The film traces the public outrage that followed in the wake of the passing of Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan (better known in Japan as anpo joyaku, or simply ANPO) through Japanese parliament by the Nobusuke Kishi-led government on May 20, 1960. The main point of contention amongst hundreds of thousands of Japanese about ANPO was that it would allow U.S. military bases to remain on Japanese soil. The ratification of the ANPO Treaty led to a storm of public protests by members of Japanese labor unions, student organizations and also many everyday Japanese. The treaty was renewed in 1970 and just over 60 bases, offices, barracks and branches of the U.S. military still occupy Japan.
ANPO: Art X War is not simply a historical or political documentary. Instead it views the ANPO Treaty and the uproar surrounding it through the eyes of Japanese artists who lived through the tumultuous years following its passing and chronicled the public protests—painters Hiroshi Nakamura, Hiroshi Katsuragawa, Kikuji Yamashita, Tadanori Yokoo, Tatsuo Ikeda, Chozaburō Inoue and Shigeo Ishii, photographers Hiroshi Hamaya, Miyako Ishiuchi, Shōmei Tōmatsu, Eikoh Hosoe, Osamu Nagahama and Mao Ishikawa, as well as film-makers such as Nagisa Oshima, Kinji Fukasaku, Yasuzo Masumura and Yukio Tomizawa, the director of the 1960 documentary Rage at ANPO, the only film to capture the protests. Hoaglund interviews many of these men and women about their memories of the ANPO protests and their direct experiences with the U.S. Military in Japan. She also speaks with a new generation of artists including Makoto Aida, Sachiko Kazama and Chikako Yamashiro about how the ANPO Treaty and the continuing U.S. presence in Japan has affected their artistic and personal vision. 175 works by all these artists are shown in the film.
The artwork presented in the film has been the subject of an eight-page article in the January 1, 2011 issue of Art in America, and an exhibition of 52 of Miyako Ishiuchi's Hiroshima series of photographs were held at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in October 2011.
"Know Your Enemy: ANPO" - Art in America Feature, January 1, 2011
January 01, 1970
anpo, major, contributor, this, article, appears, have, close, connection, with, subject, require, cleanup, comply, with, wikipedia, content, policies, particularly, neutral, point, view, please, discuss, further, talk, page, march, 2011, learn, when, remove, . A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message ANPO Art X War is a 2010 documentary film directed by Linda Hoaglund ANPO Art X WarJapanese posterDirected byLinda HoaglundProduced byAaron ErnstLinda HoaglundStarringMakoto AidaSetsu AsakuraHiroshi HamayaKazutoshi HandoEdited byScott A BurgessMusic byShoko NagaiSatoshi TakeishiRelease dateSeptember 2010 2010 09 TIFF Running time89 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageJapanese The film traces the public outrage that followed in the wake of the passing of Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan better known in Japan as anpo joyaku or simply ANPO through Japanese parliament by the Nobusuke Kishi led government on May 20 1960 The main point of contention amongst hundreds of thousands of Japanese about ANPO was that it would allow U S military bases to remain on Japanese soil The ratification of the ANPO Treaty led to a storm of public protests by members of Japanese labor unions student organizations and also many everyday Japanese The treaty was renewed in 1970 and just over 60 bases offices barracks and branches of the U S military still occupy Japan ANPO Art X War is not simply a historical or political documentary Instead it views the ANPO Treaty and the uproar surrounding it through the eyes of Japanese artists who lived through the tumultuous years following its passing and chronicled the public protests painters Hiroshi Nakamura Hiroshi Katsuragawa Kikuji Yamashita Tadanori Yokoo Tatsuo Ikeda Chozaburō Inoue and Shigeo Ishii photographers Hiroshi Hamaya Miyako Ishiuchi Shōmei Tōmatsu Eikoh Hosoe Osamu Nagahama and Mao Ishikawa as well as film makers such as Nagisa Oshima Kinji Fukasaku Yasuzo Masumura and Yukio Tomizawa the director of the 1960 documentary Rage at ANPO the only film to capture the protests Hoaglund interviews many of these men and women about their memories of the ANPO protests and their direct experiences with the U S Military in Japan She also speaks with a new generation of artists including Makoto Aida Sachiko Kazama and Chikako Yamashiro about how the ANPO Treaty and the continuing U S presence in Japan has affected their artistic and personal vision 175 works by all these artists are shown in the film Since its debut at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival ANPO Art X War has screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival the 2010 Doc NYC film festival the Minneapolis Saint Paul Asian American Film Festival and MoMA s Documentary Fortnight 2011 The artwork presented in the film has been the subject of an eight page article in the January 1 2011 issue of Art in America and an exhibition of 52 of Miyako Ishiuchi s Hiroshima series of photographs were held at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in October 2011 Artist Hiroshi NakamuraExternal links editOfficial website ANPO Art X War at IMDb nbsp Know Your Enemy ANPO Art in America Feature January 1 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ANPO Art X War amp oldid 1111826463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
