The Sound of the Waves (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi)

Alloftheday・Jan 20, 2022–Mar 31, 2022・K2 Cinema Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo

Finally take the opportunity to enjoy Japanese movies with English subtitles in all their theatrical splendor, only at K2 Cinema in Shimokitazawa.

In this documentary, gut-wrenching dialogues take place between people living in the coastal areas of Sanriku before the area was devasted by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Instead of tragic footage of the disaster being displayed, close friends and families make emotional discoveries as they talk about the past trauma in the form of impromptu interviews.

Directed by both Ko Sakai and Ryusuke Hamaguchi, this is the first part of a trilogy that focuses on the northeastern Tohoku region affected by the devastating natural disasters of March 11.