Machiya shinshiroku
MACHIYA〜saving old wooden townhouses〜
- Release Date
- March, 1st, 2014
- Running Time
- 88 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- Blu-ray,DVD
- Screen Size
- HD (16:9)
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Staff ]
- ITO Yuki ── Cinematography
- OTO Kenji ── Cinematography
- ITO Yuki ── Editor
- HARA Midori ── Music
[ Production Company ]
Network for the Preservation and Utilization of Yame's Cultural Heritage, Film Partners of "Machiya"
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
Group Gendai Films
[ Production Studio ]
Group Gendai Films
[ Story ]
Documentary on the preservation of machiya, traditional Japanese townhouses, in a district designated to protect groups of traditional buildings in Fukuoka Prefecture's Yame City. This challenging work questions postwar Japan's pursuit of modern efficiency in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
The Fukushima neighborhood in Yame City, population 70,000 people, has about 100 machiya buildings that were built a century ago. These buildings are in danger due to the aging of residents and issues with preservations. Director Ito Yuki lived in the city for two years, and patiently documents the machiya buildings and subtleties in the lives of residents.
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[ Contact (International) ]
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