History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige
Synopsis
This film is a poetic composition of recorded history and non-recorded memory. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s family was among the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. And like so many who were in the camps, Tajiri’s family wrapped their memories of that experience in a shroud of silence and forgetting. This film raises questions about collective history – questions that prompt Tajiri to daringly re-imagine and re-create what has been stolen and what has been lost.
Release History & Theatrical Window
Whitney Biennial
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Rea Tajiri
- Screenplay & Story
- Rea Tajiri
- Original Title
- History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 32m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Rea Tajiri
Rea Tajiri
Rea Tajiri, Angel Velasco Shaw
Rea Tajiri
Department Leadership Roster
Rea Tajiri
Writer
Rea Tajiri
Director of Photography
Rea Tajiri
Editor
Angel Velasco Shaw
Director of Photography
Rea Tajiri
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige.
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What is History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige about?
This film is a poetic composition of recorded history and non-recorded memory. Filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s family was among the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. And like so many who were in the camps, Tajiri’s family wrapped their memories of that experience in a shroud of silence and forgetting. This film raises questions about collective history – questions that prompt Tajiri to daringly re-imagine and re-create what has been stolen and what has been lost.
Who directed History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige?
History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige was directed by Rea Tajiri.
Who stars in History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige?
The principal cast of History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige includes Not specified.
When was History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige released and how long is it?
History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 32m.