Hiroshi KANNO
Fukushima - A Town Of Love And Hope
あいときぼうのまち
Nippon Visions ½
“Nuclear energy: A brighter future awaits.” In the 1960s the government tries to convince the population of the Fukushima region of the advantages a new nuclear power plant would bring. This quiet yet compelling portrait of a family over four generations shows how nuclear power affects daily lives.
あいときぼうのまち
Ai to kibo no machi
Japan 2013
126 minutes
Production
Reeds Field
World sales
Reeds Field
Cast
Yoko NATSUKI, Hiroshi KATSUNO, Miku CHIBA, Kohei KURODA, Ryosuke OTANI
About Hiroshi KANNO
Hiroshi KANNO grew up in Fukushima prefecture. He started his career as a screenwriter with ROSETTA – THE MASKED ANGEL (1998) and now works as a producer. FUKUSHIMA is his first movie as a director and is dedicated to his father, who worked at the nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi and died of cancer.