Haruka KOMORI 小森はるか
Trace of Breath
息の跡
Nippon Docs ¾
Teiichi SATO runs a small seed-and-gardening shop in Rikuzentakata, a small town that was heavily destroyed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. For many people in the region, including Mr. SATO himself, his shop has become a beacon of hope. Filmmaker Haruka KOMORI has created an inspiring and humorous documentary portrait.
Winner of the Nippon Visions Jury Award
2018
息の跡
Iki no ato
Japan 2017
93 minutes
Director
Haruka KOMORI
Cinematography
Haruka KOMORI
Production
Kasama Film
World sales
Article Films
About Haruka KOMORI
小森はるか
Haruka KOMORI, born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1989, studied Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts. After the Tohoku earthquake, she moved to Rikuzentakata to document the life of the people in the region. Her feature film debut TRACE OF BREATH (2017 / NC ’18) was shown at several film festivals and won the NIPPON VISIONS JURY AWARD 2018. Since 2011, she has been collaborating with painter and writer Natsumi SEO on several video works.