| A Reunion of Taiwan and Japanese Filmmakers: 12 Years Later |
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Wang Hsiu-ling |
| Matsue Tetsuaki |
Born in 1977. After graduating from the Japan Academy of Moving Images, has been active in original forms of film production and distribution. The author of the book Self Documentary. |
InterviewAnnyong Kimchi
JAPAN / 1999 / Japanese, Korean / Color / 16mm / 52 min
Director: Matsue Tetsuaki
Photography: Matsue Tetsuaki, Mogi Kazuki
Editing: Yoshida Hiraku, Seki Masanori
Music: Okano Samu
Narration: Matsue Masako
Producer: Yamatani Tetsuo, Yoshida Hiraku
Production, Source: Japan Institute of the Moving Image, Tip Top (Matsue Tetsuaki)
Assigned to make a thesis film for school, the filmmaker thought about his ethnic roots for the first time. His Korean grandfather had turned his back on his homeland and led an assimilated life as a Japanese. What did he mean to tell his grandson when he called him “dumb ass” on his deathbed? A reportage about a Korean-Japanese family, theatrically released in 2000. This film won a Special Mention and the NETPAC Award at YIDFF 1999.
Live Tape
JAPAN / 2009 / Japanese / Color / Blu-ray / 74 min
Director: Matsue Tetsuaki
Photography: Kondo Ryuto
Sound Recording: Yamamoto Takaaki
Production Company: Tip Top
World Sales: lolite Films Inc.
Musician Maeno Kenta suddenly begins to sing near a crowded shrine on New Year’s Day, 2009. He continues to sing as he walks through the town of Kichijoji to an open-air stage in Inokashira Park, the final destination, where he meets his band and performs. An unprecedented music video of 16 songs, all in one shot of 74 minutes, no cuts.