awa life

"TOPPY"A monthly newsletter for international residents of Tokushima, produced
by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association.

May 2005 No. 179

the expo experienceby martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

Thai insect dancers on the Aichi Expo grounds

recently had the pleasure of visiting myfirst Expo which is now being held in Aichi
Prefecture. Such world fairs where various
cultural, scientific, technological andenvironmental exhibitions can be viewed havebeen around since 1851, when the first World
Fair/Expo was held in London.
I spent two days at Expo. Due to the factthat there are so many exhibits, and moresignificantly long queues outside the exhibits
you really need to spend two full days atthe Expo site in order to check things out
thoroughly. The Expo site is just outside
Nagoya City. I took the JR Chuo Line from
Nagoya station to The Aichi Loop Line Expo
Yakusa Station. After going through a longqueue at Expo Yakusa station I boarded the
Linimo, a special monorail which goes straightto the Expo site. On paper it takes 45 minutes
to get from Nagoya station to the Expo site
however with all the queuing involved the timeiis considerably longer. The first day I went, I
left Nagoya Station at 7:00 and entered thesite at 10.00. The second day I left Nagoya
station at 9.00 and entered the site at 10.30.
So getting up early to beat the crowds is a bad
idea because unfortunately, everyone else has
the same idea.
After I entered the site I started off by going
to Global Common 1 where all the Asian
countries were exhibiting. The first one I went
to was the Saudi Arabia Pavilion. There werevarious types of crude oils on display. It was
weird because they had all different quality
grades which were determined by viscosity,and different names like they were wines. I
thought crude oil was just crude oil. The best
one of all was the South Korean pavilion. In
addition to the various cultural aspects of Korea
exhibited there was a 13 minute animatedfilm. Everybody was given 3D glasses. 3D films
have been around for a while and I think they

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contents
the expo experience- 1, 8 ... around the world by bike - 3
yoga: virabhadrasana - warrior II - 4
tastes of awa: sake, mirin, and shoyu - huh? - 5 TOPIA greetings - 6, 7
martin's anime corner - 9 japanese in the news - 10letter from suketo hoikuen - 10 ... japanese lesson - 11 ... memoranda - 12~15
tv movie guide - 15 ... cinema guide - 16from the editors
his month, in addition to my regular Anime
column, I have given an account of my trip
to see the 2005 World Exposition in Nagoya.
I spent just over a week in Nagoya, andenjoyed myself immensely. Although the Expois drawing a great deal of visitors to Nagoya
these days, Nagoya has much more thancultural exhibits to offer. As I was staying near
the Nagoya City JR station, there was much tosee and do. I checked out the beautiful Nagoya
Castle and the Toyota Commemorative Museumof Industry and Technology. In addition tosightseeing I sampled the local specialties ofmisonikomi udon, miso katsu, and gohei
mochi. I urge you to head towards Aichi
before the Expo has finished and check out all
this amazing prefecture has to offer.
Peace, Martin

seem to recall from grade 7 scienceclass that molecules speed up as theirtemperature rises. So the molecules of ice
are moving very slowly, while water moves
faster, and steam is moving even faster. Does
this explain why people get more active when
the weather warms up? I suppose if that wastrue, we'd all be jogging to work come August,and I know that's not going to happen! Quack
amateur scientific theories aside, it is true thatthings have gotten much busier in the pastmonth or so - at least around TOPIA, anyway!
The number of visitors have increased, withpeople looking to do the pilgrimage, take a trip
to the Iya valley, or just see what Tokushima
City has to offer. Even if you have been livingin Tokushima for years, why not stop by TOPIA
next time you are in the area, and see what we
can do for you?
Love, Clairetiawa life

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around the world by bike
sn’t it the dream to beable to do what you loveeveryday? And wouldn’t
it be the icing on the
cake if that dream in turncreated something wonderfulfor others too? Well Alastair
Humphries is living his dream,with the icing! Alastair has
combined his two major
passions, cycling and travel
to create a lifestyle which
benefits others.
For the past three and a halfyears he has been cyclingaround the world. Alastair,
28, left home in August
2001. His solo unsupported
journey would take him
across five continents and fifty
countries with a total budgetof $11,000. He is expected totake another year to complete
this journey. So far, he has
covered 54,000km and 46
countries in 43 months. He
began from his doorstep inEngland, down his familiar
hometown road and next left,
the rest of the world! The firstcarefully planned stage of theepic journey would have seen
Alastair cycle from Europe
through Afghanistan en routefor Australia. However, theeffects of September 11th
2001 forced him into a drasticchange of plan whilst on theroad. Instead of Australia,
Alastair found himself cycling
through Africa to Capetown,
South Africa. In January
2003 he hitched passage
on a sailing yacht to SouthAmerica in the famous Capeto Rio Race. He rode from thesouthernmost tip of SouthAmerica to the Arctic Ocean
in northern Alaska. He founda boat ride to Magadan, andc ycl ed t hrough the harshby karen reid
karenreid392004@yahoo.co.uk

iAlastair flashes the peace sign with Wakimachi High School students Kume
Ayumi, Takai Nao, Kamada Mariko, Fujinaga Youko and Kasahara Midori

S i b e r i a n w i n t e r, r e a c h i n g
Hokkaido in time for Christmas
of 2004.
All of the money Alastairraises goes straight to thecharity he is cycling in aid of:Hopes and Homes for Children.
He receives donations ofequipment and supplies tosupport his expedition, usuallyfrom companies. He gives
lectures about his journey inexchange for bread and board
and to raise awareness about
the charity. Hopes and Homes
for Children (HHC, Reg No.
1040534) is an international
charity dedicated to providing afamily and a future for children
orphaned or abandonedt h r o u g h w a r, d i s a s t e r, o rAIDS. I have been fortunate
enough to have seen HHC atwork firsthand in Sarajevo five
years ago. Not only do they
strive to provide children withfood, clothes, and shelter, butthey also give emotional andpsychological support to help
children, recover and develop
productive lives in spite of theirtraumatic experiences. One of
the reasons I have a particularinterest in this charity is thefact they are dedicated tolong-term involvement andcommitment.
I heard about the Round-3-

