
Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores
In this documentary film, a companion to the book, Arai interviews five women from Ofunato, ages 79 to 100, who have survived as many as three tsunami in the past century! They talk about their childhood memories, their fortitude in the face of war and natural disaster, and the extraordinary depth of spoken Kesengo. Director Suzuki Yoi’s rich poetic sensibility offers a vision of humanity in all its complexity, as the film weaves together their Takuboku translations, poetry by the women themselves, and local songs. Their stories and their language will become a part of everyone who listens to their voices
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- Premiere12 Mar 2020
- Digital / OTTYamagata International Documentary Film Festival 9 Oct 2021
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Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores was released on 12 March 2020.
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