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Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan
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Характерный для Кадзухиро Сода, фильм-наблюдение №7. Сценарий, монтаж, операторская работа, - всё выполнено самим автором. Проживающий в Америке, Сода с женой приезжают в город Усимадо, который так нравился Сёхэйю Имамура, что он снял там два своих фильма ("Доктор Акаги" и "Черный дождь"). В начале ХХI века город приходит в запустение, лов рыбы почти не ведется, люди уезжают из города, забирают с кладбища останки своих предков, дома пустеют. Главными жителями городка становятся старики.
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In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster shucking has been a job for local men and women, but for a few years now, some of the factories have had to use foreigners in order to keep functioning. Hirano oyster factory has never employed any outsiders but finally decides to bring in two workers from China. Will all the employees get along?
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In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money, no machine, no nothing. Does he even stand a chance? On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced one of the most calamitous nuclear disasters in history. But in two national elections following the accident, the pro-nuclear Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) achieved landslide victories, gaining control of the two parliaments. Why? 'Campaign 2' by Kazuhiro Soda observes a small local election right after the disaster and gives insight into this difficult question, presenting a microcosm of Japan's political-psychological landscape.
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Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4) examines the dynamic relationship between theatre and the society through depicting Hirata's activities. In order for his art and his not-so-commercial company to survive this highly capitalistic modern society, what kind of strategy does Hirata have and practice?
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Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit fundamental but timely questions: What is theatre? Why do human beings act?
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Супруги Касиваги работают в центре социальной поддержки «Киттяко». Они уже немолоды, но бережно ухаживают за стариками, больными, инвалидами. А дома их ждёт стая кошек.
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Фильм-наблюдение показывает жизнь маленького учреждения амбулаторной помощи душевнобольным в префектуре Окаяма. Представлена как работа врача, так и усилия социальных работников, осуществляющих помощь на дому, а также групповая работа с пациентами и поддержка в их трудоустройстве и проведении досуга. В центре внимания автора, с одной стороны, страх общества перед душевнобольными, а с другой стороны, их страдания, связанные с изоляцией и чувством собственной неполноценности, а также самоотверженность людей, которые посвятили свою жизнь помощи психически больным. Важное место в фильме занимает понимание благодарности и ценности жизни.
Late at night, a Japanese businessman enters a pizza shop and observes strange but typical New Yorkers, eating their pizza in their own queer ways. The businessman makes fun of them, believing he is the only one that is normal person there. However, it soon becomes apparent that he is no less strange than them.