The World By Bike project andinvited Alastair Humphries tocome to my senior high schoolin Wakimachi. It was a great
opportunity for students topractice their English and learn
about a worthy project. More
importantly, I hoped his lecture
would inform my students of
the world outside of their own
and maybe even inspire themto take risks and follow their
dreams too. As Alastair was
arriving by bike directly to myschool we couldn’t exactly
stick to a strict schedule.
60 students and teachers
voluntarily showed up to staylate on a Friday night for thelecture. They were happy to
see Alastair eventually arriveand so was I. Soaking wet
from the exhausting rain,
he happily insisted on goingahead with the lecture. It
was obvious the students
appreciated this as they were
full of questions for him andautograph requests.
If you are interested inlearning more about Alastair's
j o u r n e y, c h e c k o u t t h efollowing web pages:
The charity:
www.hopeandhomes.org
Alastair Humphries: www.
roundtheworldbybike.com

virabhadrasana - warrior II

by jon teakle
yogatokushima@yahoo.com

amed after a warrior
from Indian Mythology,
this pose strengthensand stretches thelegs and ankles, stretches
the groin, chest, lungs andshoulders. As with many otheryoga poses Warrior II also
increases stamina and canhelp relieve backaches.

n

Step 1
Standing with feet together,hands in front of your chest(Tadasana pose). Inhale; asyou exhale jump or step thefeet apart (about 2-3 times
your shoulder width, but don’t over extend). Arms should
be stretched sideways, palms
facing down.
Step 2
Turn the right foot in about
20-30 degrees, turn the leftfoot 90 degrees out (pointing
straight forward). The left heelshould be aligned with theright heel. Lock the right knee
and extend the trunk of the
body upwards.
Step 3On your next exhale bend theleft knee until it is at a rightangle above the left ankle. It
is important not to have theknee in front of the ankle,
this will cause too much strain
on the knee joint, if you findyourself going over the ankle
move the left foot further
forward.
Try to make the left thighparallel with the floor andthe left shin perpendicular to
the floor. Turn the head sothat your gaze is fixed above
the middle finger on the left
hand. The arms should form astraight line from fingertip tofingertip, stretching apart.
Stay in the pose, breathingslowly for 30 seconds to one
minute. As you inhale, bringyour torso and feet back to
the center and repeat steps 1
and 2 on the other side.
IMPORTANT !!!
What I have described aboveis the basic instructions to getyou into the pose. However,
the minor adjustments in thispose will bring a lot of thebenefits, without them, you’ll
will only be doing 60% of thepose.
Drop the backs of theshoulders, make sure yourarms are fully extended andreaching apart, flex all themuscles in both arms; formore of a stretch spread yourfingers.
The outside of the backfoot must be pressing down,This helps the back leg tostay straight and creates thestretch in the back leg andankle. (if the sole of the backfoot isn’t touching the floor,
you have probably spread your-4-

feet a little too far apart).
Make sure your bum/butt (depending on yournationality) is not sticking out,
hips and shoulders should bealigned. Torso is centered,straight and extending
upwards.
If you don’t feel a stretch inthe back leg and groin, yourfeet are most likely not far
enough apart or you haven’t
lowered fully in to the pose.
The weight on the front footshould be firmly on the heel,be careful not to bunch up thetoes.
Most people who are new
to this pose often feel thefatigue in their arms first, thiswill improve very quickly withpractice. This pose uses mostof the muscles in your bodywhen done properly, after
continued practice you will
feel stronger. The practice of
yoga won’t make your muscles
bigger, but it will make thembetter and denser by toning
and strengthening.
Namaste, JON

tastes of awa: sake, mirin, and shoyu - huh?

so you've been looking
at Japanese cookbooks
and googling like madto get ready for a niceJapanese dinner and therecipe you want to try calls for
1/2 cup sake, 1/4 cup mirin
and 1/4 cup shoyu. and you
say to yourself:• Which sake?
• What kind of shoyu?
and• I thought mirin was anotherway of saying "cooking sake."
Taken in reverse order:• Wrong• Regular is fine -- probably• The kind you like to drink -probably
Sake ଢ
There are probably a few
thousand different sakes inJapan, but generally you cantalk about them as being either
more or less sweet. Sake
afficionados will usually push
dry sake at you and warn you
not to heat it. The usual sakeyou get in restaurants is alittle sweet and it is, actually,fine for cooking as far as I'mconcerned. However, the usualsake in my house is a local
one, Naruto Dai (the one withthe curled up, leaping redfish) and I personally make no
distinction between cooking
sake and drinking sake.
For me, drinking sake is theone I drink while the food is
cooking, and after it's done.
(Naruto Dai comes in about
7 different types. The ones
that cost about 1200 to 1500
yen per big bottle are what
I buy, drink and cook with.)
No doubt Awa Life can find asake expert, or maybe evenan afficionado, to write about
how wrong I am next month.
ShoyuыѻкѺ , or ோᄍ or ౝᄍ
Can I say that instead of "soysauce" - is it okay? Maybe I've
lived here too long, but soy
sauce sounds too American tome. (How do you know when
you've lived in Japan too long?
When you start bowing at theend of a phone call.)
There are basically fivekinds of shoyu: koikuchi ໵঵ , usukuchi ༰ ঵ , tamariѓ Ѳ Ѿ , shiro (white soy
sauce) ༬ and saishikomi ਺ગ ਔ . I've never seen shiroor saishikomi, they're justa cookbook rumour to me,
and I've only seen tamari in
the US, where two different
things are sold as tamari (it'sa long story, never mind rightnow). Basically, everyone inJapan uses koikuchi nearly
all the time except for chefs,
who usually use koikuchi but
sometimes use usukuchi.
The difference is thatkoikuchi has a richer taste(koi = concentrated, thick,dark, undiluted) and usukuchi(usui = dilute, thin, weak)
has a thinner taste and a little
more salt. Feel free to use
koikuchi all the time. Recipes
designed for home use rarely
call for usukuchi because
most people in Japan seemto keep only koikuchi in the
kitchen these days, though
I'm sure that back in the goodole days... Tamari is nice (andalso traditional) for sashimi
and sushi, though what you
buy in the supermarket under
the label sashimi-joyu ( щы ѳ ь ѻ к Ѻ ) probably isn't
tamari in the strict sense (Irepeat, it's a long story).
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by don weiss
woosongdonald@yahoo.com

