Urayasu Uoichiba no Koto (English Subtitles)

The Urayasu Fish Market, once the bustling symbol of a thriving fishing town, closed its doors in 2019. This documentary tenderly follows and faithfully records the market's final days with deep affection. Nearly three years after its theatrical release, the long-awaited Blu-ray edition arrives, featuring 52 minutes of bonus footage. Urayasu has long been known as a fishing town. This film captures, exactly as they were, the final days of its fish market - an enduring symbol and a core part of the town's identity - along with everything surrounding it. The lively calls of the fishmongers. An elderly woman endlessly shucking shellfish. The bustle of customers and shops at year's end. Urayasu, once a fishing village, had a fish market. After relinquishing its fishing rights due to pollution from factory wastewater, the town became reclaimed land, making the fish market all the more symbolic of its fishing heritage. Among those working there was Morita Tsurizao, who ran a fish shop by day and performed as part of a rock band by night. As the times changed, so too did the forms of distribution and consumption surrounding fish. The people of Urayasu lived lives deeply connected to tradition, embracing each moment - until the inevitable, gradual, and then sudden change arrived. The film is directed by Tatsujin Utagawa, a visual artist who had previously focused mainly on short and mid-length documentaries in Cambodia. This is his first feature-length film. During the filming period, Utagawa moved to the area near the fishing port and captured the market with detailed, persistent observation. Beyond the film itself, this project expanded into multiple forms, including a photo book and a video installation exhibited inside the fish market. It stands as the record of one artist, camera in hand, contemplating what can be done in the face of things fading away. A 167-page photo book, Urayasu Fish Market Notes, was also produced. Bonus footage includes the trailer and the video work Urayasu Fish Market 2018 Interview Collection.

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漁師町として賑わった"まち"のシンボル・浦安魚市場。2019年に閉場した市場の最後の日々に寄り添い、ありのままを記録をした愛惜のドキュメンタリー! 劇場公開から約3年、52分の特典映像を盛り込んだBlu-ray、待望のリリース! 古くからの漁師町・浦安。そのシンボルであり、アイデンティティーともいえる魚市場の最後の日々と、市場をめぐる全てをありのままに記録した、感動のドキュメンタリー! 魚屋の活きのよい掛け声。貝を剥き続ける年老いた女性。年末のお客たちとお店の賑わい。――古くから漁師町だった浦安には魚市場があった。工場汚染水の影響で漁業権を放棄し埋立地となった浦安にとって、魚市場が漁村だった町のシンボルでもある。そんな魚市場には、昼は町の魚屋、夜はロックバンドとして活動する森田釣竿がいた。時代の流れと共に変わっていく魚の流通と消費の形。脈々とつながってきた暮らしを謳歌する浦安の人々。しかし、その瞬間は、緩やかに、そして突然訪れる・・・。監督は、映像作家の歌川達人。これまで主にカンボジアで短編中編のドキュメンタリーを制作し、本作が初の長編となる。撮影期間中、歌川は漁港近くへ移り住み、緻密な撮影を重ねた。本プロジェクトでは、映画製作に限らず、写真集作成や魚市場内の映像インスタレーションなど、多角的なアウトプットを行ってきた。カメラを持った1人のアーティストとして、滅びゆく場や営みに対し何ができるのかを見つめた軌跡である。本作は、2022年12月17日から、渋谷のシアター・イメージフォーラムを皮切りに、全国約20館にて公開。全167ページに及ぶ写真集「浦安魚市場のこと」も製作された。特典映像には、予告編、映像作品「浦安魚市場2018年インタビュー集」を収録。