Life Goes On

Screening Schedule

Nov 26 (Sun.) at NTT CRED Hall 2

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Details

Life endures. How resilience, fortitude, and benevolence prevail after an unimaginable disaster. Six years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, in the beautiful land of Tohoku, on Japan’s North-Eastern coast, people stricken by immeasurable loss never give up moving forward.

Director: Mia Yoon
Co-Director/DP：Takeshi Tsuji
Producer：Yumiko Masuda
Narrator：Norika Fujiwara

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 81’
Country: Japan

Director

Mia Yoon
Ms. Yoon, a third-generation Korean immigrant, was born and raised in Nagano Prefecture. She graduated from Tsuda College, in Tokyo, and began her career in public relations. After working for IT companies as a publicist, she transitioned into the film industry to purse creative passions. Her work includes TV productions on Japanese public broadcaster, NHK, TV documentaries, and theatrical live-action features. Involved in production from development to advertisement and sales, “Life Goes On” is her directorial debut. As a producer, her filmography includes: “Beyond the Tsunami: Onagawa, Hearts Connected”; “Lee Ye: The First Joseon Missions to Japan”; and “Cinema Angel”.