Filmmaker Talk: Naotaro Endo, director of Tsukiji Wonderland
Naotaro Endo is a Japan-based filmmaker and director of Tsukiji Wonderland, a documentary featured in this year’s Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme. Following the film’s sell-out screening at the ICA in early February 2017, Endo will join us for a special talk to discuss his filmmaking style and the themes explored in Tsukiji Wonderland.
For those who were able to see the film at ICA and even those who have not, it will be a great opportunity to hear about documentary filmmaking in Japan as well as more about Tsukiji, the world’s largest fish market that is currently facing closure — the topic which inspired this remarkable film.
Endo began shooting at Tsukiji in spring 2014 when speculation of the market’s closure began. Shot over the course of an entire year, Endo captures the extraordinary operations of this iconic fish market. Although the future of Tsukiji still hangs in the balance, Endo has ensured that its legacy will never be forgotten.
Endo will be joined in conversation by Dr Mitchell W Sedgwick, Senior Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.
Contact Information
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Arts and Culture Department
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7492 6570
Booking:
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Tsukiji Wonderland will be shown at Broadway, Nottingham (18 March 2017), Filmhouse, Edinburgh (20 March 2017) and Exeter Phoenix, Exeter (22 March 2017), with all three screenings followed by a Q&A by director Naotaro Endo.
For more details, please visit the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme website.
