Hitomi KAMANAKA 鎌仲ひとみ

Rokkasho Rhapsody

六ヶ所村ラプソディ

Nippon Visions   ½ 

In the documentary ROKKASHO RHAPSODY, KAMANAKA follows the protest around the construction of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture and shows the longterm consequences for the local residents. Afterwards there will be a discussion with Hitomi KAMANAKA and Prof. Dr. Steffi Richter from the East Asia Institute of the University of Leipzig.

六ヶ所村ラプソディ

Japan 2006

119 minutes

Director
Hitomi KAMANAKA

Cinematography
Natsuro ONO

Distribution
Group Gendai Films

About Hitomi KAMANAKA
鎌仲ひとみ

Hitomi KAMANAKA, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1958, studied at Waseda University before working as as an assistant director. She later studied at the National Film Board of Canada and worked as a media activist in New York. After returning to Japan, she focused on environmental topics and produced many documentaries, mainly for television.