completely different direction from the facts that had been reported in the media.

It was the same for me. I had never really researched the case before, and I had no idea that the more I looked into it, the more I would wonder, "Isn't this strange? I had never thought that the more I looked into it, the more I wondered, "Isn't this strange? I didn't even know if Masumi Hayashi had children. I felt a strange sense of tightness in my chest while conducting the interview.

. I was impressed by the reportorial approach, which is different from the usual "Machiroku Channel".

When the video was uploaded, he was afraid to look at the comments section because he thought it would be full of critical comments. However, after hearing from a friend that "there were surprisingly many positive comments," he looked at the comments section and was relieved to see many encouraging voices. Afterwards, I was honestly happy when the eldest son told me that he was glad I was allowed to perform.

. not just the fact that the registrations grew, but the fact that it gave so many people a chance to look at the case again.

It really is an incident that should not be allowed to fade away.

Yes, that's right. The third wave was the former Aum Shinrikyo member, Fumihiro Jyosuke. After I heard about his eldest son, my way of thinking changed a little. I don't mean to sound like a bashing person, but I wanted to hear the real voice of a person who is viewed from a certain angle by people all over Japan. I thought that the viewers would probably be interested in that, too.

I was still a child when the Aum Shinrikyo Aum Shinrikyo case was being reported, and I thought, "They must be very dangerous people because they are causing such a sensation in the world. But when I thought about it as an adult, I realized that I did not know why they joined the cult, how it was formed, and how they committed the murderous acts. . So, if I had not met the eldest son, I might not have thought about this kind of thing.
. I think those three things are the main reasons for the increase in channel subscribers. However, I think we have come this far thanks to everyone who has appeared on the show, and every person's story is memorable.

. On the other hand, there were many comedians who performed at the festival this year.

thatHigashino-san.. It was a small channel that I didn't really understand, but thanks to Koji Higashino, a top-notch comedian that everyone knows. We were a small channel that we didn't know much about, but thanks to Koji Higashino, a top-notch comedian that everyone knows, we were able to have him on the show. This year, we had a lot of celebrities appear on the channel, not only comedians, but also ordinary people, whose stories are also interesting, and we want to deliver them properly. Sometimes we get comments like, "We don't want to have celebrities on the show. But in order for this channel to be a channel that people from all walks of life want to be on, I think it is important to have people that everyone knows so that they can feel at ease.