Mirin ႳᵚI used to think that mirin was
to sake as cooking sherry
was to Fino, cheaper andsweeter. Well, sort of, but notexactly. Sake is made fromrice that has been milled (themore it has been milled, thehigher the grade of sake).
Mirin is made from unmilled
rice (i.e. brown rice orgenmai). It's sweeter, lower
in alcohol and more flavorfulthan sake. If you don't havemirin, you could substitutesake and a tiny bit of honeyfor a similar effect. Some
cookbooks actually suggest
substituting cooking sherry for
mirin. My wife is even more
flexible. A couple of times
when we've run out of mirin
she's substituted whateveralcohol came to hand first(once Remy-Martin VSOP, onceBlue Nun) and those seemed
to work fine too.
All this sake, mirin andshoyu is intended to add
three of the basic flavors to
w h a t e ve r yo u ' r e c o o k i n g .
Shoyu provides salt. Sake
provides a little heat. Mirinprovides both heat andsweetness. And of course
they all add to the complexityof the flavor mix. It's nearly
impossible to make reasonably
authentic Japanese foodwithout this triumvirate ofsake, shoyu and mirin.
Fortunately, since we all livein Japan, we don't have to
do without. Pity the poorcooks in Missouri, or the
Shetland Islands. When theyfind Japanese recipes on theinterent, they probably throw
up their hands in horror andgo back to eating grits or
haggis. (Ugh!)topia greetings
ere it is, a staple in the
May Awa Life - greetingsfrom the staff of TOPIA.
If you've ever wondered
what the people behind thecounter are thinking, this is
your chance to find out!

ha message from topia
topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp

to international exchange,
and I'm very happy to have achance to work in this field.
It is my hope that you will beable to find out more things
about Tokushima throughAwa Life or TOPIA, and thatc h a n c e s fo r i n t e r n a t i o n a l
exchange will spread.

Toshiyuki Kawakami
Dear readers of Awa Life, howhave you been? The cherry
blossoms have already fallen
here in Tokushima. Were youable to have a hanami party
this year? The season when
the cherry blossoms bloom
is one where many people
come and go in the schools
and workplaces of the nation.
Even at TOPIA, a longtime coworker left us, and some newstaff joined us. This year, weare planning lots of eventsand programmes in order
to increase the international
exchange and cooperation in
Tokushima Prefecture. . I hopethat you can support us in our
endeavours in the coming year.

earthquakes would hit Japan.
At the beginning of this year,
I hoped that this year would
be peaceful and happy year.
However, a large earthquake
hit Fukuoka in March, and still
people there are still sufferingfrom the aftershocks.
The numbers of people
visiting Japan from abroada n d fo r e i g n r e s i d e n t s i nJapan have increased year
by year. I hope that everyone
will be able to have peacefuland happy time the rest of
this year.

Akira Harada
I've entered my sixth year
as a staff member of TOPIA.
Since I started this job until
now, the state of international
affairs in Japan and Tokushima
has changed a lot, and it
looks as though it is going
to change a lot more fromnow on. Along with this, thenumbers of foreigners visiting
TOPIA has increased, and thekind of work we do at TOPIA
has shifted from putting on
events and things, to focusing
more on the support of people
in their daily life. I'm going to
do my best so that the citizens
o f To k u s h i m a a n d p e o p l efrom other countries can live
together safely and enjoyably.

Toshihiro Noguchi
On March 31, I ended myterm as the JICA Coordinatorfor International Cooperation.
Thanks to you all, I had an
enjoyable three years in thisposition. Thank you so much!
Everyone was so nice, that I
started to feel like I wanted tofind a way to stay at TOPIA! I
did my best and luckily, I was
hired as a permanent staff
member of TOPIA. I will work
hard to make Tokushima aplace where foreigners andJapanese people can enjoy
living together.

Isao Matsushita
Starting this spring, I wastransferred to the Passport
Centre, where I will workin the issuing of passports.
At the same time, I also
became a member of the
TOPIA staff.Both of my new
workplaces are indespensible

Murasawa Fumie
When I wrote my self
introduction article last year to
Awa Life, I did not think thatso many natural disasters suchas 10 huge typhoons, floods,

Chiho Miyagi
Hello everyone! I started

greetings... con't on page 7-6-

topia greetings continued...
working at TOPIA this April.
Working in a new environment
like this makes me feel likeevery day is an adventure.
I've only just started at thisjob, so I still have a lot tolearn. It's a lot of fun being
able to meet so many people
every day. Part of my job isto act as an advisor for people
who are having trouble with
their lives in Japan, so if you
have anything you'd like to
ask about, don't hesitate todrop by for a chat. I'm looking
forward to meeting all thereaders of Awa Life here at
TOPIA.

over the world just by sitting
on my chair at TOPIA. I'mtrying to be a good information
provider here since it canmake your trip so different if
you get useful information.
Even if it is just a few minutes
help, I take it as a once-in-alifetime chance. I have beengetting nice compliments fromtourists that TOPIA is one of
the best information providing
places. This year, I will try not
to forget my original intention
and do my best for everything.

Martin O'Brien
Yukie Matsumura
Hajimemashite. I worked
as an architect for twenty
years, but my new job has
started now. I'm working at
JICA "for a better tomorrowfor all." I was a member of theJapan Overseas Cooperation
Vo l u n t e e r s . M y f i e l d w a s
Zimbabwe. It was a niceexperience for me. Africa isbig. I'll try to work with abighearted mind.

Every year in TOPIA, like inmany Japanese workplaces,
there are a great many staff
changes. People come andpeople go, it is a time ofsadness and melancholy but
also of excitement and wonder.
I have been in Tokushima
almost a year and I havespent a lot of time working at
TOPIA. You might have readone of my articles in Awa Lifeor spoken to me at work. I
believe that TOPIA is a place
where we can overcome ourcultural differences and findcommon ground and mutual
respect. I hope TOPIA canhelp and encourage you during
your time in Tokushima.

Junko KimuraThis is my second year at
TOPIA. My first year, I reallyenjoyed working here. It'samazing that I can get to know
loads of unique people from all

Li Zhiying-7-

Hello everyone! My nameis Li Zhiying. I am from
Guangzhou, China. When I
came to Tokushima, the cherry
blossoms were in full bloom.
I was so moved by this sight.
I took tons of pictures andsent them home to my friends
and family. I really hope I’ll beable to see them again nextyear, before I go home. I hopeto make the most of my one
short year in Tokushima.
I am the editor of theChinese version of Awa Life
– Awa Seikatsu. If any of you
have anything you’d like to tellme about life in Tokushima,please get in touch. I’m not
so good at English, so I’dappreciate it if you could write
to me in Japanese. If you
would like to write a ‘Letter tothe Editor’ for Awa Seikatsu,
please contact me:
topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp
attn: Li Zhiying

Claire Kinder
I have some exciting news
for all my Awa Life readers starting on March 31, I became
Claire Tanaka! Kinder is now
my 'pen name.' Everyone says
people change after they get
married, but so far, I feel thesame as before. April 1 is thefirst day of the fiscal year inJapan, but for me, it was thefirst day of my life as a wife, so
to speak. I'm looking forward
to spending my anniversary
under the cherry blossoms
every year from now on.

