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[Machine Translation] This documentary by an American director born and raised in Japan reexamines the Japan-U.S. relationship through the testimonies and works of artists who knew about the 1960 Security Treaty. In the month leading up to the automatic renewal of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in June 1960 under the administration of Nobusuke Kishi, the area around the Diet was filled with demonstrations by citizens against the Security Treaty. It had been only 15 years since the defeat. In that period, only 15 years after the defeat in the war, the artists tell us that the greatest factor that united this movement, which included students, workers, housewives, and people from all walks of life, was the strong will of the citizens to "never go to war again. American director Linda Hoaglund, who was born and raised in Japan and has created English subtitles for many Japanese films, including those directed by Akira Kurosawa, will present the testimony of artists who have been deeply expressing the 60-year Security Treaty issue and the U.S. military base issue through paintings and photographs, and through their works, will force Japanese people to reexamine the relationship between Japan and the United States. Documentary.

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日本で生まれ育ったアメリカ人監督が、60年安保を知るアーティストたちの証言と作品を通して日米関係を問い直すドキュメンタリー。 今から半世紀前の60年安保当時、熱かった日本をアーティストがどのように表現したのか――。1960年6月に日米安全保障条約が岸信介政権下で自動更新されるまでの一ヶ月間、国会周辺は安保に反対する市民のデモで溢れかえった。敗戦から15年しかたっていないその時代、学生、労働者、主婦など様々な立場の人が参加したこの運動を一つにした最大の原因は「二度と戦争をしたくない」という市民の強い意志だったことをアーティストたちは語る。日本で生まれ育ち、黒澤明監督作をはじめ多くの邦画の英語字幕を手掛けてきたアメリカ人リンダ・ホーグランド監督が、60年安保問題や、米軍基地問題を絵画や写真により深く表現し続けてきたアーティストの証言とその作品を通して、日本とアメリカの関係の問い直しを日本人に迫るドキュメンタリー。