After our last interview with Kazuo Hara at Japan Cuts 2018, we’re back with the Japanese documentary filmmaking legend at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr). Kazuo Hara actively questions the institutions upon which Japanese society is built upon; his newest 248-minute long film, “Reiwa Uprising” is just as gripping as it is long. The film revolves around the mayoral campaign of trans activist Ayumi Yasutomi and her eclectic band hoping to shake up the local politique. With its first premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival and now a screening Iffr’s Tyger Burns program, the film will screen in the Museum of Modern Art in New York next.
We sat down with him (for a considerably shorter talk) at Iffr before his international premiere. Kazuo Hara opened up about his experience working on the film, on Japanese politics — but more importantly, on the enduring search for truth.
This interview was...
We sat down with him (for a considerably shorter talk) at Iffr before his international premiere. Kazuo Hara opened up about his experience working on the film, on Japanese politics — but more importantly, on the enduring search for truth.
This interview was...
- 2/24/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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