expo... con't from page 1
are a somewhat pointlessgimmick, however the people
involved in the creation of thefilm are clearly on to some
new technology or something
because it was brilliant,frankly.
Many of the countries
exhibiting had restaurants intheir pavilions serving theirrespective national cuisines. I
went to the Nepalese pavilion
and had a curry; nice, but
it was a small portion andoverpriced. Despite themarked-up prices, the varietyof restaurants at EXPO was
one of the bonus points. Alongwith the Nepalese restaurant,
I went to Turkish, Mexicanand Australian (Aussie burger)
restaurants over the courseof the two days. Hungry work
queuing.
After lunch I went to the US
pavilion in Global Common
2. A film starring BenjaminFranklin, who had comeback from the past to talkabout the future, was shown.
It was all Hollywood but I
liked it, especially the part
where Benjamin was talking
about electricity and buzzers
underneath the seats gave
everybody a small dose ofelectricity.
In Global Common 3 mostof the European countries
were exhibiting. I visited the
Spanish exhibit which was
excellent however by that time
I was suffering from Global
pavilion fatigue so I decided
to check out some robots. I
visited the Nedo Pavilion whichshowed a 3D film about robots
and other future technologies.
It was pretty boring, and the
3D technology was of the oldjittery and blurry variety. Not

Brother corporation's sleepy robot

recommended. After checking
out a few more country
p a v i l i o n s I ve n t u r e d i n t o
the Corporate Pavilion Zone
A where I checked out the
Mitsubishi Pavilion@Earth What If the Moon Didn’t Exist.
There were robots, talking
moons and an IFX theatre
presentation showing what theearth would be like withouta moon. It was a blast and I
left with a new and profoundrespect for the moon.
On the second day I wentstraight to the JR Central
Pavilion: Invitation to the
U l t i m a t e S u r f a c e Tr a n s i t
System. It was possible towatch footage of test runs of asuperconducting linear motor
train. One of the coaches was
also exhibited. Afterwards I
went to the JAMA Wonder
Wheel Pavilion, or Jumpedup Ferris Wheel as I prefer tocall it. A popular exhibit but
I expected to see more real
live technology on display
from the Japan Automobile
Manufacturers Association.
The next exhibit on thea g e n d a w a s t h e M I T S U ITOSHIBA Pavilion. This was in
my opinion the best exhibit ofall. Once inside a futurecast-8-

system scanned my face andconverted it into computer
graphics. I played the roleof a space security guard in“Space Child Adventure-Grand
Odyssey”. After that I went to
Gas Pavilion: Magic Theatreof Flames. It was well done
but really only for kids. My
final Expo pavilion was the
Nature Contact-Hitachi Group
Pavilion where it was possible
to contact virtual animals ona safari ride. I would have
liked to visit the Toyota Group
Pavilion and the Interactive
Fun Zone but the queues
were too long and alas time
was running out.
It was still an enjoyable
experience and will probably
be even more so in a few
months when the crowds die
down. The EXPO will be open
until September the 25th
2005. Tickets are expensive
at 4600 yen for an adult day
pass so it’s not for everyone
but if you like the discovery
channel, robots, and queuingthen it is truly the greatest
place on earth. For more
information check out the
EXPO homepage at http://
www-1.expo2005.or.jp/en/
index.html

martin's anime corner
Title: Memories
Directed by: Koji Morimoto, Tensai
Okamusa, and Katsuhiro Otomo
Creators: Mash Room / Memories
Project
International Distribution: Columbia Tristar
Released: Japan (1995) US (2004)
Length: Approx. 110 minutes“Memories” is a three partscience fiction anime produced
by Katsuhiro Otomo. It
contains three films separately
directed by some of world’s
most renowned anime artists.
The first film in “Memories”
is “Magnetic Rose” which is
directed by Koji Morimoto.
Morimoto is most famous for
directing “The Animatrix,”
which contains 9 stories set
in the world of the Matrix
and was partly written byt h e Wa c h o w s k i b r o t h e r s(directors of the Matrix films.)
Before Morimoto found fameas a director, he worked as
an animator on well known
titles such as “Akira,” and“Fist of the North Star.” Thesecond film, “Stink Bomb”
is by Tensai Okamura who
directed “Naruto.” The thirdf i l m , “ C a n n o n Fo d d e r,” i sdirected by Otomo who was
responsible for directing themost famous anime film of alltime “Akira.” The three films
in the “Memories” project arevery different from each otherwith no common theme. The
only thing that binds them
together is the fact the all
three have been directed byrenowned all-star directors.
All the three films havesomething of interest.
“Magnetic Rose” is as u s p e n s e fu l s p a c e h o r r o rwhich brings together lavishromantic animation with anoperatic soundtrack. A space
craft responsible for cleaning
up space debris receives a
distress signal coming from aseemingly abandoned space
craft. Two of the crew enters
the craft where they find abrilliant lavish interior which
was seemingly inhabited bya once famous opera singer.
The two men soon become
perilously drawn into theenchanting world of the opera
singer and her memories.
The films most striking aspectis the fusion of the ornate
romantic world of the operawith the harsh futuristic sci-fi
imagery. The film is madecomplete with a beautiful
soundtrack consisting ofsnippets of various Puccini
operas
The second animation is“Stink Bomb.” The animationand imagery is unremarkable
but its brilliant and darkly
humorous plot makes up
for any shortcomings inthat department. This story
concerns the adventuresof a young salary man at a
pharmaceutical company who
mistakenly eats a special pillleft lying around the office ofthe department head, which
he thinks will cure his cold;
an action which soon has
consequences for everybody inthe country.
In contrast, “Cannon Fodder”
is a thought provoking
wonderfully illustrated piece
about war and society. The
action centers on the daily
lives of a boy and his motherand father who live in a
depressing, industrial citywhere every building has a
gun turret, and where the lives-9-

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

of everybody in the society
revolve around the firing of
big cannons. The animation
in “Cannon Fodder” differs
greatly from the other two. It
is a lot darker than the othertwo both in terms of its uniqueanimation and storyline.
“Magnetic Rose” and “Cannon
Fodder ” are quite artisticcompared to “Stink Bomb”,
however they are to someextent derivative where “StinkBomb” is highly original. Thes t o r y i n " M a g n e t i c Ro s e "owes a lot to that famous 70s
Sci-Fi film “Solaris” directedby Andrei Tarkovsky. As in“Solaris,” the story is basedon individuals who entera mysterious spacecraft
where their perceptions ofr e a l i ty a re c h a l l e n g e d b ysome mysterious possibly
malevolent force. “Cannon
Fodder,” is set in an interesting
militaristic Prussian style retrofuturistic world where society
is constantly at war. The story
is a straightforward George
Orwell 1984 type of satireon the futility of war. “StinkBomb” is my favorite of thethree due to the highly original
storyline, “Memories” contains
three different films each donein a very different styles. In
my opinion the underlying
strength of this project whichbrings together such diverse
themes and talents is that iswill contain something that you
will like while simultaneously
exposing one to other styles ofanimation which would haveotherwise been unfamiliar. In
any case you get three great
films made by three great
directors for the price of one.

