5 years have passed since the great earthquake in northern Japan, but even now there are ongoing projects supporting those in the disaster areas.
The Tohoku Live House Project is one of these projects.
In the towns of Miyako and Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture and Ishimaki in Miyagi Prefecture, just about everything was washed away by the giant tsunami.
Where there was once a train station now lies tracks buried in earth.
In a place where there used to be nothing, volunteers have built a Live House to bring people together through music.
This documentary movie is about their story.
As our memories of the disaster fade, there are still many people living in temporary housing and the Live House is trying to support them.
As well as fund-raising activities and financial support, big artists are holding charity events to raise the spirits of those living the affected areas.
ICC will be showing this movie with English subtitles, so that more people can learn about the situation in the disaster areas, including foreign students.
As well as the movie, there will also be a talk by the director and local staff who will speak about the project’s current and future activities in more detail.
After the talk, there will be live performances from artists including:
TOSHI-LOW from the rock band BRAHMAN, Kazuyuki Kuhara from The Birthday and rock singer Yoko Utsumi. Don’t miss this amazing event!
Date & Time
July 11 (Mon) 2016, 4:30-8:00pm
Place
Ono Auditorium (B2 Fl., Bldg. 27), Waseda Campus
Eligibility
Waseda students, faculty & staff, general public
Capacity
200 people *Priority given to first 100 Waseda Students (first come, first served)
Fee
Free!
Language
Japanese (Film is in Japanese with English subtitles)
Program
3:45pm Priority Entry for Waseda Students (100)
4:00pm Entry for general public
4:30-6:03pm Part 1: Film Screening (93mins)
6:15-8:00pm Part 2: Director/Staff/Artist Talk, Q&A and live performance
*Partial Participation OK.
Guest Speakers
Masao Kimura (Pandarila)
Director. Filmmaker specializing in musical films,
Production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oJXHAj4gK0
Akihito Nishikata (Tohoku Live House Project, Operation Department Manager)
Representative of Sound Team SPC peak performance
Akihiko Ota (Live House: Club Counter Action Miyako)
TOSHI-LOW (from BRAHMAN)
Kazuyuki Kuhara (from The Birthday)
Yoko Utsumi (Yoko Utsumi & YOKOLOCO BAND, Yoko Utsumi GROUP, UFOS)
Film Official Site
English Translation
The Waseda Guardian (Waseda University Official Circle)
Inquiries
Tel: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: [email protected]
