Yoju Matsubayashi — Director (4)

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Flowers and Troops (2009)
花と兵隊 IMDb Douban
松林要樹 actor: 坂井勇 / 中野弥一郎 …
other title: 花と兵隊 / Flowers & Troops
A documentary series of interviews with elderly Japanese men, former soldiers in Thailand or Burma, who hid from the departing Japanese troops at the end of WWII and made their lives with native families.

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The Horses of Fukushima (2013)
祭の馬 Douban
other title: 祭祀之马 / 祭の馬
名为「镜寻」的马,在日本 311 海啸中几乎奄奄一息,之后被关在福岛 20 公里管制区的马厩中,饱受辐射暴露,牠原是福岛千年传统祭典的节庆之马,终极命运是被宰杀食用;然而,讽刺的是,拜核灾辐射之赐,下体严重肿胀发炎的牠不得宰杀,生命只能继续。影片温柔地贴近马儿,从牠们的瞳孔中,映射出生灵的未来命运。

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オキナワ サントス (2020)
Douban
other title: Okinawa/Santos
During World War II, many Japanese immigrants in Santos, Brazil, were forced to move to another place. Matsubayashi draws attention to the fact that 60% of the immigrants were from Okinawa. Based on testimonies from interviewees, this film reveals the hidden historical relationship between Okinawa and Brazil.