Live Tape
Sounds of Zipangu
In association with:
ライブテープ
(Raibu tēpu)
Live Tape
One man, one guitar, one camera, one tape and one take: the film that has taken film festivals by storm
Dir:
Tetsuaki Matsue
74min
DVCAM
2009
Documentary
Presented by 
One guitar, one camera, one tape and one take in this awe-inspiring live music film which follows Kenta Maeno as he performs in Tokyo’s suburb of Kichijouji.
This film has previously screened at Tokyo International Film Festival 2009, Nippon Connection Film Festival 2010, New York Asian Film Festival 2010 and Shinsedai New Generation Cinema Festival 2010.
The Live Tape screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Tetsuaki Matsue.
Don't miss the Kenta Maeno Live Set at 10pm: the first live performance in the UK by Live Tape star Maeno, accompanied by Yuki Yoshida on the niko (Chinese harp).
Awards:
Nippon Connection 2010 Digital Award, Tokyo International Film Festival 2009 Best Picture Award (Japanese Eyes) Director's profile:
Tetsuaki Matsue was born in Tokyo to Korean parents in 1977. He graduated from filmmaking at the Japanese Academy of Moving Images with his revealing and well-received 1999 documentary Annyong Kimchee, which confessed his zainichi (Korean-Japanese) heritage. He would continue this exploration with his 2009 documentary Annyong Yumika about legendary AV star Yumika Hayashi and a Japanese-Korean co-produced adult film she starred in. Besides his documentary filmmaking, Matsue has co-written a manga, Virgin Classroom, with manga artist Tomohiro Koizumi.
Further Reading:
Lee, Maggie. "Documentary Laid Bare: Tetsuaki Matsue." Vertigo 3 no. 4 (Winter 2007): 20-21.
Matsue, Tetsuaki. "Extremes of Independence." Vertigo 3 no. 4 (Winter 2007): 12-14.