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Well-known animations depicting war experiences include "Barefoot Gen" (1983) and "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988). In recent years, "Giovanni's Island" (2014) depicts Shikotan Island under Soviet occupation, while "In This Corner of the World" (2016) depicts everyday life during wartime from the perspective of people's lives. There are also animated films that depict war experiences from a child's perspective, such as "War Children's Stories" (2002). What works come to mind?

At this talk event, we would like to think together with you about how memories and experiences of war are expressed through animation.

*Picture books and other items related to war experiences will be on display at the venue. Please feel free to pick one up and take a look before the show begins.

Date and time: Saturday, January 11, 2025 18:30-20:30 (doors open 17:30)
Venue: SHIBUYA QWS CROSS PARK
(15F Scramble Square, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Free admission (pre-registration required)

timetable
18:30-18:40 Introduction
18:40-19:10 Alt Joachim (National Museum of Japanese History)
"End of the War and Postwar: Comparing Hiroshima and Shikotan Island in Anime"
19:10-19:40 Akira Hasegawa (Akita University)
"Soviet Animation and War Experiences"
19:40-20:30 Discussion
Two experts will talk about their wartime experiences in animation from their own perspectives.

Alt Joachim will discuss the theme of "End of the War and the Postwar Period: Comparing Hiroshima and Shikotan Island in Anime," focusing on the animated films Giovanni's Island and Barefoot Gen. He will examine how the "enemy" is depicted in these works.

Akira Hasegawa will discuss the theme of "Soviet animation and war experiences," examining the anti-war messages of Russian animators in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as well as the war experiences of Soviet animators during World War II. The animators he will be looking at include Yuri Norshtein, director of Tales of Tales (1984), and Roman Kachanov, director of Cheburashka.

After the presentation, we will have a discussion with you. I would like to think deeply together about how animation has influenced our perception of war and how it can change in the future. I look forward to receiving your many opinions and questions.

Organized by: SHIBUYA QWS Innovation Council
Co-sponsored by the University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Studies Open Laboratory for Emergent Strategy Research (ROLES) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Churches in Wartime: Religion, State, and Society in Ukraine and its Neighboring Countries" (Representative: Madoka Inoue 24K00012)

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