Friends After 3.11

2011 Japanese documentary film

Miyuki Matsuda
Kokoro Fujinami

Country of originJapanOriginal languageJapaneseProductionProducerMiho HaradaCinematography

Chigi Kanbe
Shinichi Tsunoda

Editors

Daisuke Imai
Shunji Iwai
Yoshiki Ushiroda

Running time120 minutesOriginal releaseRelease1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)

Friends After 3.11 is a 2011 Japanese documentary film directed and co-edited by Shunji Iwai. The film explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, featuring actress Miyuki Matsuda and anti-nuclear activist Kokoro Fujinami.^[1]^[2]

Release

Friends After 3.11 premiered on television, being broadcast on SKY PerfecTV! on 1 October 2011.^[3]

On 15 February 2012, the film screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.^[4] A "theatrical version" of the film was released at Auditorium Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, on 10 March 2012.^[2]^[4]

Reception

Fionnuala Halligan, in her review of the film for Screen Daily, wrote: "As the title suggests, Shunji Iwai focuses on his friends in this documentary, and it is hampered by his inability to cut their testimonies short across lengthy and often repetitive interviews. Despite this, however, this is a cumulatively affecting film and an intriguing insight into the Japanese mindset on what is becoming a growing struggle within the country."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Halligan, Fionnuala (13 February 2012). "Friends After 3.11". Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "岩井俊二監督、震災から1年を経て映画『friends after 3.11』公開" [Director Shunji Iwai releases movie "friends after 3.11" one year after the earthquake]. AdverTimes (in Japanese). 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ "山本太郎、本音語る！脱原発派の有名人が続々登場、岩井俊二監督ドキュメンタリー作品「friends after 3.11」がスカパーで放送！". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 1 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "岩井俊二監督『friends after 3.11』ベルリンで上映、藤波心が涙の訴え". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021.