Still, We Sow the Seeds of Hope
それでも希望のタネをまく 福島農家2年目の試練
Fukaya Shigemi
Japan/52min./2012
Towa district of Nihonmatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture is fifty kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The damage from the earthquake to this district was relatively small, however; the effects of the nuclear fallout couldn't get away since the nuclear accident had occurred.
Relatively high levels of air radiation dose was spotted in a farmland of rural areas, although the place is not included in the Evacuation Zone. Sugeno Seiji has been protecting the ancestral farmland and working in organic agriculture in the place where terraced rice field spreads out in low uplands. Reality of the farmland, that it's well maintained but the soil was contaminated with radioactive substance. However, Sugeno never gave up farming.
Two years into 2012 from the nuclear accident. We followed Sugeno's rice farming during that year.
Relatively high levels of air radiation dose was spotted in a farmland of rural areas, although the place is not included in the Evacuation Zone. Sugeno Seiji has been protecting the ancestral farmland and working in organic agriculture in the place where terraced rice field spreads out in low uplands. Reality of the farmland, that it's well maintained but the soil was contaminated with radioactive substance. However, Sugeno never gave up farming.
Two years into 2012 from the nuclear accident. We followed Sugeno's rice farming during that year.
Title in English | Still, We Sow the Seeds of Hope |
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Title in Original Language | それでも希望のタネをまく 福島農家2年目の試練 |
Director(s) | Fukaya Shigemi |
Director's Bio/Filmography | Fukaya joined the TV-U Fukushima, Inc. in 1989. She directed several TV reportages. "Still, We Sow the Seeds of Hope" won the Best Award at 28th Agricultural Journalist Award, and Award of Excellence in Hokkaido and Tohoku Block at JBA Awards. |
Year of Completion | 2012 |
Nationality of the Film | Japan |
Running Time | 52 min. |
Aspect Ratio | Video: 16:9 |
Color | Color |
Screening Format | DVD |
Shooting Locations | Nihonmatsu City (Fukushima) |
Shooting Dates/Periods | January 2012 - November 2012 |
Names of Characters | Sugeno Seiji |
Language of Commentary and Dialogue | Japanese, |
Subtitles | English, |
Date of First Public Screening | 2012/12/2 |
Place of First Public Screening (Country) | Japan |
Date of First Public Screening in Japan | |
Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events | |
Staff Credits |
Script: Fukaya Shigemi Photography: Watanabe Masatoshi, Fukaya Shigemi Editing: Fukaya Shigemi, Watanabe Masatoshi Sound: Watanabe Masatoshi Music: Sato Keita Narration: Kodama Rie |
Producer | TV-U Fukushima, Inc. |
Distributor / Distribution Company | |
Official Website for the Film | |
Other Online Access to the film | |
Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events | None |