一つの恋のようなものだった。

1959/1966

TARO OKAMOTO'S OKINAWA

DOCUMENTARY FILM

-WHAT HE FOUND

岡本太郎の沖縄ドキュメンタリー映画

“OKINAWA WAS ONE OF THE G

REAT LOV

E OF M

Y LIFE”

“OKINAWA WAS ONE OF THE G

REAT LOV

E OF M

Y LIFE”

“OKINAWA WAS ONE OF THE G

REAT LOV

E OF M

Y LIFE”

何もないことの

眩暈

One of the leading artist in Japan. Taro Okamoto (1911 -1996), journeyed to Okinawa in 1959 and 1966. The searching of his identity as Japanese drove him to travels throughout Japan. He sought the ultimate answer to what it meant to be Japanese, and what it meant to be oneself.

At the end of his journey, he came upon Okinawa which took his mind and soul away completely. He said “Okinawa was one of the great love of my life”. And he came to the conclusion “Okinawa is where the lost Japan is” and even said “I rediscovered myself for the first time in Okinawa“. Roughly 60years ago he captured the simplicity of Okinawa.

Gentleness of life, even keen to our senses, exist in there. What will Taro Okamoto’s Okinawa offer us today? How will it connect with us? Or not? This documentary is the one to lead to your answer.

DOCUMENTARY FILM　TARO OKAMOTO'S OKINAWA -WHAT HE FOUND

島は小さくても

ここは日本、いや

世界の中心だという

人間的プライドをもって、

豊かに生き抜いてほしいのだ。

沖縄の心の永遠のふくらみとともに…

岡本太郎Taro OKAMOTOTaro OKAMOTO Artist. Born in 1911,

Taro OKAMOTO participated in the

avant-garde art movement of Paris in the

30s after moving to Paris in 1929,

including the Abstraction-Creation

association. Having studied ethnology

under Marcel Mauss at Universite de

Paris, he worked with Georges Bataille

and other fellows until his return to

Japan in 1940. He expanded avant-garde movement in the postwar Japan

and continuously sent out controversial works to society. He encountered

Jomon pottery in 1951 and published 'Thoughts on Jomon Earthenware'

the next year. In late 50s, he researched around Japan and left many

photographs and essays. Taro was selected as the theme producer of

Osaka Expo in 1970 and created “Tower of the Sun” which became a

national icon. Even after his passing away in 1996, he still has a potent

influence on the younger generation.

GRANT: AGENCY FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS SUBSIDY FOR PROMOTION OF CULTURE AND ARTS

“NOTHING.” “NOTHING” IS NOT NOTHING – IT IS THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING.

THOUGH THE LSLAND MAY BE SMALL.HERE IS THE CENTER OF JAPAN, IF NOT THE WORLD.MAY PEOPLE LIVE FULLY WITH THEIR PRIDE, ANDEXPANDING THE SPIRIT OF OKINAWA ETERNALLY……

TARO OKAMOTO OKINAWA PRODUCTION COMMITTEESUPPORT: CANON MARKETING JAPAN　　BIKEN TECHNO　　Mr.KINJO　　ORIX RENT-A-CAR　　TOSHIN HOUSING　

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: YOSHIHISA KATSURAYAMA NARRATION: ARATA IURA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: AKIOMI HIRANO PLANNING: TIDA KIYUPRODUCER: NAOYA OTA PRODUCER: KAZUKI SHINZATO CINEMATOGRAPHY: YUTAKA YAMAZAKI, NATSUYO NAKAMURA COMPOSITION: MAGOARI YAMAZATO, YOSHIHISA KATSURAYAMAMUSIC: MASAHIRO YOKOZAWA PRODUCTION: OKINAWA TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT, TARO OKAMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF CONTEMPORARY ARTDISTRIBUTION/PLANNING/PRODUCTION: SIMPLE MONK

もう一度、

太郎と沖縄を

彷徨う

旅に出る。

TAKE A JOURNEY ONCE AGAIN, AROUND OKINAWA WITH TARO.