"Noriaki Tsuchimoto: The Life of a Documentary Filmmaker" Exhibition
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At National Film Center
Media: Other, Film, Art Talk
On June 24th 2008, leading documentary film maker Noriaki Tsuchimoto passed away. Born in Gifu prefecture in 1928, he joined Iwanami Film Studios in 1956 where he learnt filmmaking and met other documentary film makers such as Kazuo Kuroki and Shinsuke Ogawa, while exploring the relationship between film and the world. He emerged as a young director with the dynamic visuals of "An Engineer's Assistant (1963)," but it was his encounter with the Minamata disease that defined his career as a filmmaker. His Minamata series, which began with the filming of "Minamata: The Patients and Their World (1971)," shocked audiences internationally through the manner in which Tsuchimoto sought to reveal the deepest layers of the problem by obstinately staying on the side of his subjects. After the 80s, he expanded his repertoire and devoted energy to his writing, consolidating his reputation as one of Japan's leading documentary filmmakers. His films, produced in line with the motto "film is a work of living beings," are characterized not just by their critical spirit towards society at large, but also for the compassion that he bestows upon all living things.
On the occasion of the first anniversary since his death, the Film Center will exhibit photographs and mementos owned by his family and others, offering viewers the chance to look back at the work of this giant in the world of documentary film. Visitors are also invited to watch a documentary on his life which will be screened in the small auditorium.
Related events (lectures):
Date: July 11th (Sat)
Guest: Motoko Tsuchimoto (Noriaki Tsuchimoto's wife), Kenji Ishizaka (film scholar)
Date: August 1st (Sat)
Guest: Hideyuki Nakamura (Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Rikkyo University)
Date: August 22nd (Sat)
Guest: Ryutaro Takagi (Film producer, former President of Seirinsha)
Schedule
From 2009-06-30 To 2009-08-30
