Artists Against War Season 1

May. 22,2022 NR

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Trailer Synopsis

What can artists do in time of war? This series conveys messages from Japanese artists in various fields in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Episode 6 : Soldiers, Don't Shoot My Friend

May. 24,2024

Don't shoot my friend! Writer, and performing artist Ito Seiko visited Gaza in 2019 where he met Yasser Harb, a driver. Ito writes and reads a poem to improvised music, thinking of Yasser and Gaza.

Episode 5 : The Wounds of Language

October. 05,2022

War leaves wounds on people, land, even language. Yu Miri, winner of the Akutagawa Prize and U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature, contemplates the impact of the invasion of Ukraine.

Episode 4 : Wake up, Unite and Move

September. 07,2022

Nakata Ryo, leader of funk band Osaka Monaurail, talks about the potential of protest songs and the role of musicians in relation to the war.

Episode 3 : Silenced Voices

August. 03,2022

Morimura Yasumasa is a renowned artist known for his maverick self-portraits. When asked whether he could become Putin, he starts recounting his thoughts on the role of art in relation to war.

Episode 2 : Arpeggio from Afar

July. 06,2022

Believing in the power of music, renowned conductor Kobayashi Kenichiro dedicates each of his concerts to peace in Ukraine, while recalling World War II and the years he spent in Eastern Europe.

Episode 1 : A Salvo of 17 Syllables

May. 22,2022

Noted haiku poet Kono Saki creates anti-war haiku while recalling the role of this poetic form during World War II. As both a poet and a mother, what will Kono say in the short space of seventeen syllables?