18th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival2026.9.10—16
주 메뉴
Voices from the Waves: Shinchimachi
SYNOPSIS
A companion piece to Voices from the Waves: Kesennuma, this film forms the second chapter of Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke's Tohoku trilogy. Inspired by the region's folk storytelling tradition, it records conversations between people closely connected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. One year after the disaster in Shinchimachi, Fukushima, survivors struggle with guilt over outliving lost homes and loved ones. The filmmakers seek to preserve their voices for generations a century from now.
DIRECTOR
HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
Born in Kanagawa, Japan, in 1978, Hamaguchi Ryusuke made his graduation film, Passion (2008) at Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2021, Drive My Car won the Best Screenplay Award and three independent prizes, including the FIPRESCI Prize, at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year, it received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
SAKAI Ko
Born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in 1979, Sakai Ko began making films while studying at Tokyo University of Agriculture. His thesis film was Creep (2007), followed by works including Home Sweet Home (2006). After making the Tohoku Trilogy with Hamaguchi Ryusuke, he has continued to document folktales passed down in Miyagi Prefecture, while also participating in local video archiving projects.
