Hamamatsu City is home to approximately 30,000 foreign residents from a total of 87 countries.
Amongst this population are people who are skilled at Japanese, those who are skilled at foreign languages, and those possessing a prowess for dancing, music, or art.
Some foreign residents even introduce their culture at schools and events.
Art and tradition are just some of the many ways in which we can understand other cultures.
Enjoy the film and rakugo performance today and take some time to imagine building a city with diversity at the forefront.
Program
Part 1: 13:30 ～
Strengthening Japan-China Relations Through Film – The Perspective of a Chinese Youth in Japan
Shūki TAI – Keisuke Kinoshita Memorial Museum Curator and Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Graduate School Student
Film Screening ◆ A Short Film by Shūki TAI (15 min)
The events that unfold when a Japanese boy studies in China and meets his host mother…
Shūki TAI
Born in Yueyang, Hunan Province, People’s Democratic Republic of China, in 1993. Shūki moved to Japan in 2015 after graduating from the Beijing Film Academy with a major in Advertisement Directing. After completing a master’s degree at the Graduate School of Film and New Media at Tokyo University of the Arts and interning at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum’s film department, he began working at the Keisuke Kinoshita Memorial Museum and Kamoe Art Centre in Hamamatsu in 2020. His responsibilities include planning screening programs, organizing film-related exhibitions, and hosting workshops. He is also involved in researching and surveying local film festivals and film archives.
Part 2: 14:30 ～
Learning Easy Japanese with Laughter – Kaishi KATSURA’s Easy Japanese Rakugo Performance
Enjoy some short anecdotes, jokes, and Japanese spoken word poetry in Easy Japanese.
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1969, he became the fifth-generation protégé of Bunshi KATSURA in 1994.
Alongside the usual repertoire of classic and creative Rakugo performances, he decided that he wanted to promote Japan’s unique genre of comedic Rakugo all over the world. Since 1997 he has performed in English 300 times across 27 countries and 108 cities.
Recently, he has turned his attention to becoming a bridge between Japanese citizens and those who come to Japan,
popularizing “Easy Japanese Rakugo” and increasing the communication abilities of the Japanese people through the power of laughter.