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EARTH VISION in Shinjuku Gyoen Vol.24
Look Through the Earth from Asia
<2007.12.16 Sun. @ Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center>
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Date: December 16, Sun. 2007
Time: 13:00 Start
16:00 Close
Place: Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center 2F
(11 Naitocho, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tel. 03-3350-4143)
10 minutes-walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku station,
5 minutes-walk from Marunouchi Line Shinnjuku-gyoen-mae station
* Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center is next to Shinjuku-mon.
Admission: 500 Yen
Children and Youth under High school are admission Free.
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13:00 Uncle Stone’s Lotus Field
(2005 / Taiwan / 24min / Directors: Wang Ching-Ling, Chu Shiaw-Chyuan)
Uncle Stone,living in the outskirt of Taipei, would not give up using pesticide for his lotus plants. Zoologists are out on a rescue mission to save the pond’s rare frog species from extinction.
-Chinese with English Subtitles and Japanese Subtitles-
13:30 Orange Alert
(2005 / Thailand / 28min / Director: Teena Amrit Gill)
Pesticides harmful to human health had been used in orchards in northern Thailand. The farmers took a stand to oppose the government’s policy of encouraging pesticide use by growing pesticide-free produce.
-Thai with English Subtitles and Japanese Subtitles-
14:05 The Essential Mudflat
(2006 / Korea / 50min / Director: Lee Min-su)
Mudflat is an important resting ground for migratory birds. However, mudflats are reclaimed one after another. Even the Changhang tidal flat is being reclaimed to make an industrial park. The film depicts the lives of fishermen and living things in connection with mudflats.
-Korean with English Subtitles and Japanese Subtitles-
15:00
The Heart of Judgment: Former Judge Recounts the Minamata Desease Incident
(2006 / Japan / 48min / Director: Honda Hiroshige)
The Kumamoto District Court was the first to acknowledge in 1987 the government’s responsibility for the Minamata disease. Sagara, the former judge, recounted his honest feelings.
-Sorry, only in Japanese-
16:00 End of the Screening
*The schedule may be changed without notice.