{"id":35799,"date":"2015-12-15T15:52:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T06:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=35799"},"modified":"2015-12-16T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T05:23:20","slug":"expressing-love-for-his-hometown-through-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/35799","title":{"rendered":"Expressing love for my hometown through film"},"content":{"rendered":"

Second place at TOHO Cinemas Student Film Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Second year School of Law
\n<\/strong><\/b>Hiroki Kadowaki<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"University students organized the ninth TOHO Cinemas Student Film Festival in April. Second year student Hiroki Kadowaki\u2019s film Mirai ni tsunagu<\/i> TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku<\/i> (TOHO Cinemas \u2013 Connecting to the Future) won second place among 166 entries in the festival\u2019s commercial division competition.<\/p>\n

Kadowaki\u2019s film, at just over one minute long, follows the \u201cmama\u201d of an established restaurant located in Shinjuku\u2019s famous Golden Gai district. Kadowaki\u2019s film shows old photographs of Golden Gai while the \u201cmama\u201d reflects on the district\u2019s past. Born and raised in Takadanobaba, Kadowaki was able to make his remarkable film thanks to his family\u2019s relationship with the mama. \u201cI hope I was able to portray and express my love and hope for my home town,\u201d says Kadowaki.<\/p>\n

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Kadowaki became interested in film after surprising his homeroom teacher with a video message in high school. His \u201cmama\u201d film is his first award-winning work made from start to finish. A member of his club, Waseda Hoso Kenkyu-kai (\u201cBroadcast Research Society\u201d), narrated the film. Kadowaki says he won the award thanks to all the people who worked with him, particularly the \u201cmama.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter forgetting microphones and being denied by the Shinjuku Historical Museum to use their photos, I realized how na\u00efve I was in terms of preparation and technical matters. On the other hand, I discovered how much fun it is to express one\u2019s self through film. I want to continue refining my skills and create another film.<\/p>\n

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\nOriginally from Tokyo, Hiroki Kadowaki graduated from Waseda University Senior High School. He is a member of the movie group in the production division of the Waseda Hoso Kenkyu-kai student club. Kadowaki made his award-winning piece in just under a week. Kadowaki says he quickly came up with the idea of interviewing the “mama” who had been a friend of his journalist father for 30 years. The “mama” is the owner of Pony, a restaurant in Shinjuku Golden Gai. Kadowaki’s biggest challenge was gaining permission from the \u00a0Shinjuku Historical Museum to use their black and white photographs. Kadowaki negotiated with the museum countless times before obtaining permission. Kadowaki\u2019s film is available on youtube at the following link: \u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/KBxPpgk2Jks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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