Memory of the World Message from Sakubei Yamamoto ~ A miner-painter’s link to the future

世界記憶遺産 山本作兵衛からのメッセージ ~炭鉱絵師がつなぐ未来~
世界記憶遺産 -山本作兵衛「碳坑畫師與未來的聯繫」

  • HD
  • Family
  • History
  • Human
  • Art
  • Education

48min.

[Program Catalog] Memory of the World Message from Sakubei Yamamoto ~ A miner-painter’s link to the future 世界記憶遺産 世界記憶遺産|RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP.

[Program Catalog] Memory of the World Message from Sakubei Yamamoto ~ A miner-painter’s link to the future 世界記憶遺産 世界記憶遺産|RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP.

[Program Catalog] Memory of the World Message from Sakubei Yamamoto ~ A miner-painter’s link to the future 世界記憶遺産 世界記憶遺産|RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP.

At the age of seven, Sakubei Yamamoto entered a coal mine with his parents; this was the beginning of his 50 year career at the Chikuho mines in Fukuoka prefecture. The mines were pitch black and humid, and the threat of collapse or flooding was never far from the miner’s minds.
After retiring, Sakubei found work as a night guard. From the age of 66, he first began documenting his life and times working at the coal mines in essays and paintings. He left behind a legacy of over a thousand paintings, as well as 70 notebooks and diaries. Of this collection, 697 pieces were chosen for inscription on the ‘Memory of the World’ register. This program examines the life of Sakubei, and the incredibly detailed documents he left behind of the Chikuhocoal mines. What sort of figure was he, and what message does he convey to us through his artwork? Sakubei’s life and art is revealed through the stories told by those connected to him.
It got Certificate of Creative Excellence award at US International Film & Video Festival in 2014


日本一だった石炭生産地、福岡県・筑豊に生まれた作兵衛(1892-1984)は、およそ50年間炭坑夫として働き、その記憶を1000枚以上の絵に残しました。
暑く暗い地の底で石炭を掘る男と女の姿、道具、共同風呂やこどもたちの遊び、縁起や迷信。作兵衛が描いたのは、炭鉱で働く人たちとその家族が暮らす共同社会のすべてです。
ユネスコ(国連教育科学文化機関)は2011年、作兵衛の絵と日記など697点を「世界記憶遺産(※1)」に登録しました。日本での登録第1号です。日本でもまだ北海道釧路で、海底のさらに下から石炭を掘り出しています。
そしてほとんどを輸入に頼っていますが、日本の電気エネルギーの四分の一は石炭による火力発電が担っています。 国民一人あたりにすると、1年間に1トン以上の石炭を今も使っているのです。
番組では、かつて炭鉱で働いていた女性たちの証言、釧路やベトナムの炭鉱の迫力ある採掘現場の映像もまじえ、なぜ名もない山本作兵衛の絵が世界に認められたのか、また作兵衛は未来に何を伝えたかったのかを解き明かしていきます。


在七歲的時候,山本作兵衛在七歲的時候就與他的父母一起進入礦坑,這是他50年礦工生涯的開端。礦坑的生活十分黑暗與潮濕,擔心崩塌的恐懼一直存於礦工的心中。山本作兵衛結束礦工的工作後,繼續工作,擔任夜間的警衛。直到66歲時,他才開始使用煤炭來作畫。作兵衛的一生創作了近千幅的煤炭畫作,其中的667幅畫作會在節目中播放。除此之外,節目中還會介紹山本作兵衛的生平事蹟,以及他在筑豐碳坑的生活。透過本節目,觀眾將能瞭解碳坑畫師-山本作兵衛畫作中的故事。

Production Year

2013 ~ 2013

Casts

Director

  • Human
  • Human

Behind the Lens Again A Press Photographer’s Lost Decade

シャッター 報道カメラマン 空白の10年

In 2003, Hiroki Gomi, a photojournalist for the Mainichi Newspaper, was on his way back from covering the Iraq War when a metal fragment in his bag exploded, killing one and injuring five. The fragment was a cluster bomblet. Gomi was punitively dismissed from his job.
I (the director) used to work ...

Dan and Paddy's Bucket List - Kyushu, Japan

Sharing Kyushu‘s Allures WITH THE WORLD!
International co-production program Has Started Airing!

Paddy Doherty and Daniel Coll, who are active in the British/Irish media, visited the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan for about a month during September 2019. There, they met many people and e...

  • Romance
  • Entertainment
  • For Women

  • Romance
  • Entertainment
  • For Women

Remember Before You Forget

忘れる前に想い出して欲しい

A love story involving a Japanese developing musician and a Taiwanese pianist. One day, he falls in love with a Taiwanese student hearing her enticing notes of the piano at a railroad station in Fukuoka, Japan.

  • Nature

  • Nature

THE CONTINENT OF ICE - THE FUTURE OF EARTH FROM ANTARCTICA -

We accompanied the observation team at a milestone when Japan began its observation for the 60th anniversary. The period of closely watching was about 4 months. Members were making a thorough investigation while staying in the outdoor huts and tents. In the summer Antarctica, the sun does not set, w...