{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f4604f8a54b007b462fbd776","clusterId":"c_50aea78ba9f0789e9230767f","slug":"yoasobi-and-tom-cruise-talk-creation-in-video-from-digger-japan-tour","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"YOASOBI And Tom Cruise Talk Creation In Video From DIGGER Japan Tour","summary":"A talk video between YOASOBI and Tom Cruise will be released on YOASOBI's official YouTube channel on Friday, October 16 at 20:00. The talk was held during the Japan promotional tour for Tom Cruise's film DIGGER, which has been in Japanese release since October 9. Ayase, ikura, and Cruise discussed their approaches to making things.","whyItMatters":"The pairing came out of a promotional tour rather than a planned collaboration, and the result is a conversation about process between a J-pop unit known for adapting novels into songs and an actor who compares that method to film music.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe conversation was recorded during Tom Cruise\u0026#39;s Japan promotional tour for DIGGER, which ran from October 5 to 7 as the final stop of the film\u0026#39;s tour. YOASOBI posted a three-shot photo with Cruise on their official X account on October 7, reporting that the talk had taken place.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the video, Ayase describes reading the original novel many times and producing songs while overlapping the characters\u0026#39; feelings with his own daily life. Cruise responded that the approach is similar to film music. He also described receiving stories from directors and screenwriters and building characters, and said he studies the use of voice and body, the tone of the film, and camera lenses.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"YOASOBI's talk video with Tom Cruise arrives on their YouTube channel Friday, October 16 at 20:00. Recorded during the Japan promotional tour for DIGGER, it covers how Ayase, ikura, and Cruise each approach making things, including Cruise's note that YOASOBI's method is similar to film music.","twitterPost":"YOASOBI's talk video with Tom Cruise arrives on their YouTube channel Friday, October 16 at 20:00. Recorded during the Japan tour for DIGGER, it covers how Ayase, ikura, and Cruise each approach making things. Cruise said YOASOBI's method is similar to film music.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"YOASOBI and Tom Cruise recorded a talk during the Japan promotional tour for Cruise's film DIGGER, and the video goes up on YOASOBI's YouTube channel on Friday, October 16 at 20:00. The three discuss how they make things. Cruise compared YOASOBI's method of turning novels into music to film music, and urged them to keep enjoying the work.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96851\",\"title\":\"Tom Cruise x YOASOBI: A Genre-Crossing Talk Session Realized, Discussing Their Passion for Creation\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4504,"outputTokens":632,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792124535,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T04:18:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_50aea78ba9f0789e9230767f","canonicalTitle":"トム・クルーズ×YOASOBI、ジャンルを越えた対談が実現　創作への情熱を語り合う","representativeArticleId":"a_a98e5ca955d2fededf23df7a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"DIGGER\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tom Cruise\",\"Ayase\",\"ikura\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:14:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:14:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96851","title":"トム・クルーズ×YOASOBI、ジャンルを越えた対談が実現　創作への情熱を語り合う"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["DIGGER"],"studios":[],"people":["Tom Cruise","Ayase","ikura"],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}