Nobody Takes Responsibility

無知の知

Ishida Tomoya

Japan/107min./2014

kan and me_jpegA great earthquake happened on March 11, 2011 and a 'man-made' nuclear disaster following it left eternal sorrow in Japan. The government made official declaration that the situation was fully controlled, but in fact more than 100,000 citizens have still lived in evacuation. Radioactive substances have been continually scattered in the atmosphere. Even after the Chernobyl disaster, the majority of Japanese blindly persisted in the highly-advanced civilization fueled by nuclear power and never doubted about its safety. Director Ishida was one of them. But finally he started his quest for the truth of nuclear. He was lost for words at the disaster-stricken area in Fukushima; victims refused to be interviewed; he got very poor reactions from cabinet members. Through asking questions to ordinarily citizens and experts, he also throws a question to the audience - who should take a responsibility for this devastating nuclear power accident?
Title in English Nobody Takes Responsibility
Title in Original Language 無知の知
Director(s) Ishida Tomoya
Director's Bio/Filmography Born in Shizuoka, 1967. He graduated from ESRA France and worked as director for a TV production company in Japan. He then became independent and has been involved in making numbers of NHK documentaries, overseas films, and a France-Japan joint filmmaking project for "Demon Lover", directed by Olivier Assayas. He made his debut as a film director with "Mikio Naruse / Memory of Scene" in 2005, which received high acclaim in and out of Japan.
Year of Completion 2014
Nationality of the Film Japan
Running Time 107 min.
Aspect Ratio Video: 16:9
Color Color
Screening Format DVD
Shooting Locations
Shooting Dates/Periods November 20, 2011 - September 30, 2012
Names of Characters Kan Naoto, Edano Yukio, Fukuyama Tetsuro, Hosokawa Morihiro, Yosano Kaoru
Language of Commentary and Dialogue Japanese,
Subtitles none,
Date of First Public Screening 2014/11/1
Place of First Public Screening (Country) Japan
Date of First Public Screening in Japan 2014/11/1
Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events Pole Pole Higashinakano (theater, Tokyo) etc.
Staff Credits Script: Otsuka Kaori, Ishida Tomoya
Photography: Matsuzaki Takahisa
Editing: Ishida Tomoya
Sound: Komatsu Kazuyuki
Others:Sound Design: Serikawa Ken
Producer Otsuka Kaori, Iconic KK
Distributor / Distribution Company Otsuka Kaori, Iconic KK
Official Website for the Film
Other Online Access to the film https://www.facebook.com/muchinochi.movie/
Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events None
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