Part of the 2023 season: Always Evolving
The Past is Always New, the Future is Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido Moriyama
Kako wa itsumo atarashiku, mirai wa tsuneni natsukashii: Shashinka Moriyama Daido, 過去はいつも新しく、未来はつねに懐かしい 写真家 森山大道
Director IWAMA Gen
Cast MORIYAMA Daido, KANBAYASHI Yutaka, MACHIGUCHI Satoshi
2021, 112 min, English Subtitles
More than fifty years after his debut, photographer MORIYAMA Daido, now in his eighties, continues to be active at the forefront of photography. Winning the Hasselblad Foundation, International Award in Photography in 2019, he is probably best known for his distinctive photographic style of black and white, grainy, harsh contrasts, and blurred movements. Despite his international acclaim, his shooting methods and everyday life have been shrouded in mystery. To find out more about MORIYAMA, the film follows the reprint project of his debut photo book, Nippon Gekijo Shashincho (Japan: A Photo Theatre), first published in 1968.
This is a rare documentary that offers a close-up view of Japan’s most iconic photographer and the secrets of his work, revealing the behind-the-scenes of the project to revive his legendary photo book.
© “The Past is Always New, The Future is Always Nostalgic” Film Partners
Past screenings
- Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Sunday 5 February, 20:15
- Brewery Arts Cinema Friday 17 February, 19:00
- Frankopan Hall, Jesus College (Panorama Journal) Saturday 18 March, 13:00
- QUAD Saturday 18 March, 18:00
All films in this season
My Broken Mariko
Wandering
Tsuyukusa
Lesson in Murder
Joint
Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?
Under the Open Sky
Angry Son
The Million Ryo Pot
SAMURAI HUSTLE
Goodbye Cruel World
It Comes
What a Wonderful Family!
The Past is Always New, the Future is Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido Moriyama
Ito
BL Metamorphosis
Till We Meet Again
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Hold Me Back
Blue Thermal
Intolerance