Rokkasho Rhapsody
2006 Japanese film
- March 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)
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Rokkasho Rhapsody (六ヶ所村ラプソディー, Rokkashomura rapusodī, also sometimes called in English Rokkashomura Rhapsody) is a Japanese documentary directed by Hitomi Kamanaka and released in 2006.[1][2] It is the second in Kamanaka's trilogy of films on the problems of nuclear power and radiation, preceded by Hibakusha at the End of the World (also known as Radiation: A Slow Death) and followed by Ashes to Honey.
Content
The documentary reports on the issues surrounding the construction of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori Prefecture, especially focusing on the lives of the nearby residents who, while nervous about the dangers of radiation, continue living near the plant. It also covers the protests against the plant.
Reception
In a poll of critics at Kinema Junpo, Rokkasho Rhapsody was selected as the fourth best documentary of 2006.[3]
See also
References
- ^ White, Philip. "Kamanaka Hitomi: making films that inspire people to take action". CNIC. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Tsuchimoto, Noriaki; Hitomi Kamanaka (23 December 2007). "Rokkasho, Minamata and Japan's Future: Capturing Humanity on Film". Japan Focus. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Bunka eiga besuto ten". Kinema Junpō. 5 February 2007.
Bibliography
- Kamanaka, Hitomi; Norma Field (2008). Rokkasho-mura rapusodī = Rokkashomura rhapsody: dokyumentarī genzai shinkōkei. Tokyo: Kage Shobō. ISBN 9784877143893.
External links
- Official site (in English)
- Japanese Film Database
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movement
- Ashes to Honey
- Japanese Communist Party
- Genpatsu-shinsai
- Greens Japan
- Mizuho Fukushima
- Katsumi Furitsu
- Nobuto Hosaka
- Tetsunari Iida
- Kiyoshiro Imawano
- Project Sunshine for Japan
- Reiwa Shinsengumi
- Sanshiro Kume
- Kenzaburō Ōe
- Rokkasho Rhapsody
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Sayonara Nuclear Power Plants
- Social Democratic Party
- Jinzaburo Takagi
Category
Commons
