A MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE Fukushima and Rokkasho
福島 六ヶ所 未来への伝言
Shimada Kei
Japan/105min./2013
The Tanabe family, who lived in Okuma Town located five kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, has given birth to their second baby in Tokyo; a place of refuge. The baby was named "Fuku-chan" (meaning "lucky"), praying for their hometown's good fortune. The Nakamura family, who has inherited agriculture land for fourteen generations in Koriyama City; is an organic farmer that produces rice, are currently struggling due to the effects of radioactivity. Kawahara Manami, who lives in Tokyo; is worried about her hometown Rokkasho Village; which built a nuclear fuel facility. The Takiguchi family, whose job is fishing in Tomari area of Rokkasho Village; caught a Pacific cod fish in the offshore of the Pacific Ocean in Aomori Prefecture; however, threw it away immediately due to the high levels of radioactive caesium which was found.
Fukushima is where the nuclear accident had occurred. Rokkasho is where the nuclear fuel facility has been developing. Through the living and suffering of People, who lives in the area with nuclear facilities; responsibilities for continuing to increase the amount of radioactive called "negative legacy" are being questioned.
Fukushima is where the nuclear accident had occurred. Rokkasho is where the nuclear fuel facility has been developing. Through the living and suffering of People, who lives in the area with nuclear facilities; responsibilities for continuing to increase the amount of radioactive called "negative legacy" are being questioned.
Title in English | A MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE Fukushima and Rokkasho |
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Title in Original Language | 福島 六ヶ所 未来への伝言 |
Director(s) | Shimada Kei |
Director's Bio/Filmography | Born in Tokyo in 1959. Shimada has become a freelance photographer, after working at a photography magazine company and photographic studios. After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, she visited Rokkasho Village of Aomori Prefecture for the first time, and was surprised about a local nuclear fuel problem that she started gathering information regarding the issue. She stayed in Rokkasho from 1990 to 2002, and has started filming to convey the nuclear fuel problem since 2011. |
Year of Completion | 2013 |
Nationality of the Film | Japan |
Running Time | 105 min. |
Aspect Ratio | Video: 16:9 |
Color | Color |
Screening Format | BDDVD |
Shooting Locations | Fukushima and Aomori Prefecture |
Shooting Dates/Periods | February 15, 2011 - October 10, 2012 |
Names of Characters | Tanabe Yukie, Nakamura Kazuo, Kawahara Manami, Takiguchi Eisaku |
Language of Commentary and Dialogue | Japanese, |
Subtitles | Japanese,English, |
Date of First Public Screening | 2013/2/9 |
Place of First Public Screening (Country) | Japan |
Date of First Public Screening in Japan | 2013/2/9 |
Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events | theatre screenings: Aomori, Fukushima, Tokyo Kanagawa, Aichi, Osaka and Hiroshima four-wall screenings: across Japan (over two hundred places) and NY |
Staff Credits |
Photography: Shimada Kei, Inomoto Masami, Inomoto Takuma, Umezawa Kei, Sawaguchi Kayo Editing: Noda Ryosuke, Shimada Kei Music: Kato Tokiko Others:Sound Mixing: Yoshinaga Ryuya |
Producer | Shimada Kei |
Distributor / Distribution Company | |
Official Website for the Film | http://www.rokkashomirai.com |
Other Online Access to the film | |
Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events | None |