THE HOPE TREE / Otsuchi Art Collaborative Project By Japan & Taiwan
希望の樹-大槌アート 日台共同プロジェクト
Aoike Yuta
Japan/43min./2012
Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture was swept away by the huge tsunami in an instant. Wishing to bring color back to the grey town, the people of Otsuchi-cho decided to collaborate with the Taiwanese artists group "Formosa Wall Painting Group" to create a wall painting work, coordinated by Kobe's Hisaichi Shimin Koryukai. "The Hope Tree / Otsuchi Art Collaborative Project by Japan & Taiwan" captures their one-week project. Hisaichi Shimin Koryukai, members of which experienced the Great Hanshin Earthquake, assisted in the recovery from the big earthquake in Taiwan in 1999 and have kept in touch with the victims, which led to this art relief project. The painting of a big tree and rainbow lit up the devastated town. Art students from a local high school worked hard to overcome the language barrier in order to communicate with the Taiwanese artists.
(Translation by Osaka Asian Film Festival 2013)
(Translation by Osaka Asian Film Festival 2013)
Title in English | THE HOPE TREE / Otsuchi Art Collaborative Project By Japan & Taiwan |
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Title in Original Language | 希望の樹-大槌アート 日台共同プロジェクト |
Director(s) | Aoike Yuta |
Director's Bio/Filmography | Born in 1969. In 1995, Aoike Yuta joined the production crew for a 12-part series of "Noda hokubu: Takatori no hitobito" (Dir: Aoike Kenji), which is a documentary series following the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Nagata, Kobe, and their days of recovery. He then worked as assistant director and scriptwriter. "The Hope Tree / Otsuchi Art Collaborative Project by Japan & Taiwan" is his first film. |
Year of Completion | 2012 |
Nationality of the Film | Japan |
Running Time | 43 min. |
Aspect Ratio | Video: 16:9 |
Color | Color |
Screening Format | DVD |
Shooting Locations | Otsuchi, Iwate |
Shooting Dates/Periods | August 3 - 13, 2012 |
Names of Characters | Chia-Chan Liao and Formosa Wall Painting Group, Art club of Iwate Prefectural Otsuchi High School |
Language of Commentary and Dialogue | Japanese, |
Subtitles | Japanese, |
Date of First Public Screening | 2013/3/11 |
Place of First Public Screening (Country) | JAPAN |
Date of First Public Screening in Japan | 2013/3/11 |
Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events | Osaka Asian Film Festival 2013 - Special Program: Memorial 3.11 - Two Years from Great East Japan Earthquake |
Staff Credits |
Photography: Yamada Takenori Editing: Muramoto Masaru Music: Hara Koichiro Narration: Chao Yi-Hua Others:Sound Mixing: Takizawa Osamu |
Producer | Hisaichi Shimin Koryukai |
Distributor / Distribution Company | Tarumi Eiji |
Official Website for the Film | |
Other Online Access to the film | |
Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events | None |