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{{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}} (11 December 1928, ], ] - 24 June 2008) was a Japanese ] ] known for his films on ] and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia.

==Early years==
Tsuchimoto was born in ], but raised in ].<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title=Noriaki Tsuchimoto: film-maker|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4317785.ece|accessdate=3 May 2011|newspaper=The Times|date=12 July 2008}}</ref> Angered by the emperor system that led Japan into war, he participated in radical student groups like ] when he entered ] and joined the ].<ref name=DocBox>{{cite journal|last=Yasuo|first=Yoshio|coauthors=Aaron Gerow|title=Documentarists of Japan, No. 7: Tsuchimoto Noriaki|journal=Documentary Box|date=3|year=1995|month=October|issue=8|url=http://www.yidff.jp/docbox/8/box8-2-e.html}}</ref> For a time he was

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 ==
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* ] (もうひとつのアフガニスタン カーブル日記 1985年 Mō hitotsu no Afuganisutan: Kaburu nikki 1985-nen) (2003) * ] (もうひとつのアフガニスタン カーブル日記 1985年 Mō hitotsu no Afuganisutan: Kaburu nikki 1985-nen) (2003)
* ] (在りし日のカーブル博物館1988年 Arishihi no Kāburu Hakubutsukan 1988-nen) (2003) * ] (在りし日のカーブル博物館1988年 Arishihi no Kāburu Hakubutsukan 1988-nen) (2003)

==References==
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== External links == == External links ==

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Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, Gifu Prefecture, Japan - 24 June 2008) was a Japanese documentary film director known for his films on Minamata disease and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia.

Early years

Tsuchimoto was born in Gifu Prefecture, but raised in Tokyo. Angered by the emperor system that led Japan into war, he participated in radical student groups like Zengakuren when he entered Waseda University and joined the Japanese Communist Party. For a time he was

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

References

  1. "Noriaki Tsuchimoto: film-maker". The Times. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. Yasuo, Yoshio (3). "Documentarists of Japan, No. 7: Tsuchimoto Noriaki". Documentary Box (8). {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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