japanese in the news
t feels like only yesterdaythat I turned my gas
heater on for the last time(oh wait - I think it wasyesterday...) but now the
warm spring days are here andeveryone is out and about,frolicking in the flowers. We
all try to deny what is rightaround the corner - rainyseason - called ༙ ‫ ۑ‬- tsuyu
or baiu - in Japanese. This iswhen a stationary rain front
forms over Japan for about amonth and a half. In Shikoku,
rainy season lasts fromapproximately the first week
in June to the second week inJuly. While we don't necessarily
get rain every day like rainyseasons in other parts of theworld, it does mean there is ahigher incidence of rainy days.
You may find you are facing
days in a row of cloudy-yet-dry
weather, and still the people
around you will be complaining
about 'rainy season' - thinko f t h i s a s a c o nve r s a t i o nstarter and not necessarilya legitimate observation on
the weather. There is in fact
a term ࣱ ༙ ‫ ۑ‬- kara tsuyu- w h i c h m e a n s ' d r y ra i ny
season.' Rainy season isn't
just about rain - it's a veritablemini-season unto itself!
Tsuyu literally means 'plum
ra i n ? ' W hy ? T h e y s ay i t ' s
because it's traditionally thetime of year when the plums
are ripening. Perhaps that's
just a way to make us all feel
more poetic about weeks andweeks of rain. Think of thecrops! Think of the plums!
The problem with the start ofthe muggy season that tsuyu
brings on, is an increased riskof ὂ - kabi - mold growing inyour living environment. Thisiby claire kinder
clairish@gmail.com

can mean clothes that smell
musty and food that goes off
faster than usual. If you wantto avoid problems associatedwith too much damp in yourhouse, try purchasing some ofthose һ ӛ Җ ӌ ҵ Һ - dorai
petto - a brand name of ஊ૮ ੒ - joshitsu-zai - dehumidifying agent. Dorai
petto comes in boxes that
resemble air fresheners, butwhich diligently collect thewater from the air in yourhome and store it, so you
can see what a good job it's
doing. You'll know it's time to
get a new one when it gets
full of water. If you are feelingextravagant, you can also
get a ஊ૮࠿ - joshitsuki - amechanical air de-humidifier
to help dry your clothes when
you are forced to hang theminside because of the driving
rain outside the window.
Japan has a day where
public workers, school
children, and other uniformedp r o fe s s i o n s c h a n g e t h e i rseasonal uniforms from thelong-sleeved version to theshort-sleeved version. This iscalled ‫ ک‬഼ м - koromogae- changing clothes. The day
people change from longsleeved to short is June
first. Prime Minister Koizumi
pledged that this year, he
too would come to work withshort sleeves and no tie.
This is in order to promoteஶ Қ ҿ - shoene - energy
c o n s e r va t i o n . D u r i n g t h eenergy crisis in the 1970s,
a new type of suit was
introduced where the jacket
had short sleeves: the shoene
suit. For a time, government
workers were required towear this type of suit to work-10-

to show their commitment
to reducing energy use. The
logic being less clothing, lessneed for air conditioning. Of
course, the ironic part is thatthe hot weather usually starts
up a week or two before thedesignated date of June first.
Keep watch on koromogae
day and see if you can spot
the new uniforms!

letter from suketo
hoikuenhe pastel pink season of
the sakura has given
way to bright, newgreen... It's such a goodfeeling to be close to natureduring the changing of theseasons. I love this time ofyear. May is a great timeof year to get outside andrefresh yourself in the fresh
air.
This time, let's talk about
breakfast... Foods likebread and rice are goodnutrition for our brains.
Those carbohydrates provide
energy to help our brains
work, so it's important toeat something from thisfood group first thing in
the morning. Don't forgetthe protein and vitamin
B-complex (found in milk,
eggs, fish, cheese, etc.)
too! Breakfast provides thebasis for your whole day's
activities, so it's a very
important meal. If you leaveout breakfast, your powers ofconcentration are diminished,
and it's easy to get irritated.
If children learn to eat aproper breakfast, they willkeep that habit for life. Let's
eat a big breakfast and havean energetic day!
-Kaori Sakamotot

by fumiko kanematsu

japanese lesson
his month, let’s study
how to usf! V-dictionary
form ̹ Ќ ў и form ͖чќџўѾѲыѓ̹ыѲ ы ѓ ͑(dictionary form ort

nai form of verb plus kotoni narimashita / koto ni
shimashita), which express
something to be decided
upon, or what you have madea decision.
L e t ’s t a k e a l o o k a t t h efollowing ѽиыѹк
conversation.
ѓии҇؋!ӓҖ̡ᅖୃ̛ൄ‫ۇ‬эѿ̛чќџ̛ўѾѲыѓ̝!
ѓўпโ ඨ̡Ѽпїѓћэѡ̛̝оѵћќк̛шъиѲэ̝
May: "It has been decided
that I’m going to leave thehospital next week."
Ta n a k a : " T h a t ’ s g r e a t .
Congratulations!"̻͐ ч ќ џ̛ ў Ѿ Ѳ ы ѓ ͑!
(koto ni narimashita)means “doing something has
been decided upon”, whichindicates someone else has
made the decision.
Let’s take a look at the next
conversation.
хїч҇،! ! Ӝ̶̡ч҇ѝ̛ॅਛэѿ̛чќџ̛ўѾѲыѓ̝!
ѸѲєઅ โ̡ёкћэп̝ёҀѣ̛оѵћќк̝

jtmtoku-lesson@mbk.nifty.com

doesn’t know, or doesn’t want Practiceto tell, who has made the Make a conversation by using
decision. It often implies that ̻͐ ч ќ џ! ў Ѿ Ѳ ы ѓ ͑orthe decision has been made ̻͐чќџ̛ыѲыѓ͑-! andnot by a mere individual but send your conversation to JTM
either by the public or by by e-mail:jtmtoku-lesson@mbk.nifty.
some authoritative power.
[Note] It sounds softer com
andmore polite than to us f I w i l l w r i t e b a c k w i t hхїч҇͐ ॅ ਛ э ѿ̛ ч ќ џ̛ ы Ѳ ы suggestions and answers toѓ ͑(kekkon suru koto ni your questions.
shimashita)-! although it is
the speaker himself who madea decision to get married.
If you us f! this form - somepeople might think that you
are going to marry in spite ofyour parents’ opposition orsome other difficulty.
Let’s go on t p̻͐ ч ќџ̛ ы Ѳ ы ѓ ͑(koto ni
shimashita). Take a look at
the following conversation.
‫!؍‬ңӥ̡Ҧ̶ӝҹӥҘҕ̶ҡѣ̛ѝчѶ̛৪пўи̛чќџ̛ыѲыѓ̝Ӟӏ̶Һ̛҆ગ௑цўхҀѤ̛ўѾѲя҇
пѽ̝ඨഠ̡ёҀѣ̛ѓиѬ҇ћэ
р҇Ѥ!
ѡ̛̝ࠨළїњ̛уєщиѡ̝

