Juichiro YAMASAKI 山崎樹一郎

Sanchu Uprising: Voices At Dawn

新しき民

Nippon Visions   ½ 

At times when big budget Japanese period dramas are nearly nonexistent, this independent jidaigeki steps into the breach. Based on true events, NIPPON VISIONS AWARD recipient Juichiro YAMASAKI recounts the hardships surrounding an uprising of the people of Sanchu in the year 1726. With an unconventional stylistic approach, YAMAZAKI creates an impressive hybrid of arthouse and period piece.

新しき民
Atarashiki tami

Japan 2014

117 minutes

Director
Juichiro YAMASAKI

Script
Juichiro YAMASAKI

Cinematography
Kenta TAWARA

About Juichiro YAMASAKI
山崎樹一郎

Born in Osaka in 1978, Juichiro YAMASAKI worked at the Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival and as an assisstant director. After he completed the short film THE FALL OF LEAVES in 2008, his first feature THE SOUND OF LIGHT (2011) was invited to several international film festivals and received the NIPPON VISIONS AWARD in 2012. YAMAZAKI lives as a farmer in Okayama Prefecture.