A documentary film by Yuka Kanno
「きょうを守る」(Kyo
o
mamoru)
(Protecting
Today)
- Voices from Rikuzen-Takata -
After the Tsunami on March 11, 2011
7
pm
on
Friday, April
13,
2012
WTHR(Whetherill) Building, Room 200
Purdue University
Free admission, Open
to
public
"Kyo-o mamoru” (2011) depicts the lives of people who were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. In order to record their lives after the earthquake, Ms. Kanno interviewed people in her hometown, including her mother, her childhood classmates, and their parents. This documentary film turned out to be unique and effective as she was able to bring out insights that only a person who shared the same experience could do. The film was first presented at Yamanashi Film Festival in 2011, and it has been shown throughout Japan. This is the world premiere of the film outside Japan.
Ms. Yuka Kanno is from Rikuzen-takata in Iwate. She is currently a junior at Yamanashi Prefectural University. Her home was destroyed by the tsunami. She also lost three friends who had been her classmates in junior high school.
The subtitle
project
The
English
subtitles
for
this
film
were
created
by
over
sixty
students
in
Japanese
language
classes
at
twelve different
schools
in
the
United
States.
The
project
leader
is
Professor
Kazumi
Hatasa at the Purdue University. Professor
Atsushi
Fukada
provided
technical
assistance.
Please visit project website for more information
After the screening, Ms.
Yuka
Kanno
will
join
in
a
question
and answer
session
via
Skype
from
Japan. Five
Purdue
students
will
also
give
a
presentation
on
their
recent
trip
to
the
areas
affected
by
the
earthquake
and
tsunami.
If you
have
a
question
or
need
further
information,
please
contact
Professor
Kazumi
Hatasa
at
khatasa@purdue.edu.