Ashes to Honey
6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Documentary Country Japan | Director Hitomi Kamanaka Duration Language Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18) (Ishikawa) Similar movies Hitomi Kamanaka directed Ashes to Honey and Rokkasho Rhapsody, Into Eternity (2010), Nuclear Nation (2012), Being Born (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashes to Honey (ミツバチの羽音と地球の回転, Mitsubachi no haoto to chikyū no kaiten), (literally "Humming of Bees and Rotation of the Earth") is a Japanese documentary directed by Hitomi Kamanaka and released in 2010. It is the third in Kamanaka's trilogy of films on the problems of nuclear power and radiation, preceded by Hibakusha at the End of the World (also known as Radiation: A Slow Death) and Rokkasho Rhapsody.
Contents
- Ashes to honey trailer
- The atomic age from hiroshima to the present ashes to honey for a sustainable future
- Content
- Production
- Reception
- References
The atomic age from hiroshima to the present ashes to honey for a sustainable future
Content
The documentary covers the long struggle of the residents of Iwaijima island in the Inland Sea of Japan to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant across the bay. It compares the situation to Sweden, where models of sustainable energy are being explored.
Production
Kamanaka began filming the documentary in 2008 and completed it in 2010. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake took place right during the film's first Tokyo screening.
Reception
In a poll of critics at Kinema Junpo, Ashes to Honey was selected as the fifth best documentary of 2011.
References
Ashes to Honey WikipediaAshes to Honey IMDb