The Spirit of Yokohama
開港以来、多様な文化や人々が行き交う横浜の街と歴史、そこに暮らす人々の地域活動や絆を描いたドキュメンタリー。 横浜市中区元町に生まれ育った杉島和三郎さんは、三菱重工横浜造船所で原動機の開発設計に従事し、97歳となった現在（映画撮影当時96歳）はロータリークラブや地元神社役員などで社会活動に関わりながら、横浜大空襲について語る「語り部」としても活動している。横浜大空襲からの復興と発展に長年にわたって貢献してきた杉島さんの豊かな経験と普遍的な知見には、世代を超えた今日の市民活動につながるものがあり、横浜を活気に満ちた街へと導いていく。 そんな横浜にとってレジェンドとも言える存在の杉島さんの語りを通して、戦前・戦後の横浜の街の移り変わりや、地域の魅力づくりや課題解決に取り組む人々の活動を紹介する。異文化理解や多様性の受容という風土が定着した横浜の歩みをひも解き、多様な人々の協力によって活気にあふれる街へと変わっていった横浜の姿を重ねあわせることで、誰もが自分らしく関われる社会の実現に向けた糸口を探る。監督は映画「白痴」「夢みるように眠りたい」などでプロデューサーを務めてきた古澤敏文。
A documentary depicting the city of Yokohama—where diverse cultures and people have come and gone since its port opened—its history, and the community activities and bonds of the people who live there. Wasaburo Sugishima, born and raised in Motomachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, worked in the development and design of prime movers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Yokohama Shipyard, and now at 97 (96 at the time of filming) is involved in social activities such as the Rotary Club and as an officer of a local shrine, while also serving as a storyteller who speaks about the Great Yokohama Air Raid. Sugishima's rich experience and universal insights, having contributed for many years to the reconstruction and development of Yokohama after the Great Air Raid, connect to today's civic activities across generations and continue to guide Yokohama toward becoming a vibrant city. Through the narration of Sugishima, a legendary figure for Yokohama, the film introduces the transformations of the city before and after the war, and the activities of people working on creating local appeal and solving problems. By unraveling the history of Yokohama, where a culture of cross-cultural understanding and acceptance of diversity has taken root, and overlaying it with the image of Yokohama transformed into a vibrant city through the cooperation of diverse people, the film seeks clues toward realizing a society where everyone can participate in their own way. Directed by Toshifumi Furusawa, who has served as producer on films such as "The Idiot" and "Dreaming of Sleeping."
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