One of the most unjustly overlooked of all documentary filmmakers, Noriaki Tsuchimoto (1928–2008) made films that are revelatory in their patient pursuit of humanity. Tsuchimoto is best known for his series of films set in the town of Minamata, which earned him a quiet reputation as the preeminent chronicler of life in the wake of industrial disaster, but his oeuvre also took him throughout Japan and to Siberia and Afghanistan in a career spanning the 1960s through 1980s. As part of this first ever major U.S. retrospective of Tsuchimoto, the Museum will be presenting twelve films, including many in imported archival prints and six with newly translated English subtitles. Organized by guest curator Max Carpenter. This event is co-organized by The Japan Foundation and supported through the JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture.
Use code Tsuchimoto10 online or in person for a 10% discount on tickets for any of the screenings.
Films in the series: Discovering Japan: Tokyo Metropolis (1962), On the Road: A Document (1964), Exchange Student Chua Swee-Lin (1965), The World of the Siberians (1968), Prehistory of the Partisans (1969), Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971), Minamata Revolt: A People's Quest for Life (1973), The Shiranui Sea (1975), My Town, My Youth (1978), The Minamata Mural (1981), Umitori: Robbing the Sea at Shimokita Peninsula (1984), and Afghan Spring (Dirs. Hiroko Kumagai, Abdul Latif, Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1989).
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