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)