Ken: "I have made up mymind not to go out during theGolden Week. I have to finish
my report."
Nakamura: "Oh, that’s too
Lee: "It has been decided that bad. Good luck!"
we are going to get married." ̻͐чќџ̛ыѲыѓ͑(kotoYa m a d a : " O h , i s t h a t s o. n i s h i m a s h i t a ) ! m e a n s“to have decided on doing
Congratulations!"̻͐ ч ќ џ̛ ў Ѿ Ѳ ы ѓ ͑ something”, which indicates it(koto ni narimashita) j s is the speaker that has madealso used when the speaker the decision.
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1 . Yo u a r e g o i n g t o b etransferred to Tokyo next
week. You tell the owner ofyour apartment about it
The owner said, “It’s quite asuddentransfer, isn’t it.”ѽиыѹк ќксѻк
You: ᅖ ୃ̛๪ ࢜Ѭ ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````̝ѽиыѹк

Your landlord: ᅖୃћэп "```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````̝2 . Yo u a r e g o i n g t o t a k e
Japanese language proficiency
test level 2 this year. You
let your Japanese teacher
know your decision. Then theteacher encourages you to try
your besttoџpass
the test.
чќыѯ ҇ ш ѢкѾѻу ы х ҇
You: ਗ໩̛໘ႎত ໷ ᆛ ી५Ѣџсѹк
3 ࢇ ҆ `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````̝Your teacher: ёкћэп̝```!
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````̝memoranda
New Law

Japanese CookingClassఁыиၓᅳрћсѲыѓ
A new law came into effect on April 1, 2005, which states໘ႎᆍᅫѢҡӛҫ

that people who hold foreign citizenship and who have aforeign address (ie. who live overseas) must present theirThis time, the menu includes: maki (roll) sushi, sumashi

passports to be copied when they check into a Japanesejiru soup with wakame seaweed and bamboo shoots,

hotel. This law does not apply to foreign nationals who arespinach with sesame dressing, and mizu yokan (softregistered as living in Japan.

sweet jelly) for dessert. The menu can be individually
adjusted to suit a vegetarian diet.

when: starting April 1, 2005
instructor: Michie Hamamoto
who: foreign residents and Japanese assistants canJapanese Lessons
in Ananparticipate
when: May 22 (Sunday)
Doors open: 10:00
Cooking and eating: 10:30 - 13:30

٬໊દ໘ႎতࢱ૬

where: Uchimachi Community Centre (near City Hall)
cost: ]500 (please bring an apron)

when: Every Sunday, 13:00 - 15:00

for more information, or to register:where: Anan City Tomioka Kominkan (beside Yume Hall)
cost: ]2000 for 40 lessons

e-mail: kuy@usuzumi.ok1.jp
fax: 088.692.6289

text: Minna no Nihongo I (text costs ]2500)
to apply: send your name, address, telephone number or
e-mail address, nationality, information about your readinglevel (hiragana, katakana, kanji), and your Japanese study
history to:

Write your name, nationality, and contact information.
Please be sure to apply well in advance, as places arelimited! We can not accept unregistered particpants on the
day of the event.
presented by: HIROBA International

Anan City International Association
c/o Muronochi Hayashi
385-305 Ryouke-cho, Anan City

Tokushima Vortis774-0011

ຝ๥ӎӝҸҕҫ໘ธtel. 0884.21.5599
fax. 0884.21.0909
e-mail. etonne@stannet.ne.jp

Upcoming home games for Tokushima's new J-League
soccer team, Vortis. Home games are held in Naruto at
the Naruto Athletic Field.

Tastes of Awa

May 7 (Sat) 14:00 - vs. Avispa Fukuoka٬༂ѢႳMay 21 (Sat) 14:00 - vs. Mito Hollyhock

Friends coming from overseas and you want to impress

June 18 (Sat) 14:00 - vs. Kyoto Purple Sangathem with some local home-cooked cuisine? Finding your-July 2 (Sat) 19:00 - vs. Thespa Kusatsu

self wandering aimlessly in the grocery store, looking forJuly 13 (Wed) 19:00 - vs. Vegalta Sendai

June 3 (Fri) 19:00 - vs. Yokohama FC

something new but not sure where to start? Ask Don! Don
Weiss, author of 'Tastes of Awa,' (page 5) is looking forweb: www.vortis.jp

reader's suggestions for future columns. What aspects of
how to cook? Send Don a message with your questions

tickets: in advance: ]1500 (B seats) ]2000 (A seats)at the gate: ]2000 (B seats) ]2500 (A seats)

and ideas:

Tickets can be purchased in advance at Lawson's

e-mail: woosongdonald@yahoo.com

convenience stores and at sports supply shops.

Japanese food interest you? What would you like to know

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memoranda
Join a Women's
Basketball Team!
அౕӂҫң҆ыѲя҇п̣

Traditional Rice
Plantingโ௬мല५଄ျ୆

when and where:

Try planting rice the old-fashioned way (it's organic too!),

Tuesdays 20:00 - 22:00

pound some mochi, and have lunch with your new friends!

at Kami-Hachiman Elementary School, Tokushima City

Gather at Tokushima Station at 9:00 and get a ride to the

Fridays 20:00 - 22:00

field.

at Takagawara Chomin Gym, Ishii-cho
cost: 2000 per monthwhen: May 22 (Sunday) 9:00 - 15:00

for more info: Coach Masami Matsuda

where: Nakagawa-cho "Nakagawa Nogiku no Sato"090.8972.3281

cost: freemmatsuda@js2.so-net.ne.jp

things to bring: two towels, a hat, raingear if it's raining
for more info or to apply to participate, contact:

Awa Life Free
Subscription
Service

Nakagawa Nogiku no Satotel. 088.664.1311
fax. 088.664.1331
e-mail: nogiku-sato@econy.co.jp
http://www.econy.co.jp/nogiku-sato/
Spaces are limited, so apply early!

