Ashes to Honey
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| Directed by | Hitomi Kamanaka |
| Produced by | Shūkichi Koizumi |
Production company | Group Gendai |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ashes to Honey (ミツバチの羽音と地球の回転, Mitsubachi no haoto to chikyū no kaiten), (literally "Humming of Bees and Rotation of the Earth") is a Japanese documentary directed by Hitomi Kamanaka and released in 2010.[1] It is the third in Kamanaka's trilogy of films on the problems of nuclear power and radiation, preceded by Hibakusha at the End of the World (also known as Radiation: A Slow Death) and Rokkasho Rhapsody.[2]
Content
[edit]The documentary covers the long struggle of the residents of Iwaijima island in the Inland Sea of Japan to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant across the bay.[3] It compares the situation to Sweden, where models of sustainable energy are being explored.
Production
[edit]Kamanaka began filming the documentary in 2008 and completed it in 2010. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake took place right during the film's first Tokyo screening.[4]
Reception
[edit]In a poll of critics at Kinema Junpo, Ashes to Honey was selected as the fifth best documentary of 2011.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mitsubashi no haoto to chikyū no kaiten". Cinema Today (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Mitsubashi no haoto to chikyū no kaiten Kawanaka Hitomi". Eiga Geijutsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Tolley, Gail (18 November 2011). "Ashes to Honey is the film of the moment". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Kamanaka, Hitomi (2012). Ashes to Honey booklet. Zakka Films.
- ^ "2011-nen Dai 85-kai Kinema Junpō besuto ten". Kinema Junpō. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in English)
- Ashes to Honey at IMDb
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