Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Ieji

The latest film starring Kenichi Matsuyama (松山ケンイチ) tells a story lies close to my heart. Directed by documentary film maker Nao Kubota (久保田直), Ieji (家路), which translates to The Homeward Road, tells the story of a family from a farming community that was evacuated due to it's proximity to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Jiro, played by Kenichi with a Fukushima accent, sets out to cultivate and rebuild the contaminated land.
Ieji is currently in limited release in Japan, and was shown at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20146954#tab=video25
Film Website: http://www.bitters.co.jp/ieji/

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