Radio Shimo-kajiro—The Songs That Led Us Here Today (2023)

Original name: ラジオ下神白 ―あのとき あのまちの音楽から いまここへ

Release date: July 2, 2023

Movie

Average time: 70 minutes

Genres: Documentary

Synopsis: Shimokajiro Housing Complex is a public reconstruction housing complex for people evacuated from Namie, Futaba, Okuma, and Tomioka, as a result of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In this housing complex, where people gather from different places and where many elderly dwell, they began making and distributing CDs on music they remember, also putting on a show as if they were running a radio program, and even forming a band to play along with the rhythm of each singer. This film is a record of these unusual support activities for the disaster-stricken areas, connected by music to transcend the times and the COVID-19 pandemic.