On Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Special Meeting of the Mega Quake Risk Management Project, the activities of CR will be introduced and “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” will be shown as well. After the showing, a talk show with the production staff and several of the co-directors is being planned, too.
This meeting is being held to promote the understanding of multiple disasters caused by mega earthquakes and to offer a place for discussion and to deepen ties with other disciplines. We hope that the screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” in many different channels, not just in theaters and private showings, will expose the movie to as many people as possible.
Although the meeting is one within the campus, please come and join us, as anyone is welcome to attend.
(Iida)

Date & Time: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, 10:00 to 18:00.
*The showing of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” will be held in the 2nd part (13:00 to 15:15).
Venue: Tsukuba University, Laboratory of Advanced Research B (B107, B110, B112, Gallery)
*“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” will be shown in the 2nd part at B110.
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The movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” will be showing at MOVIX Tsukuba in Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki-ken, from July 12 (Saturday) to July 18 (Friday). Since the showing this time will have English subtitles, students from abroad and people from overseas, who do not understand the language, will be able to follow, as well. Please take this opportunity to come and see the movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”.


Venue: MOVIX Tsukuba (Tsukuba Science City)
Date: July 12 (Saturday) to July 18 (Friday)
Time: 14:30~　/　19:00~　(2 shows a day)　
Price: Adult, 1000 yen.　Student and younger, 800 yen.
Advanced Tickets: 900 yen.　*Advanced tickets sold at the theater box-office window.
Official website of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” http://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~cr/iwakinote/

The documentary, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was released at Shibuya UPLINK on May 10. On the 10th and 11th, the students who were co-directors greeted the audience and spoke about the reporting and making of and how they feel about the theatrical release. At the second showing on the 11th, Mr. Katsuta Okada of SET (Reconstruction support group), Yu Hosada of Tsuna-Pro Kesen-numa and the co-directors of the movie held an open talk show under the theme of Altana-S’s project, “The youngsters’ way of giving support to the disaster-stricken areas”. Based on their activities and experience, the students who appeared before the nearly packed house discussed about how to involve young people in the support of the disaster-stricken areas and how to influence people who are indifferent. A number of other talk shows during the showing period are in the planning. Details will be posted when they have been set. (Iida)
“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” showing at UPLINK
Date: May 10 (Sat) – May 23 (Fri) 　　*Scheduled for 2 more weeks.
Time: 1st show from 11:00; 2nd show from 14:50
Venue: Shibuya UPLINK 2F
Tickets: 1000 yen for Non-Members, 800 yen for Members, 500 yen for Students.
“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” Official Website: http://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~cr/iwakinote/

The screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was held at MOVIX Tsukuba. 
 People not only from Tsukuba-city and the periphery, but people from the Kansai area, Iwaki natives, people who had evacuated and are now living in Tsukuba, and from many other areas also came. Thank you very much to everyone who came despite it being an evening showing. Before the screening, Governor Ichihara of Tsukuba-city took time out from his busy schedule to come and deliver a speech.
Many valuable remarks were made in the questionnaire at the screening: for example, “It was encouraging to see the so-called ‘victims’ with positive attitudes of the reality and of the future, but on the other hand, it was apparent that perhaps those that assume cheerfulness and a sunny outlook are the ones who are masking their sorrow and pain.” “I was reminded of the fact that even though 3 years have passed, some people are unable to return.” “Many words struck me.” “A deeper cut into the nuclear power plant accident, which was man-caused, would have been better.” “ A flat movie in both good and bad ways.” “I realized the importance of talking about it and putting it on record.”
Every time a screening is held, we are blessed with many words requesting for a sequel and with offers of independent community screenings. This showing was the last of the premier screening, however, we are currently working on showing it at theaters and getting organized so that more people will be able to see the movie. Please keep your eyes on our website as details of future showings will be posted. We hope that the movie would serve as an opportunity to remember the events relating to the earthquake and disaster stricken areas.
We would like to extend our thanks to the staff at MOVIX Tsukuba, Tsukuba City Hall, University staff and many others for their cooperation. Thank you very much. We humbly ask that you continue to give your support to the movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”. (Hashimoto)

On Sunday, March 2, the screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was held at Shibuya UPLINK.  The shows were both full.  About 140 people came to see the movie.

The audience at the Tokyo venue was different from that of other screenings and it was an opportunity for a more objective viewing by the general public.  At the talk show after the screening, there were a lot of comments from the viewers.  We were very grateful to hear words such as, “Hope for the young generation”, “The strong ties with the people of Iwaki could be felt”, “This is the sort of film I wanted to see”, and so on.  Many questions came from college students of the same generation as the staff, and we realized that people of different generations are interested in our work and how so many people are continuing to work for the disaster stricken area.

Hikari Fujishiro and Shinko Shimomura, who both appeared in the movie, were invited to take part in the talk show, and Kakuhisa Ono and Sayaka Yoshida, who came to the screening, also remarked on the movie.  We would like to express our gratitude for everyone’s encouraging comments, and would like to continue showing the movie in the hope that it would be of some help towards spreading the reality of Fukushima and Iwaki.
We would like to extend our thanks to the people who came to see the movie and to the UPLINK staff.  (Hashimoto)

On Feb. 21, the screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was held at Tsukuba University. This time, 260 people came to see the movie. A wide range of people including people who have evacuated and are now living in Tsukuba, people who are originally from Fukushima, people outside of Ibaraki prefecture, the elderly, students, instructors and many others. Thank you all very much for coming.

Once again, a talk show after the screening was carried out, and each student conveyed his/her thoughts about being involved in the making of the movie. The audience in response gave them warm applauses, which indicated that they were listening closely to the students’ words. One of the guests who appeared in the movie made a valuable comment; “My daughter saw this movie and said that she will do something that even a high school student can do.” The movie does not depict everything about Iwaki or the disaster stricken area, but it is a record of what every single student saw and felt in Iwaki at the time.

In the days ahead, the movie will be shown in various parts of the country, so if you have not seen it yet, please be sure to come to the next one. (N.B. Since the screening at Tokyo UPLINK has reached full capacity for both the 16:00 and 19:00 shows, reservations are now closed. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the door and cancelled tickets might be available.) (Hashimoto)