Matsuri no uma
The Horses of Fukushima
- Release Date
- December, 1st, 2013
- Running Time
- 74 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP,HD
- Screen Size
- HD (16:9)
- Sound Processing
- Stereo
- Subtitle
- English
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Staff ]
- MATSUBAYASHI Yoju ── Cinematography
- KATO Takanobu ── Additional camera
- YAMAUCHI Daido ── Additional camera
- MATSUBAYASHI Yoju ── Editor
[ Production Company ]
3JoMa Film, DOCUMENTARY JAPAN, TOFOO
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOFOO
[ Production Studio ]
3JoMa Film, DOCUMENTARY JAPAN
[ Story ]
Documentary that coolly depicts the unhappy fate of horses who survived the tsunami and nuclear power accident in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake, set in Fukushima's Soma region, known for the "Soma Nomaoi" ritual, or wild horse chase. Official selection for the 14th Tokyo Film Ex competition.
Former racehorse Mirror's Quest was living out his post-retirement life in Fukushima Prefecture's Minami-soma, when he was injured by the tsunami, and abandoned in the off-limits zone after the nuclear power accident. The government orders the extermination of horses affected by the disaster, but the owner refuses.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
TOKYO FILMeX 2013
DMZ KOREAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2013
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 2013
Dubai International Film Festival Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary Best Film 2013
[ Contact (International) ]
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