In his 2015 graduation speech to the graduates from New York University Tisch School of the Arts actor Robert de Niro started by saying “you made it”, but then followed by “you f*cked”. While graduates from other schools may already have jobs waiting for them or a couple of job interviews, the perspective for students of the arts has always been quite dire within an industry where only few actually make it. This is especially true in times of crisis. For example, the global pandemic and the lockdown which destroyed many people's lives as their source of income was suddenly gone, but at the same time the bills still kept piling up and demanded to be paid. Having graduated from film school, Taku Aoyagi found himself in a similar situation and with his student loan waiting to be paid and his grandmother's medical bills arriving via mail, he searched for a way to make money,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Japan Society is pleased to present a slate of online film offerings on view through its virtual cinema this October and November. Titles include three new releases by documentary filmmakers from the U.S. and Japan—Linda Hoaglund’s “Edo Avant Garde”, Tokachi Tsuchiya’s “An Ant Strikes Back”, and Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s “Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams”—and two partial retrospective film series—”Tomoyasu Murata: Stop Motion Master” and “Three by Ryusuke Hamaguchi”. Full details can be found below and at film.japansociety.org; additional programs will be announced as they are confirmed.
“An Ant Strikes Back“
*Starts October 23
Dir. Tokachi Tsuchiya, 2019, 98 min. After years of toiling for a large moving company under dehumanizing and illegal labor conditions—including enforced unpaid overtime, unregulated salary reductions, and restricted socializing with other employees—Yu Nishimura was on the brink of literally working himself to death, a phenomenon in Japan...
“An Ant Strikes Back“
*Starts October 23
Dir. Tokachi Tsuchiya, 2019, 98 min. After years of toiling for a large moving company under dehumanizing and illegal labor conditions—including enforced unpaid overtime, unregulated salary reductions, and restricted socializing with other employees—Yu Nishimura was on the brink of literally working himself to death, a phenomenon in Japan...
- 11/1/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
As the global market becomes increasingly competitive, driven by quotas and deadlines along with the necessity to save costs, we should be careful not to lose sight of the human factors this side-effect of globalization affects. Apart from news about sweatshops and the unbearable working conditions in these places, the exploitation of workers and erosion of worker’s rights sometimes happens right in front of us without us noticing, or because we simply chose to ignore it. Overwork and crunch time have become the foundation of burn-outs and depression, sometimes even suicide, while the company denies any connection to its policies and rather moves on, hiring someone new. When a friend of director Tokachi Tsuchiya killed himself because of depression caused by overwork, he blamed himself since he was not there when his friend needed him most. Eventually, Tsuchiya decided enough was enough and with his documentary “An Ant Strikes...
- 6/9/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
A moment here to say a very public well done to Shinsedai Festival organizers Chris MaGee and Jasper Sharp. The complete festival lineup and schedule have been announced today and it's a stellar, diverse lineup of titles. Here's the announcement of the second block of titles:
The anticipation has been building for the past few weeks, but now we are very proud to announce the full line-up and screening schedule for the 2nd annual Shinsedai Cinema Festival taking place at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. Joining the already announced screenings of Kenji Mizoguchi's silent classic "The Water Magician" (with live musical accompaniment by Toronto's Vowls), the Canadian Premiere of Gen Takahashi's police epic "Confessions of a Dog" and the Toronto Premiere of the ward-winning concert documentary "Live Tape" are:
Kakera: A Piece Of Our Life (Toronto Premiere/ Opening Night Film): Haru (Hikari Mitsushima) is a...
The anticipation has been building for the past few weeks, but now we are very proud to announce the full line-up and screening schedule for the 2nd annual Shinsedai Cinema Festival taking place at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. Joining the already announced screenings of Kenji Mizoguchi's silent classic "The Water Magician" (with live musical accompaniment by Toronto's Vowls), the Canadian Premiere of Gen Takahashi's police epic "Confessions of a Dog" and the Toronto Premiere of the ward-winning concert documentary "Live Tape" are:
Kakera: A Piece Of Our Life (Toronto Premiere/ Opening Night Film): Haru (Hikari Mitsushima) is a...
- 6/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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