Naoshi Sato, 77, lives in Rikuzen Takata City, Iwate Prefecture. His neighbors call him “boss.” His entire community was affected by a once-in-a-millennium tsunami on March 11, 2011 that destroyed his home. His son, a member of the volunteer fire corps, was also swept away. But he refuses to leave his ruined house despite repeated calls from the town administration to evacuate. Rebuild my home! This is his dream.
He is a lumber man. Wood resources are there. He rents rice paddies from his friends for food. There are vast open fields that the tsunami left behind.
“Run, when the tsunami rushes.”
“Rebuild, when it sweeps the home away.”
“Legacy, that’s what we’ve lived through here.”
Naoshi heads to the woods with his power-saw to get lumber for his new house.
KAORU IKEYABorn in Tokyo in 1958. Having directed documentaries for television, he released first theatrical feature film Daughter from Yan'an (2002), which received international awards, Best Documentary from Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Silver Hugo from Chicago International Film Festival, Vaclav Havel Special Award from One World International Human Rights and others. His second film The Ants (2006) marked the long running hit in theaters in Japan and won Humanitarian Ward from Hong Kong
Director: Kaoru Ikeya | Producer: Yoko Kwon | Cinematography: Masaharu Fukui
Sound Design: Takehiko Watanabe | Editor: Koichi Tayama | Photo: Hiroko Masuike
2012 | Japan | Color | Digital | 118 min. | Vista
English version
Subtitles: John Junkerman, Ryuta Akamatsu, Soko Yamamoto
Produced & Distributed by Ren Universe, Inc.
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