Thank you for the commission! The second part of the three-part translation. Part one is here.
Flower, Sun and Rain feature in the June/July 2001 numbers of Famitsu. The first two parts are a set of Q&A with Suda Goichi, while the last one sheds some light on Catherine.
The director unveils the mysteries of Flower, Sun and Rain (part 2)
The second part of last week’s interview with Suda Goichi, the creator of Flower, Sun and Rain! Today we will puruse the mysteries of the setting, Losspass Island. Here are our questions about the world of Flower, Sun and Rain.
Suda Goichi
Grasshopper Manufacture Managing Director
Flower, Sun and Rain’s director. Famous works include Moonlight Syndrome, (Human Corporation), The Silver Case (ASCII Corporation). Currently rooting for Dan Henderson.
Q1 What is the truth behind the 17 days experienced by Mondo Sumio? Did time really loop on Losspass Island?
A1 From the outside, Mondo Sumio does look like he only spent one day or, more precisely, two days and one night, on Losspass Island. The real Sumio went to sleep and woke up in the last chapter. The remaining 15 days are the same day over and over again. The one behind everything is Morishima Tokio, the man with the Silver Eye. That one day does complete an entire cycle, but time, broadly speaking, doesn’t.
This is the meaning of Tokio’s words — “the will of God”. However, the cycle of life itself does physically experience those 15 days, even though the date does not change. As a result, Mondo ends up absorbing a huge amount of information, and it is obvious there are other people involved in this flow of time as well. Then how come they didn’t notice anything? This is the power of the place known as “Paradise”.
Even if the Silver Eye didn’t stop time, the resort itself erases the sensation of the passage of time. Paradise basically makes time disappear. I only made a few abstract allusions to that idea, so I hope players catch on to it.
Q2 Are the characters based on anyone in particular?
A2 Mondo’s name is based on Nakamura Mondo, since our Mondo is also a type of professional. Despite the different background, the Balboas were named after Miami Vice‘s Sonny and Tubbs. Edo was written in the image of Tim Roth. I really wanted to bring out that suspicious attitude (laughs). I have heard Sundance resembles a certain creator, but it’s only a coincidence.
Q4 Characters like Stephan, Ritz, Morishima Tokio or Sundance have a lot of meaningful things to say. What secrets are they hiding?
A4 This is already an open secret, but Flower, Sun and Rain and The Silver Case are set in the same world. Morishima Tokio is a key character in The Silver Case and came to Losspass Island to look for the roots of his Silver Eye. Ritz is more like a hermit, but he is also the living witness of the tragedy that happened 22 years ago and is related to Tokio’s Silver Eye.
Sundance is the leader of one of the three organisations that control the world. The eyepatch may make you think he also has a Silver Eye, but truth is, he’s already lost it. Stephan is currently on a mission to investigate the island at the request of another organisation. He has been to the island many times, so Edo is vaguely aware of his true identity.
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