Summer in Narita

Nihon Kaiho sensen: Sanrizuka no natsu

The year students and workers revolted against established authorities around the world, in Narita, Japan, residents of the farming village Sanrizuka rose up in protest against the construction of an international airport in the region. Following the actions of the “Youth Brigade,” the camera is standing with the farmers and resonates with their angst and their passion, no matter how often it changes perspectives on either side of the (armed) conflict with the authorities.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Shinsuke Ogawa
Cinematography: Koshiro Otsu, Masaki Tamura
Sound: Yukio Kubo
Music: L.V. Beethoven, Hikaru Hayashi
Production: Ogawa Productions
Producers: Hideko Kobayashi, Hiroo Fuseya, Ryuji Ichiyama
Format: ProRes 422HD
Color: B&W
Production Country: Japan
Production Year: 1968
Duration: 105'
Contact: Athénée Français Cultural Center, infor@athenee.net

Shinsuke Ogawa

Filmography

1967 Forest of Oppression – A Record of the Struggle at Takasaki City University of Economics
1968 Summer in Narita
1975 A Song of the Bottom | Dokkoi! Songs from the Bottom
1977 The Magino Village Story – Raising Silkworms
1982 A Japanese Village: Furuyashikimura