Werner Herzog

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Freakonomics Radio · 665. Werner Herzog Isn’t Afraid ... · 27 Feb 2026 podcast

It was shortly before the premiere ceremony.

And of course, there was a lot of turmoil and work and things didn't function yet.

But I immediately said to the people of the opera who were on a long table for dinner together, I said, no, I cannot do that.

And I made a remark, I wouldn't even know what to say to the emperor because I should say something of importance, something of gravitas, something formalized.

I wouldn't know how to handle it.

And there was complete silence.

There are silences that are friendly, but it was a frozen silence.

And then into the silence, all of a sudden, there's a voice asking, whom else then would you like to meet?

And without missing a beat, I said, Hiro Onoda, the last one.

He'd been in the jungle for 40 years or something, yeah?

and ultimately ended up by me writing a novel, The Twilight World.

But I actually met the emperor.

I invited him very kindly to attend the world premiere of the opera.

And the emperor showed up and I asked for permission to shake his hand.

So I came in the intermission.

I shook his hand and he said, stay for a moment.

We should speak.

And we spoke.

And it was very pleasant, by the way.

A wonderful short conversation.

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