{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-29T19:40:48.751Z","story":{"id":"r_54e618db0caa48139d97627f","slug":"shimotsu-yuta-explains-the-human-pyramid-in-new-group","url":"https://yomimono.id/shimotsu-yuta-explains-the-human-pyramid-in-new-group","headline":"Shimotsu Yuta Explains the Human Pyramid in New Group","summary":"Director Shimotsu Yuta discussed his sci-fi psycho-entertainment film New Group at a May 28 preview in Tokyo. He explained how reading about group behavior in society led to the idea of a human pyramid as an extreme form of conformity. Cast members Yamada Anna, Aoki Yu, and Pierre Taki were also discussed.","why_it_matters":"The film turns a schoolyard human pyramid into a metaphor for peer pressure and social conformity, a premise Shimotsu developed over two years after reading sociology.","published_at":"2026-05-29T03:45:27.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Eiga Natalie"],"citations":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","title":"\"NEW GROUP\" Director Shimotsu Yuta on the Meaning Behind the Human Pyramid, Yamada Anna & Aoki Yu Have Good Chemistry","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/673830"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NEW GROUP"],"studios":[],"people":["下津優太","山田杏奈","青木柚","ピエール瀧","SYO"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}