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Echoes from the Miike Mine
directed by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005; produced by Office Kumagai (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2005), 1 hour 43 mins
On March 30, 1997, the Miike Coal Mine, the largest mine in Japan, ceased operations. The burden of its history, however, is still being borne by many: a chronicle of prisoners used in the mine, forced labor, strikes, and coal dust explosions. This documentary is the first to directly confront the legacy of the Mi...
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directed by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005; produced by Office Kumagai (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2005), 1 hour 43 mins
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On March 30, 1997, the Miike Coal Mine, the largest mine in Japan, ceased operations. The burden of its history, however, is still being borne by many: a chronicle of prisoners used in the mine, forced labor, strikes, and coal dust explosions. This documentary is the first to directly confront the legacy of the Miike Mine, reviving through eyewitness testimonies a history of struggle lasting 150 years that modern Japan is trying to forget. It too...
On March 30, 1997, the Miike Coal Mine, the largest mine in Japan, ceased operations. The burden of its history, however, is still being borne by many: a chronicle of prisoners used in the mine, forced labor, strikes, and coal dust explosions. This documentary is the first to directly confront the legacy of the Miike Mine, reviving through eyewitness testimonies a history of struggle lasting 150 years that modern Japan is trying to forget. It took seven years to complete, interviewing over 70 individuals, from the men and women who signed up to do this backbreaking work and lived in pride by the mountain, to the Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan and made to work down the shaft. The director Hiroko Kumagai hopes that we look at Miike not just to explore the past, but also to think about the future: what it means to work and to live courageously.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Office Kumagai
Author / Creator
Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
ZAKKA Films
Topic / Theme
Coal miners, Coal, Korean, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 ZAKKA Films
Country of Origin
Japan
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Intercalary space : Nestled-Box
directed by Damien Faure, fl. 2002-2012 (O'Connor, Western Australia: aaa production, 2012), 6 mins
A visit to a Japanese Nestled Box by Milligram Studio, Tokyo.
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directed by Damien Faure, fl. 2002-2012 (O'Connor, Western Australia: aaa production, 2012), 6 mins
Description
A visit to a Japanese Nestled Box by Milligram Studio, Tokyo.
Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Damien Faure, fl. 2002-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
aaa production
Topic / Theme
Buildings, Urban life, Architecture, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by AAA Productions
Country of Origin
Japan
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Jo Ha Kyu
directed by Nguyen Thi Trinh, fl. 2007-2011 and Jamie Maxtone-Graham, fl. 1987-2010 (Hanoi, Hà So''n Bình: Hanoi Doc Lab Films, 2011), 12 mins
This documentary, directed by by Nguyen Thi Trinh and Jamie Maxtone-Graham, is about the Japanese concept of Jo Ha Kyu, or beginning, middle and end.
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directed by Nguyen Thi Trinh, fl. 2007-2011 and Jamie Maxtone-Graham, fl. 1987-2010 (Hanoi, Hà So''n Bình: Hanoi Doc Lab Films, 2011), 12 mins
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This documentary, directed by by Nguyen Thi Trinh and Jamie Maxtone-Graham, is about the Japanese concept of Jo Ha Kyu, or beginning, middle and end.
Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Nguyen Thi Trinh, fl. 2007-2011, Jamie Maxtone-Graham, fl. 1987-2010
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Hanoi Doc Lab Films
Topic / Theme
Roads, Japanese people, Urban life, Public parks, City life, Vietnamese, Arabs, Palestinians, Israelis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Hanoi Doc Lab Films.
