Masaki HARAMURA
Going Against The Grain In Fukushima
天に栄える村
Nippon Visions ½
In 2009, Masaki HARAMURA began working on this project about a group of farmers growing organic rice in Tenei village (Fukushima Prefecture). The initial success of their products was overwhelming, but then the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant changed everything. Far from naive sentimentalism, HARAMURA presents a highly relevant portrait of strong-willed characters.
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Going Against The Grain In Fukushima (NC 2015)
天に栄える村
Ten ni sakaeru mura
Japan 2013
106 minutes
Director
Masaki HARAMURA
Cinematography
Masayoshi NAKAI, Masaki KONNO, Kiyoshi FUJIE, Mitsuo KIMURA
Music
Yukiko TOKUNAGA
Production
Sakura Motion Picture
World sales
Sakura Motion Picture
About Masaki HARAMURA
Masaki HARAMURA was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1957. After studying at Sophia University in Tokyo, he started working as an assistant director for documentary productions. In his own documentary projects, often produced for TV, he focuses on environmental topics. His film INOCHI TAGAYASU HITOBITO (2006) won the award for best documentary at the Bunkacho Film Awards. He also received the Earth Vision Award for CHILDREN OF THE WOODS (2008).