"Beethoven Fabrication" behind-the-scenes footage and photos released

A behind-the-scenes video has been released for the film "Beethoven Fabrication" (directed by Seki Kazuaki, scheduled for release on September 12th), written by comedian Bakarhythm and starring actor Yuki Yamada. Following the suicide attempt of his beloved nephew, Beethoven (Furuta Arata) becomes depressed and falls ill. Schindler (Yamada), Breuning (Namase Katsuhisa), and Johann (Ozawa Yukiyoshi) gather with him to help draft a will so that Beethoven's estate will be inherited by his nephew, as he wished. While this is supposed to be a serious scene, the actors are having fun with their mischief, and the set is filled with laughter. Behind-the-scenes photos have also been released, showing the close friendship between Yamada and Furuta.

The behind-the-scenes footage begins with the staff laughing, then shows Breuning holding Beethoven's hand and caring, saying, "Oh, it's all messed up. Is this okay? Can you read it?" Then, when Schindler explains the items to be written in the will, Beethoven loses his temper, yelling, "Oh! Come on! You write it!" Schindler, who had been polite to his beloved Beethoven up until that point, suddenly replies in a casual tone, "No, it wouldn't make sense if I wrote it," to which Director Seki bursts into laughter, exclaiming, "Speaking casually!!" Beethoven painstakingly writes the will, while Schindler and Breuning keep interfering. Even Johann, a man of few words, holds out a sample will in front of Beethoven, seemingly at an unbelievable angle, as the other strong characters go all out to have fun.

This live-action film is based on Shiho Kagehara's historical non-fiction book "Beethoven Fabrication: A Famous Producer Lies" (published by Kawade Bunko). The film focuses on the scandal surrounding the alteration of Beethoven's phrasebook by Schindler, who served as Beethoven's secretary and wrote his posthumous biography.

The filming was done using cutting-edge virtual production technology, with a 3DCG background displayed on a large LED display and the subject filmed in front of it. The world of 19th century Vienna was recreated in Japan. Beethoven's famous music is used throughout the film.