٬༂ӛҖӇჅᆍᄧ೽ҧ̶ӅҫHow many copies of Awa Life do you get in the mail eachmonth? Is it addressed properly? Is your name spelledright? Please notify us of any corrections you'd like madeto your subscription information or if you would like tohave Awa Life sent to you each month at no charge.

HIROBA's Junctionຝ๥ќౌ‫ॅ҆ވ‬Ѫඑ‫ڰ‬ਇੑુ

Issue 5 of HIROBA International's annual bilingual
publication, Junction, is available for free at TOPIA. This
year's edition contains writings from a variety of people

e-mail: awalife@gmail.com
post: Awa Life
c/o TOPIA

involved with International Exchange in Tokushima
Prefecture. Each article is published in both Japanese andeither Chinese or English.

1-61 Terashimahoncho-nishi
Tokushima City, 770-0831
or: come to TOPIA in person

where: pick up Junction No. 5 at TOPIA
cost: free
for more info: HIROBA International
http://www11.plala.or.jp/hiroba/

NHK Japanese

kuy@usuzumi.ok1.jp

ఁџѯ҇шћуѽёк

NHK's educational channel broadcasts a program forlearning Japanese twice a week. An accompanying
textbook is available in English, Portuguese, Chinese, andKorean.

Your Message HereчѢҫӌ̶ҫ҆ચиуєщи

Submit your event information, garage sale, etc. to be
when: Friday evenings 11:10 - 11:30 and re-broadcast

printed in next month's Awa Life!

Thursday afternoons 12:10 - 12:30
where: NHK Kyoiku Telebi (Channel 12)
cost: free (text is ]578 and comes out three times a year)

contact: awalife@gmail.com-13-

memoranda
The Chiiori ProjectCounselling
Service at TOPIAҳҖҜӜ̠ӉӟҪҙҡҺ

ҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵

The Chiiori House is located in the depths of Higashi-Iya -TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to allMayforeign residents to help with issues involving accidents,

13-15

a chance to experience country life in the mountains.
Hiking (Mt Tsurugi to Mt Miune, staying
overnight on the mountain)

working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage,and more. Counselling is available in English and

20-22

Wood and Bamboo Crafts

Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be

27-29

Country Cooking

made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Basic rate: ]6000 per night,]7000 during Golden Week.

Monday to Thursday

Extra charges apply for weekend events.

10:00 - 17:00
tel. 088.656.3303 or 088.656.3320 (allows three way

for more info: www.chiiori.org
reservations@chiiori.org

conversations with an interpreter)

tel. 0883.88.5290

JET Programme
Jomon-era Art
Postcard Collection ່ဌѢྖ
KFU ӉӟҢӛӒᅃ୿ҥӞҡҩәӥ

A display of black-burnished pottery artifacts from Japan's
Booklets of postcards created from photographs taken

ancient 'Kamegaoka Culture' at Bunka no Mori's Museum.

by members of the JET Programme are now available for

Take a firsthand look at Japan's ancient past.

free at TOPIA. Each set includes fifteen different cards
with photographs of Japanesque scenes from all over thewhen: April 26 - May 29, 9:30 - 17:00 (closed Mondays)

country.

where: Bunka no Mori
cost: ]200 for adults, with discounts for students
for more info: 088.668.3636

Pop Art & Co.

ᅺ৪эѿӏҵӉ̠Ҕ̶ҺDoitsu-kan Events

Eighty pop art works on loan from Portugal's Sintra Museum of Modern Art are on display at Kochi'sһҖҶࠛѢҖӋӥҺ௜၇Prefectural Museum of Art. Featuring works by Andy War-German and Japanese Duet Concert: Classical arias per-hol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more!

formed by Almuth Marianne Kroll (soprano) and Toshihide

There will be a special English guided tour on May 15

Koroyasu (tenor.)(Sunday) from 14:00 - 15:00 at no extra charge.

when: May 26, 6:30pm

Workshops on making your own Pop Art will be held April
29 - May 5 from 10:00 - 16:00 at no extra charge

where: Doitsu-kan in Naruto, near Bando Station
cost: ]1500

when: April 3 - May 22

Germany in Japan - Poster Exhibition

9:00 - 17:00 (closed Mondays)

Paintings by amateurs from Tokushima Prefecture

where: The Museum of Art, Kochi
cost: ]850

when: May 14 - June 12

tel. 088-866-8000

for more info: 088.689.0099

where: Doitsu-kan in Naruto, near Bando Station

web: http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/~museum

e-mail: doitukan@city.naruto.lg.jp-14-

memoranda
Speech Contest

Speech Contestຝ๥ॡ໘ႎতုᇪോ‫ݵ‬ຝ๥ॡ໘ႎতုᇪോ‫ݵ‬Participants Wanted!

3116 ාഽ‫ͥ͢ͅ૽࣭ٸ‬ඃോࡇ඾ུࢊ༕აఱٛ

2005 Tokushima Prefecture୞௘଄ျ୆̤

Japanese Speech Contest For Foreign Residents୿ᆬ௽ਮџњ 21.23 ჎ธ๗҆ರৣыѲэ̝ਇੑ௱ၟпџэ
Around 10-12 contestants will be selected basedѿѓѵϧпਇϧ჎ธ๗̝‫ܤ‬ျ଄рണиਇџјињѣϨ჎ธon country of origin, ensuring that a wide variety of๗ќыѲэ̝ോ‫ݵ‬๴໘ѣ̜ണాѢ‫̠܍ܤ‬౤‫҆܍‬оസѕыњ

nationalities are able to participate. There will be an eventиѲэ̝ཇླ଄ќѢ‫ॣڝ‬প߹‫ݵ‬Ѷо޼ыѳџ "following the contest, where contestants will be available
to answer questions from the audience.

඾ȁশȇဓౖϧϭ໩ϭैϧϦ໘̈́໘ͅ!̛̛̛̛

date: 10 July, 2005 (Sunday)ાȁਫ਼ȇຝ๥ॡࢻ๘ဌ݁‫!ࠛݵ‬!

place: Tokushima Kyodo Bunka Kaikanచȁયȇຝ๥ॡ੓୉Ѣ‫ޒ‬ਇగ!

