Chihosei rojin no sekai
The World of Dementia
(c)Documentary film preservation center
(c)Documentary film preservation center
- Release Date
- May, 17th, 1986
- Running Time
- 84 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Standard (1:1.37)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
- TAKAMURA Takeji ── Planned by
- KAWAKAMI Hirohisa ── Produced by
[ Staff ]
- HANEDA Sumiko ── Screenplay
- NISHIO Kiyoshi ── Photography
- KUBOTA Yukio ── Sound Recorded by
- TAKIZAWA Osamu ── Sound Recorded by
- TODAKA Yoshiyuki ── Music Selected by
[ Production Company ]
Iwanami Productions
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
Documentary Film Preservation Center
[ Story ]
Conceived with the purpose of conveying the everyday reality of elderly dementia patients, Haneda's film painstakingly documents the lives of residents in a care facility, turning the camera on their interactions and support for one another. The film performed extremely well, running for a full eight weeks at Tokyo single-screen venue Iwanami Hall, thus playing a pivotal role in bringing out into the open issues surrounding the daily lives and care for those with dementia. Haneda has stated that she regards the film less as her own work than as the product of the facility's tranquil environment, the lives of its residents, and the joint efforts of all the crew who brought the film's visuals and audio to life.
Written by TAMADA Kenta
Reference: National Film Archive of Japan screening program
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Contact (International) ]
Documentary Film Preservation Center
tel: +81 3 3222 4249
E-mail: center_otoiawase@kirokueiga-hozon.jp
https://kirokueiga-hozon.jp
