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OurTube #23 | Centre A | June 30, 2010
By Joy Inae Kim
It's a night of Art, Film, and Japanese History that you don't want to miss! This WEDNESDAY, June 30, Center A will be presenting their 23rd OurTube with two provocative Japanese films: YAMA-ATTACK TO ATTACK and Shinjyuku Street TV for their very first Canadian screenings! (And yes, there are English Subtitles).
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
7:00-10:00pm | Centre A |
2 West Hastings, Vancouver, B.C.
Admission: Free
Yes. It's FREE. Lucky you! Here's what you should expect:
Jun Oenoki, a media artist and the Artist in residency in Centre A will provide an introduction and a talk. Although Oenoki's base is in Tokyo, he was born in Saga, Japan and is currently residing in Vancouver, BC. He is a graduate from the Department of Human Relations, Wako University (Tokyo) and an Associate Professor at Tokyo Keizai University. Recently, Oenoki has also organized a Skype & Streaming event with Yokohama at the occasion of World Tea Party in March 2010 at Centre A. Also, as a member of free radio station Radio Home Run, FIU (Free International University), and Art Against the Occupation, Oenoki's talk promises to be engaging.
So what are these films all about?
YAMA-ATTACK TO ATTACK (Japan/ 1985/ 110 min)
This extremely powerful film documents the lives and struggles of Japan's day-workers' in the ghetto (Sanya). This film was directed by Mitsuo Sato who was assasinated by right wing Mafia soon after he had started filming in December 1984. The film was turned over to Kyoichi Yamaoka after Sato's death, and completed a year later; however, Yamaoka was also shot to death in 1985.
Shinjyuku Street TV (Japan/ 1995/ 20 min)
This documentary captures a local TV program run from 1994 to 1998 at the Homeless Village located at the underground of Nishi-Shinjyuku station in Tokyo. All actors and actresses were village residents and volunteers. By using a parody drama style, the program provided important information for their survival. These films not only reveal the hidden underground life of day-workers and the homeless in Tokyo, but also the dynamic power of film media reflecting the very reality of society.
As a play on YouTube, OurTube is Centre A's monthly screening and talk at their lounge space on the last Wednesday night of every month after gallery hours. So if you can't make it this time- in which we really hope that isn't the case - keep your eyes open for the next event! Don't say we didn't tell you! See you there!
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Daisuke Endo who is the director of "Shinjyuku Street TV" comes to Vancouver from Tokyo.
He is also the free video journalist. He will tell about the alternative media scene of Tokyo.
Please join OurTube!
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