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{{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. {{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. Along with ], Tsuchimoto was the most influential ] documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan.


==Early years== ==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 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 even involved in the JCP's plan for armed revolt in the mountains and also was arrested for participating in protests.<ref name=DocBox /> Expelled from Waseda, he could initially only find work at the Japan-China Friendship Society until he ran into Seiji Yoshino, a film cameraman and executive at ] (Iwanami Eiga), a branch of ] devoted to making educational and public relations (PR) documentaries.<ref name=DocBox /><ref name=Times /> Inspired by ]'s film '']'', he accepted Yoshino's offer to join Iwanami.<ref name=DocBox />


==Iwanami==
⚫ 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 ], ].
Tsuchimoto was only an employee at Iwanami Productions for a year (after that, he worked there as a hired freelancer), but he made PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, ], and ].

==Independent filmmaking==
⚫ 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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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. Along with Shinsuke Ogawa, Tsuchimoto was the most influential independent documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan.

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 even involved in the JCP's plan for armed revolt in the mountains and also was arrested for participating in protests. Expelled from Waseda, he could initially only find work at the Japan-China Friendship Society until he ran into Seiji Yoshino, a film cameraman and executive at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga), a branch of Iwanami Shoten devoted to making educational and public relations (PR) documentaries. Inspired by Susumu Hani's film Children of the Classroom, he accepted Yoshino's offer to join Iwanami.

Iwanami

Tsuchimoto was only an employee at Iwanami Productions for a year (after that, he worked there as a hired freelancer), but he made PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroki, and Susumu Hani.

Independent filmmaking

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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