FOUR YEARS ON

Full version of the film is now on YouTube!

Japan’s most “radical” Graffiti artist, 281_Anti nuke’s documentary film.


Documentary / Japan / 2015 / 21 minutes / HD Video / Colour

Language
Japanese
Subtitles
English / French
Director
Yumiko Hayakawa

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Story

281_Anti nuke began creating street art on 11th March 2011, the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster. He puts stickers of his provocative artworks throughout Shibuya ward, Tokyo, criticising Japanese/U.S. governments, TEPCO and people’s apathy to social issues.

His street art radiates strong messages to passersby who don’t even think of “radioactive contamination” in their daily lives. However, Graffiti is “illegal” in Japan like many other countries. Why does he take such a risk to deliver his message to society? The masked Graffiti artist talked about himself to camera.

Stills

Credits

  • Main character/artworks

    281_Anti nuke

  • Director/filming/editing

    Yumiko Hayakawa

  • Policy statement's video

    Cabinet Public Relations Office

  • English subtitles

    Emma Ota

  • French subtitles/image montage

    Kna

  • Inserted image

    Chim ↑ Pom
    LEVEL 7 feat. "Myth of Tomorrow"
    2011 © Chim ↑ Pom
    Courtesy of the artist and MUJIN-TO Production, Tokyo

Festivals

Domestic

  • Fukuoka Asian Film Festival (2015)
  • Mitaka Peace Film Festival (2015)