What's your name?
Japan's film production is ranked No.3 worldwide
behind only the United States and India
ts film industry is also ranked No.3, behind the U.S. and China
Japan has been known as the 3rd largest film producing nation in the world
Japan's film industry began in 1986
since then it has begun making domestic films
Its film industry has a very long history
Since the 1950s
Japan has won the Academy Award
and Cannes Film Festival awards multiple times
The more recent 2009 film 「Departures」 won
the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
In anime, the widely popular 「Spirited Away」 won the
2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The first Asian actress to win the Academy Award was also Japanese
In 1958, actress Miyoshi Umeki won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 「Sayonara」
These awards prove to the world the solid strength of Japanese cinemas
Fall is the season of subtle sensibilities
It also marks the height of Asian film festivals
The 22nd Busan International Film Festival
saw the most number of Japanese film stars attending
It is indeed a fruitful year for Japanese films
NTDTV Happy New Year!
Immediately after the Busan festival, Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) was held for the 30th year.
Despite inclement weather
TIFF kicked off in a warm atmosphere
So let's check out the following keywords
and follow Hyesoo to see what superstars she got to meet
Suda Masaki , youth
One of the most sought after actor currently in Japan
an icon representing youth in their 20s-- Suda Masaki
Hyesoo's question to Suda
What does 「youth」 mean to you?
What does 「youth」 mean to you?
Youth?
To me, youth is someone in their teens or twenties, green and innocent
But lots of people in their 30s, 40s or 50s are known as being youthful
Generally, youthful people share the traits
of being very devoted to and passionate
about achieving their goals, and working tirelessly
and drenched in sweat without ever turning back
Hashimoto Kanna, TIFF ambassador
Known as 「the kind of beauty that comes once every 1000 years」
Hashimoto Kanna is dubbed by Japanese media as a 「millennium idol」
Fans actually flew to Tokyo so they could meet Hashimoto Kanna
Let's follow how Kanna enjoyed TIFF!
I hope all of you from other counties can enjoy beautiful films here at TIFF
Just like the movie "Your Name" by Shinkai Makoto
who also directed many animations
NTDTV, Happy New Year!
Kawase Naomi, Japan's Queen of Cannes
Kawase Naomi enjoys international recognition for her work 「Suzaku」
which won her the 「Best New Director」 award at the Cannes Film Festival
the youngest director to win this honor
She's appeared on red carpets all around the world
enjoying even more glamour than film stars
In her opinion, director Kawase, what is real beauty?
I think beauty comes in different kinds
For example, someone with inner strength will naturally exude beauty on his/her outer appearance
As a human being, when you lack resolve in your heart
your posture would lack uprightness
It's better to speak your mind frankly and directly
Kora Kengo, Tokyo Earthquake 2011, Concept actor
The terrifying 2011 Tokyo Earthquake and Tsunami shocked the world
Several years later
as part of its aftershocks
many are still affected by the resulting environmental pollution and severe damages
Especially the sufferings of people living in the affected regions
which words just cannot describe
the film 「Side Job」 is the story of the terrifying realities
of the disaster and the lingering pain of the survivors in Fukushima
This film was screened at the latest Busan Film Festival
Japanese actor Kora Kengo, known as a 「concept actor」
brings more attention to the film
especially since last year he went to Kumamoto, an affected region, as a volunteer
When Kumamoto was hit by earthquake
I thought, we are faced with the entire earth
Earthquakes come from the earth, from nature
In our history, we've lived through earthquakes continually without ways of preventing them
How do we handle unpredictable events?
I believe in being prepared. When disasters strike, we must try our best to survive each day
This applies to the earthquake in Kumamoto
As for Fukushima, however, it's not just natural disasters but also nuclear pollution caused by power plant meltdowns
This is a problem that would take decades if not longer to resolve
and it must never be forgotten
As long as we inhabit the earth
we must find ways to cope with nature. Future generations too must find ways to cope with nature
But Fukushima is a little bit different
Actually, it's a lot different
It involves nuclear power plants
What do we have to do about this?
Of all the information we've gotten, we have to know what to choose
To remember what happened, we must voice our concerns and take actions
Maybe I can say such things because I am not from Fukushima
People who actually live there might think we are ignorant of what's really going on there
that it's like this or like that, etc
But I think we are all part of the same earth
What happened in Fukushima is both natural and man-made
We have to be clear on that
. It's not just an earthquake
pardon me if I sound rude by saying that
but I think the problem is not just earthquake or tsunami
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