| Revision as of 07:43, 18 July 2009 editRjwilmsi (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers931,879 editsm →External links: person category completion + gen fixes using AWB← Previous edit | Revision as of 00:20, 4 August 2009 edit undoMichitaro (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Rollbackers19,824 editsmNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{nihongo|'''Noriaki Tsuchimoto'''|土本典昭|Tsuchimoto Noriaki}} (11 December 1928, ], ] - 24 June 2008) was a Japanese ] ]. Along with ], Tsuchimoto was the most influential ] documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan. He began his career at ] (Iwanami Eiga) making PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, ], and ]. Turning independent, he made documentaries about the student movement while beginning his most famous work, a series of documentaries about the ] in ], ]. | {{nihongo|'''Noriaki Tsuchimoto'''|土本典昭|Tsuchimoto Noriaki}} (] ], ], ] - ] ]) was a Japanese ] ]. Along with ], Tsuchimoto was the most influential ] documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan. He began his career at ] (Iwanami Eiga) making PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, ], and ]. Turning independent, he made documentaries about the student movement while beginning his most famous work, a series of documentaries about the ] in ], ]. | ||
| == Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 4 August 2009
Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, Gifu Prefecture, Japan - 24 June 2008) was a Japanese documentary film director. Along with Shinsuke Ogawa, Tsuchimoto was the most influential independent documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan. He began his career at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga) making PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroki, and Susumu Hani. Turning independent, he made documentaries about the student movement while beginning his most famous work, a series of documentaries about the mercury poisoning incident in Minamata, Japan.
Filmography
- An Engineer's Assistant (ある機関助士 Aru kikan joshi) (1963)
- Document: On the Road (ドキュメント路上 Dokyumento rojo) (1963)
- Chua Swee Lin, Exchange Student (留学生チュア・スイ・リン Ryugakusei Chua Sui Rin) (1965)
- Pre-Partisan (パルチザン前史 Paruchizan zenshi) (1969)
- Minamata: The Victims and Their World (水俣ー患者さんとその世界 Minamata: Kanjasan to sono sekai) (1971)
- The Shiranui Sea (不知火海 Shiranuikai) (1975)
External links
- Interview with Tsuchimoto Noriaki - Documentary Box (Interviewers: Yasui Yoshio and Aaron Gerow)