Country of Origin
Japan
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Korean Schools in Japan
directed by Ko Chanyu, fl. 2019 (Japan: Life Eizo Work, 2019), 1 hour 39 mins
The first feature documentary film describing the history and the situation of Korean schools in Japan
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directed by Ko Chanyu, fl. 2019 (Japan: Life Eizo Work, 2019), 1 hour 39 mins
Description
The first feature documentary film describing the history and the situation of Korean schools in Japan
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ko Chanyu, fl. 2019
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Life Eizo Work
Topic / Theme
Diversity, Types of Schools and Social Environment, Middle, Secondary, Post Secondary, Hanshin Education Incident, Japan, April 1948, Japanese, Korean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Ko Chanyu
Country of Origin
Japan
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A Letter From Hiroshima
directed by Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960-; performed by Suwa Mashu, fl. 2002, Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960- and Kim Ho Jung, fl. 2002 (Japan: Mirovision, Inc.), 36 mins
Originally from Hiroshima, Suwa is an acclaimed Japanese director who has been honored at the Cannes Festival, among many other prestigious festivals. Suwa began his career directing television documentaries before entering the feature film world. His second film, Mother, received international attention and earne...
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directed by Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960-; performed by Suwa Mashu, fl. 2002, Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960- and Kim Ho Jung, fl. 2002 (Japan: Mirovision, Inc.), 36 mins
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Originally from Hiroshima, Suwa is an acclaimed Japanese director who has been honored at the Cannes Festival, among many other prestigious festivals. Suwa began his career directing television documentaries before entering the feature film world. His second film, Mother, received international attention and earned him the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes. In 2006, Suwa directed one part of the French film Paris, je t'aime. A Letter from Hiroshima expl...
Originally from Hiroshima, Suwa is an acclaimed Japanese director who has been honored at the Cannes Festival, among many other prestigious festivals. Suwa began his career directing television documentaries before entering the feature film world. His second film, Mother, received international attention and earned him the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes. In 2006, Suwa directed one part of the French film Paris, je t'aime. A Letter from Hiroshima explores themes of apology and remembrance. Suwa sends a letter to a Korean actress (Kim Ho-jung) he has worked with in the past requesting her assistance to write and direct a film about Hiroshima. Ho-jung arrives at her hotel and is told to explore the city and wait for Suwa. Initially confused, Ho-Jung soon finds the city mesmerizing and spends days learning about the tragic bombing and the effects that are still felt in the city today. With sparse dialogue and just a handful of characters, Suwa uses black and white images of Hiroshima to convey the scope of the tragedy. In one particularly poignant moment, the voice of a mother is heard lamenting the fact that she had scolded her daughter the day of the bombing. We next see Ho-jung crying in her hotel room, ignoring the ringing phone. Awards/Festivals: Golden Leopard - Video Locarno International Film Festival 2002.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Suwa Mashu, fl. 2002, Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960-, Kim Ho Jung, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Suwa Nobuhiro, 1960-, Suwa Mashu, fl. 2002, Kim Ho Jung, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Mirovision, Inc.
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Used by permission of Mirovision Inc..
Country of Origin
Japan
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My collections
directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 9 mins
Memory and reincarnation. The catalog and the anthology is an essential aspect of the art of Ando. His memories are assembled an oblique self-portrait. Ando explores his room and admits that he loves the goods correspond to an image of himself. He suggests that the objects once owned turn. They are associated with...
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directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 9 mins
Description
Memory and reincarnation. The catalog and the anthology is an essential aspect of the art of Ando. His memories are assembled an oblique self-portrait. Ando explores his room and admits that he loves the goods correspond to an image of himself. He suggests that the objects once owned turn. They are associated with memories, and can be juxtaposed.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Manufactured material, Memories
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 Used by permission of Kohei Ando.
Country of Origin
Japan
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My Friends In My Address Book
directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 3 mins
A conceptual film in which Ando has assembled plans, and duration of his friends as they are listed in the address book. This is a gallery of happy friends of the filmmaker.
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directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 3 mins
Description
A conceptual film in which Ando has assembled plans, and duration of his friends as they are listed in the address book. This is a gallery of happy friends of the filmmaker.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Friendships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 Used by permission of Kohei Ando.
Country of Origin
Japan
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Sado Tempest
directed by John Williams, 1962-; produced by Roger Garcia, fl. 1987-2012 (Japan: Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins
Sado Tempest is a Japanese language version of The Tempest, filmed entirely on Sado Island in Japan. Sado is famous as the “island of exile,” where numerous important cultural and religious figures have been banished throughout the ages. Zeami, the Shakespeare of Noh Theater was banished to Sado, as was Juntok...
