Tsuchiya Yutaka (土屋豊, Tsuchiya Yutaka) (born 11 December 1966)
is a Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and video
activist. His works have focused on the search for identity amongst
Japanese youth, particularly the allure that nationalism or extreme
ideologies have offered to troubled young people.After producing
several experimental video art pieces, Tsuchiya first came to
prominence with A New God, a personal documentary shot on video about
his relationship with a right-wing, neo-nationalist punk rock band.
Even though Tsuchiya is on the left, he ended up marrying the singer
for that band, Karin Amamiya, who has since emerged as a spokesperson
for disaffected Japanese youth in the media. The New God won an award
at the 1999 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. His next
work, Peep "TV" Show, was a fictional post-9/11 tale of numbed young
people seeking the "real" on a violent, voyeuristic internet site.
Eight years passed before he made his next film, GFP Bunny, which won
the award for best film in the Japanese Eyes section at the 2012 Tokyo
International Film Festival. Tsuchiya is a key organizer in the
Japanese left-wing community, founding VideoAct!, an umbrella
organization that helps distribute the documentaries and experimental
works of many activist organizations.
is a Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and video
activist. His works have focused on the search for identity amongst
Japanese youth, particularly the allure that nationalism or extreme
ideologies have offered to troubled young people.After producing
several experimental video art pieces, Tsuchiya first came to
prominence with A New God, a personal documentary shot on video about
his relationship with a right-wing, neo-nationalist punk rock band.
Even though Tsuchiya is on the left, he ended up marrying the singer
for that band, Karin Amamiya, who has since emerged as a spokesperson
for disaffected Japanese youth in the media. The New God won an award
at the 1999 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. His next
work, Peep "TV" Show, was a fictional post-9/11 tale of numbed young
people seeking the "real" on a violent, voyeuristic internet site.
Eight years passed before he made his next film, GFP Bunny, which won
the award for best film in the Japanese Eyes section at the 2012 Tokyo
International Film Festival. Tsuchiya is a key organizer in the
Japanese left-wing community, founding VideoAct!, an umbrella
organization that helps distribute the documentaries and experimental
works of many activist organizations.
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