Screening of "Another Bridge" and talk event "Thoughts on the Bridge Movement"

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the construction of the Oku-Nagashima Bridge, which connects the island of Nagashima in the Seto Inland Sea to the mainland. Despite the fact that it spans a strait of just under 30 meters, it took 17 years to complete the construction of this bridge, which has also been called the "Bridge of Human Recovery."
It is an extremely important bridge that physically connects the people who were isolated at Oku-Komyoen and Nagashima-Aiseien on the island with "society" on the opposite bank, and at the same time symbolizes isolation and liberation, discrimination and exchange.
This time, we will be screening the documentary "Another Bridge," produced by Sanyo Broadcasting in 1983, from the materials in The National Hansen's Disease Museum 's collection, and will also be holding a talk event featuring residents of Nagashima-Aiseien, where the film is set.
The film was produced during the bridge construction movement and won the Grand Prix at the Regional Era Film Festival, which is awarded to outstanding documentaries that record the lives of local people. Until now, there have been very few opportunities to watch it, but with the cooperation of Sanyo Broadcasting, the film will be screened. It is also a rare opportunity to hear from residents of Nagashima-Aiseien about their experiences and their thoughts on the bridge construction in Tokyo.
We hope that this event will be an opportunity to once again strongly recognize the Oku-Nagashima Bridge, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, as a "Bridge of Human Recovery."

Another Bridge-Oku Nagashima Ohashi Bridge 30th Anniversary Screening & Talk Event-

Photography: Mitsuhiko Inoue	Photography: Ryuichi Minami
Photography: Ryuichi Minami	Photography: Ryuichi Minami

Report on the "Another Bridge - Screening and Talk Event to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Construction of the Oku Nagashima Bridge"

On Friday, November 23, 2018 (a national holiday), we held the "Another Bridge - Oku Nagashima Bridge 30th Anniversary Screening and Talk Event." The movie theater, which has a capacity of 140 people, was filled with 200 people, and the venue was filled with excitement even before the event started.

The first part was a screening of the documentary "Another Bridge" (1983, produced by Sanyo Broadcasting, 47 minutes). Prior to the screening, the mayor of Setouchi City gave a congratulatory speech and a message from Sanyo Broadcasting cameraman Ken Miyazaki was read out.
The film is set in Nagashima-Aiseien and was produced in the midst of the bridge construction movement, focusing on the lives of the residents without a bridge, with a side story of students from the Shinrada classroom of Oku High School on the island graduating. The film asks the viewer, "What is preventing the bridge construction?"

The second part was a lecture by Shinji Nakao, President of the Resident Association at Nagashima-Aiseien. He captivated the audience with a wealth of stories, including the island's condition before the bridge was built, the difficulties faced during the campaign, and the changes that have taken place since the bridge was built, with occasional laughs thrown in.

After the lecture, Nakao answered questions from the audience with great care. His memorable words were, "The residents are getting older, so it is becoming more difficult for them to directly share their experiences. I would like them to interact with local elementary and junior high school students and pass on our experiences to the younger generation."
The meeting ended as scheduled at 4pm. Here are some of the survey results.

• "A lot of valuable images are used, and the introduction of high school students at that time as a theme has an impact on the way they are taken up, the difference between Koreans and Japanese, and the treatment of going to Okinawa at that time. I was surprised that it was widely covered. "(For the screening work)
• "The bridge wasn't built, it wasn't. I don't think it wasn't without the budget. It's just an extension of the isolation policy. It's sad that the people (residents) of the garden have to work hard." For the work)
• "The atmosphere at that time was conveyed by talking about the situation at the time of the bridge in a live voice. The relationship with politics, the relationship with the local Mushimei people, the relationship between Aiseien and Komeien, and the bridge were built. He talked about a wide range of things, such as the restoration of ties with his family, and deepened his understanding. "
• "Inside the sanatorium became brighter just by building the bridge and the words that the bridge connected the hearts" (to Mr. Nakao's story).

Through the event, I think it was an opportunity for people to know that the bridge of Oku Nagashima Ohashi was realized by the 17-year resident movement and that it is a bridge for interaction with us as a "bridge for human recovery". increase.
We would like to continue to consider plans that many people can participate in, so we look forward to working with you.

Tetsuya Kimura, Curator, Business Division, The National Hansen's Disease Museum

Opening remarks	Moderator: Curator Tetsuya Kimura
Guest speaker's lecture	Shinji Nakao (Chairman of Nagashima-Aiseien President of the Resident Association)
Q&A session at the venue	Q&A session at the venue
Closing remarks	Curator: Tetsuya Kimura