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KiyaKiya

— The term "KiyaKiya" comes from the old Japanese expression "mune ga kiyakiya suru." I first encountered it in Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's book Introductory Essays on Girls, in the chapter about "childhood experiences." The expression, which describes “an enigmatic, nostalgic, disturbing feeling,” or an impression of “deja-vu”, is at the origin of my "KiyaKiya" series. — This is one of my memories. When I was a child, there was a book I always used to read when I went to the hospital. One day as I was reading it as I always did, suddenly the ending had changed. Sometime later, when I read it again, it had returned to normal. — In our everyday routine, there are moments when suddenly we feel like something is different; this unexpected change, like in my memory, feels like it has a kind of reality. This impression is at the core of “KiyaKiya” and the related painting and drawing series. —

KiyaKiya

NR 2011
The AC is too high?

A certain summer day. Mika Shiota, a company employee who always works silently in the corner of the company. Even though it's midsummer, the office is still very cold today because somebody has cooled the AC. Therefore, she wants to go to the restroom immediately. Mika heads to the restroom, but all are in use. Despite the limits of patience, visitors have come. "It is impossible now!" Mika goes to the restrooms on every floor of the company building, but all are locked! I just can't stand it anymore! At that time, the forbidden door is reflected in her eyes. On the other hand, Mika's subordinates are preparing cold tea to serve visitors. He has poured tea into the glass and seems to overflow at any moment.

The AC is too high?

NR 2016
Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima

With the passing of Nakazawa Keiji in December 2012, Barefoot Gen’s Hiroshima now stands as the manga artist’s last message of peace to the world. Mr. Nakazawa recounts his life, from the aftermath of the atomic bombing up until the days he created his acclaimed manga series Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen), by exploring sites of painful memories in Hiroshima. Through Mr. Nakazawa’s story, and his original art work, Barefoot Gen’s Hiroshima illuminates the nature of war and nuclear weapons, urging us not to repeat the past.

Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima

4.0 2011
Man On The Sand

On a premise of a prison, a guard dressed in protective clothing, who is in charge of cleaning of the sandy beach known as the special government-owned land, has been cleaning the beach as usual today. When he was finished with the cleaning, a chief guard dressed in the same protective clothing comes to the beach to take the three condemned criminals.The beach of the sea has the power to take the lives of a person who has touched the sands, and the death penalty had been executed by using such supernatural power in this prison...

Man On The Sand

NR 2012
Sealed Video 2: Record of Curse

Cursed Doll: A young girl's birthday celebration is filmed with a mobile phone. The family fun changes drastically when her grandmother attends the party. Photo Session: During a photo session of a gravure model, the abnormal behaviour of an impatient devotee shocks the staff. Killer Curse: During an interview on spirit photography, the producers of a supernatural TV program become subjected to a terrible projection. House Hunting: While a real estate agent guides two newlyweds around an old house, the wife films a mysterious hand reaching inside the camera. The Ruins: A filming crew visits the site of a suicide victim discovered inside abandoned ruins, where many have died a violent death.

Sealed Video 2: Record of Curse

NR 2010