Yama—Attack to Attack (山谷─やられたらやりかえせ, Yama—Yararetara Yarikaese) is a 1985 color documentary film produced about day laborers in Japan. The two directors were murdered by the yakuza.[1]
Current-day laborers union call for a demonstration, in San'ya
Most of the documentary shows the living and hiring conditions of day laborers in San'ya, a neighbourhood of Tokyo. It also includes protests, confrontation with yakuza, and celebrations.
The last part shows the situation of day laborers in others Japanese cities (Kotobuki-cho in Yokohama, Sasajima in Nagoya, Kamagasaki in Osaka, Chikko in Hakata) and the history of a former day labour area where many Korean workers lived.
Makingedit
Mitsuo Sato spent a few weeks in San'ya before starting to record in December 1984. Day laborers just happened to have a confrontation with yakuza who wanted to control the labour market, so Sato recorded both sides of the events. On December 22 of the same year, Sato was murdered by a member of the yakuza group and right-wing organization Kokusui-kai Kanamachi-ikka Nishido-gumi (国粋会金町一家西戸組).[2]
After the murder of Sato, Kyoichi Yamaoka took over and the documentary was completed in November 1985, then premièred a month later.
Yamaoka in turn was murdered by a member of the Kokusui-kai-kei Kanamachi-ikka Kinryu-gumi (国粋会系金町一家金竜組) on January 13, 1986.
Screeningsedit
The film has been the focus of a "screening movement" to present the film in Japan and abroad.[3] Among other places, it has been screened at the 1997 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival,[4] as well as in New York[5] and Kraków.[6] The film is not available on DVD (except for backup purposes) or commercialized in any format, the only way to watch it is to attend a screening.
Yamaoka's notes and essays were published as a book in 1996.[7]
Referencesedit
^Kohso, Sabu (2006). "Angelus Novus in Millennial Japan". In Tomiko Yoda, Harry D. Harootunian (ed.). Japan after Japan: social and cultural life from the recessionary 1990s to the present. Asia-Pacific: culture, politics, and society. Duke University Press. pp. 423–424. ISBN0-8223-3813-0. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
Yama: Attack to Attack with English subtitles at rarefilmm.com
YAMA-ATTACK TO ATTACK- projection association
English scene-by-scene summary of the film
April 21, 2024
yama, attack, attack, 山谷, やられたらやりかえせ, yama, yararetara, yarikaese, 1985, color, documentary, film, produced, about, laborers, japan, directors, were, murdered, yakuza, directed, bymitsuo, sato, kyoichi, yamaokarelease, date1985, 1985, running, time110, minutes. Yama Attack to Attack 山谷 やられたらやりかえせ Yama Yararetara Yarikaese is a 1985 color documentary film produced about day laborers in Japan The two directors were murdered by the yakuza 1 Yama Attack to AttackDirected byMitsuo Sato Kyoichi YamaokaRelease date1985 1985 Running time110 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Documentary 2 Making 3 Screenings 4 References 5 External linksDocumentary edit nbsp Current day laborers union call for a demonstration in San ya Most of the documentary shows the living and hiring conditions of day laborers in San ya a neighbourhood of Tokyo It also includes protests confrontation with yakuza and celebrations The last part shows the situation of day laborers in others Japanese cities Kotobuki cho in Yokohama Sasajima in Nagoya Kamagasaki in Osaka Chikko in Hakata and the history of a former day labour area where many Korean workers lived Making editMitsuo Sato spent a few weeks in San ya before starting to record in December 1984 Day laborers just happened to have a confrontation with yakuza who wanted to control the labour market so Sato recorded both sides of the events On December 22 of the same year Sato was murdered by a member of the yakuza group and right wing organization Kokusui kai Kanamachi ikka Nishido gumi 国粋会金町一家西戸組 2 After the murder of Sato Kyoichi Yamaoka took over and the documentary was completed in November 1985 then premiered a month later Yamaoka in turn was murdered by a member of the Kokusui kai kei Kanamachi ikka Kinryu gumi 国粋会系金町一家金竜組 on January 13 1986 Screenings editThe film has been the focus of a screening movement to present the film in Japan and abroad 3 Among other places it has been screened at the 1997 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 4 as well as in New York 5 and Krakow 6 The film is not available on DVD except for backup purposes or commercialized in any format the only way to watch it is to attend a screening Yamaoka s notes and essays were published as a book in 1996 7 References edit Kohso Sabu 2006 Angelus Novus in Millennial Japan In Tomiko Yoda Harry D Harootunian ed Japan after Japan social and cultural life from the recessionary 1990s to the present Asia Pacific culture politics and society Duke University Press pp 423 424 ISBN 0 8223 3813 0 Retrieved 2015 08 11 山谷 制作上映委員会 8 April 2015 Kohso Sabu Cine activism in an Archipelagic World Bordersphere Retrieved 12 August 2015 YAMA Attack to Attack Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Retrieved 12 August 2015 Sakai Takafumi 2005 Nyu Yōku ni okeru Yama Yararetara yarikaese Impaction 145 78 83 http wiedzaiwladza pl yama yararetara yarikaese dead link Yamaoka Kyōichi 1996 Yama yararetara yarikaese Shohan ed Tōkyō Gendai Kikakushitsu ISBN 4773895179 OCLC 35104958 External links editYama Attack to Attack with English subtitles at rarefilmm com YAMA ATTACK TO ATTACK projection association English scene by scene summary of the film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yama Attack to Attack amp oldid 1144174388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