!

for: Foreign Residents of TokushimaΞȜζȇਇੑᅫ‫̠ݶ‬ਇੑপᅺ̠ࢤᆛџ࠘эѿѶѢўѽ૛ᄡ!!

theme: A topic of your choice relating to Japan,শȁ‫ۼ‬ȇϭက‫ڒ‬຾!!

international affairs, international cultural exchange, and૭ȁࣺȇ̈́੖ͅຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬Ѳћ̝

cooperation.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!୸ชѢఇਔᄿસ҆оํыыѲэ̝!

time limit: under 7 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!ை੍ѣ๴ࢤ‫ݵ‬Ѳћоჴи৽҃я݀щи̝!!!

apply to: TOPIA!

Applications accepted while places are available.

࿚̵ࣣȇ̈́੖ͅຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫! !ݵ‬for more info: TOPIA.

UFM;!199.767.4414!!

TEL: 088-656-3303

GBY;!199.763.1727!

!

FAX: 088-652-0616

tv movie schedule・may
Japanese television broadcasts most foreign movies in their original language as well as in Japanese. Bilingually equipped
TVs can be flipped between these two audio channels by selecting the ܿ౤ಂ഼ button on the remote control.

Date

Time Place

Nat.

ұҖҺӝ

Title

Fri. 13

9:03

ؔລ༞USA '00ҹӥҪӕӛҫ̠Ӆӗ̶Ҹҕ̶

Sun. 15

9:00

ؐ BCD

USA '99ӎ̶ӥ̠ҥӞҡұ̶Fri. 20

9:03

ؔລ༞USA '97

ҔҼҥӥҲFri. 20late night؎ႚ໘

UK '73ӐҲӒ̠ҡӝҽҚѢ
ӃӜ‫ݶ‬ၐോ੢ಗ

Sat. 219:00

ؒ࠘౦USA '99ҢӜ̶ӥӐҖӝ

Sun. 22

9:00

ؐ BCD

USA '02

L.2:

Thu. 26

late nightؒ࠘౦

GER '97Ҙҕӥұ̶ҫӜ̶Ӄ̶

Fri. 27

9:33

ؔລ༞USA '01ҚӎӜӗ̶ҩәӥ

Evolution

Sat. 28

9:00

ؒ࠘౦USA '01Қҿӑ̶̠ӛҖӥ

Behind Enemy Lineshorror? mystery‫ޓ‬suspense‫ ☺ ޓ‬comedy

Miss Congeniality☺

The Bone Collector?

AnacondaSoft Beds, Hard Battles☺

The Green Mile

K-19: The WidowmakerWinterschlafer

5(science fiction ‫ޓ‬ drama action ♥ love & romance 5(This schedule is subject to change.

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cinema guide
TOKUSHIMA HALL ຝ๥Ӎ̶ӝ
(Saiwai-cho - near the Central
Post Office)088.653.1802
TOKUSHIMA TOHO ຝ๥๪၉(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311
TOHO CINEMA ๪၉ҩҿӐ(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311

ATTACK HEIWA Ҕұҵҡဓᇬ(Kuramoto 2 cho-me - near
Kuramoto Station)
088.631.6490

Bridget Jones 2 - The Edge of Reason ͔USA͕!
ӈӜҪҵҺ̠Ҫә̶ӥҬѢ໘ࡋ̛сҀёкў҃ѓыѢ 23 пैcontinuing

Kingdom of Heaven͔USA͕!ҟӥҢҲӒ¦Ҝӈ¦ӊӈӥfrom 5/14

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000‫ޓ‬
Ladies’ day / Tuesday ψ ]1000 Men’s day / Friday ψ ]1000
Negotiator - Mashita Masayoshi ͔JPN͕!পரగ̠ఉ݀ౝ࡟

from 5/7

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 Men’s Day / Thursday ψ ]1000
Hide and Seek͔USA͕!ӁҖһ¦Ҕӥһ¦ҩ̶ҡ

continuing

Detective Conan - Strategy Above the Depths͔JPN͕!
჎൷ฅҥҼӥ 0 యဓಗ௘Ѣ‫ۈ‬ၷ

continuing

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000
Constantine͔USA͕!ҥӥҫұӥҸҕӥ

until 5/13

Phantom of the Opera/The Notebook *Double Feature*͔USA͕!
Ҝӌӛਸ਼Ѣ‫ݼ‬గ̹उџລѴ࿾ত!̈́ຟ୆ 3 ႎᅵ໚഼ўыͅfrom 5/14!‫ݚ‬ќଈ‫ؠ‬ӃӜ 0 ౭ત
̈́S.29* from 5/14
Hana to Hebi 2 Pari/Shizuko (R-18)͔JPN͕
1st of each month ψ ]1000 Customer Appreciation Day/ Wednesday ψ ]1000

HEIWA DOLBY !ဓᇬһӝӅ̶
(Kuramoto 2 cho-me )088.631.6490

Shall we Dance?͔USA͕!Tibmm!xf!Ebodf@

KITAJIMA CINEMA SUNSHINE*FUJI GRAND*

Infernal Affairs 3͔HK͕ҖӥӇғҼӝ̠ҔӇҙҔ‫ء‬Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ!]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000
until 5/13
Les Choiristes͔FR͕!ҥ̶ӛҫ̛ၾ๥ҩҿӐҧӥҩӕҖӥ
̈́Kitajima-cho Tainohamaͅ

Detective Conan - Strategy Above the Depths͔JPN͕!
჎൷ฅҥҼӥ 0 యဓಗ௘Ѣ‫ۈ‬ၷ

088.697.3113
088.697.3111
̈́24 ૐࠖҸ̶Ӊ‫ڎ‬຾!.!

Bunshinsaba͔KR͕!ҥҵҡӜщ҇

24 hour recorded messageͅ

Negotiator - Mashita Masayoshi ͔JPN͕!পரగ̠ఉ݀ౝ࡟

until 5/21

Son of the Mask͔USA͕!ӐҫҡϨfrom 5/7
Blade Trinity͔USA͕!ӈӞҖһϩKingdom of Heaven͔USA͕!ҟӥҢҲӒ¦Ҝӈ¦ӊӈӥRegular tickets ψ ]1800
The 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

from 5/14

Shall we Dance?͔USA͕!Tibmm!xf!Ebodf@
Hide and Seek͔USA͕!ӁҖһ¦Ҕӥһ¦ҩ̶ҡ
Constantine͔USA͕!ҥӥҫұӥҸҕӥ
Ashurajo no Hitomi͔JPN͕٬ଲᅓௗѢຓ
Lemony Snicket͔USA͕!ӞӔҽ̶ҫҽңҵҺ

coming soon:ଥх઱ѵњиѲэп

At Kitajima Sunshine Cinema in Fuji Grand this June:
Hitch - starring Will Smithగग़Ѣ୓ѳ

The Ring Two - starring Naomi Watts
Batman Begins - starring Christian Bale

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