Nobody Takes Responsibility
無知の知
Ishida Tomoya
Japan/107min./2014
A great earthquake happened on March 11, 2011 and a 'man-made' nuclear disaster following it left eternal sorrow in Japan. The government made official declaration that the situation was fully controlled, but in fact more than 100,000 citizens have still lived in evacuation. Radioactive substances have been continually scattered in the atmosphere. Even after the Chernobyl disaster, the majority of Japanese blindly persisted in the highly-advanced civilization fueled by nuclear power and never doubted about its safety. Director Ishida was one of them. But finally he started his quest for the truth of nuclear. He was lost for words at the disaster-stricken area in Fukushima; victims refused to be interviewed; he got very poor reactions from cabinet members. Through asking questions to ordinarily citizens and experts, he also throws a question to the audience - who should take a responsibility for this devastating nuclear power accident?
Title in English | Nobody Takes Responsibility |
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Title in Original Language | 無知の知 |
Director(s) | Ishida Tomoya |
Director's Bio/Filmography | Born in Shizuoka, 1967. He graduated from ESRA France and worked as director for a TV production company in Japan. He then became independent and has been involved in making numbers of NHK documentaries, overseas films, and a France-Japan joint filmmaking project for "Demon Lover", directed by Olivier Assayas. He made his debut as a film director with "Mikio Naruse / Memory of Scene" in 2005, which received high acclaim in and out of Japan. |
Year of Completion | 2014 |
Nationality of the Film | Japan |
Running Time | 107 min. |
Aspect Ratio | Video: 16:9 |
Color | Color |
Screening Format | DVD |
Shooting Locations | |
Shooting Dates/Periods | November 20, 2011 - September 30, 2012 |
Names of Characters | Kan Naoto, Edano Yukio, Fukuyama Tetsuro, Hosokawa Morihiro, Yosano Kaoru |
Language of Commentary and Dialogue | Japanese, |
Subtitles | none, |
Date of First Public Screening | 2014/11/1 |
Place of First Public Screening (Country) | Japan |
Date of First Public Screening in Japan | 2014/11/1 |
Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events | Pole Pole Higashinakano (theater, Tokyo) etc. |
Staff Credits |
Script: Otsuka Kaori, Ishida Tomoya Photography: Matsuzaki Takahisa Editing: Ishida Tomoya Sound: Komatsu Kazuyuki Others:Sound Design: Serikawa Ken |
Producer | Otsuka Kaori, Iconic KK |
Distributor / Distribution Company | Otsuka Kaori, Iconic KK |
Official Website for the Film | |
Other Online Access to the film | https://www.facebook.com/muchinochi.movie/ |
Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events | None |