Synopsis
How to define Japan? What is a racial consciousness and how do we define our ethnic identity as individuals? We become aware of our identity only by the experience of the difference. How can we define who belongs and who does not belong to a nation? Are people competent to identify racially the other people or it is something that we define by ourselves? Laughter is part of the Japanese identity.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Onciale
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Catherine Aflalo
- Screenwriter : Miki Nitadori
- Director of photography : Miki Nitadori
- Editor : Miki Nitadori
- Sound editor : Miki Nitadori
- Sound mixer : Miki Nitadori
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait, Video art
- Themes : War, Identity
- Production language : French, English, Japanese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 4 min 14 seconds
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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