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directed by John Williams, 1962-; produced by Roger Garcia, fl. 1987-2012 (Japan: Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 35 mins
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Sado Tempest is a Japanese language version of The Tempest, filmed entirely on Sado Island in Japan. Sado is famous as the “island of exile,” where numerous important cultural and religious figures have been banished throughout the ages. Zeami, the Shakespeare of Noh Theater was banished to Sado, as was Juntoku, the Poet Emperor. Noh Theater has left a tradition of Demon Masks and Demon Drumming festivals on the island. The film blends these...
Sado Tempest is a Japanese language version of The Tempest, filmed entirely on Sado Island in Japan. Sado is famous as the “island of exile,” where numerous important cultural and religious figures have been banished throughout the ages. Zeami, the Shakespeare of Noh Theater was banished to Sado, as was Juntoku, the Poet Emperor. Noh Theater has left a tradition of Demon Masks and Demon Drumming festivals on the island. The film blends these traditional Japanese cultural aspects with Shakespeare’s play, throws in some modern Japanese punk-rock and the beautiful landscapes of Sado Island in the dead of winter and the heat of summer, to create a poetic, moody “rich and strange” adaptation of Shakespeare’s play.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Hayano Yoshinobu, fl. 1996-2012, Roger Garcia, fl. 1987-2012, Slavomir Kowalewski, 1979-
Author / Creator
John Williams, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by 100 Meter Films, Pacific Film Partners, Pipedream Pictures
Country of Origin
Japan
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Sakubei and the Mining of Japan
directed by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005; produced by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005, Office Kumagai (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2018), 1 hour 52 mins
Sakubei Yamamoto (1892–1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines. In May 2011, 697 paintings and journals by this little-known miner were inscribed on the register of the UNESCO...
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directed by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005; produced by Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005, Office Kumagai (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2018), 1 hour 52 mins
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Sakubei Yamamoto (1892–1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines. In May 2011, 697 paintings and journals by this little-known miner were inscribed on the register of the UNESCO Memory of the World. The paintings vividly depict the men and women who dig and haul coal in the dark, hot depths of the earth. These...
Sakubei Yamamoto (1892–1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines. In May 2011, 697 paintings and journals by this little-known miner were inscribed on the register of the UNESCO Memory of the World. The paintings vividly depict the men and women who dig and haul coal in the dark, hot depths of the earth. These are the people who sustained the nation of Japan. Men wear only loincloths as they work their pickaxes, while women go shirtless as they drag heavy baskets of coal. Despite the burdensome labor, the men are strikingly virile, the women sensual. Six years in production, the documentary filmed the paintings to the finest details. The accompanying texts convey the frank doubts and smoldering anger of workers from “the depths.” Members of Sakubei’s family, former miners, and others who were influenced by his work are interviewed. Among their stories, particularly moving are those of a 103-year old former female miner who survived in the midst of poverty and discrimination. Through the legacy Sakubei left behind, we mine the history and society of Japan to the present day.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005, Office Kumagai, Yukio Yamakawa, fl. 2018
Author / Creator
Hiroko Kumagai, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
ZAKKA Films
Speaker / Narrator
Yukio Yamakawa, fl. 2018
Topic / Theme
Coal miners, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 ZAKKA Films
Country of Origin
Japan
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La Valse (The Waltz)
directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 14 mins
The whirl of the dance is like a reincarnation. From time to time, the dancer sits down to drink tea. But when the music starts, the waltz recalls.
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directed by Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994 (Japan: Privately Published), 14 mins
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The whirl of the dance is like a reincarnation. From time to time, the dancer sits down to drink tea. But when the music starts, the waltz recalls.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Koehi Ando, fl. 1969-1994
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Dance and dancing
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1976 Used by permission of Kohei Ando.
Country of Origin
Japan
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