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A sneak peek of the Katsu Goto movie project via NGN-TV
A preview and behind the scenes look at the making of the documentary film which includes both Japanese and English subtitles. This special preview aired on the Nippon Golden Network (NGN 1 on Channel 677).
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Katsu Goto movie previews featured at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama
While on a scheduled visit to the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama with the U.S. Japan Council TOMODACHI Kakehashi Sen. Daniel Inouye Scholars University of Hawaii at Manoa study tour, Patsy was able to see the Katsu Goto movie previews playing continuously at the Hiroshima exhibit.
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Meeting with Goto of Hiroshima members
Met and had dinner with the Goto of Hiroshima members, including Dr. Kaya’s son Kiichi Kaya and daughter Toyoko Saeki. It was a great reunion and we appreciate all of their help and support of the documentary project!
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The modern Hiroshima
Thanks to Akiko Furutani, board member of the Goto of Hiroshima foundation and President of the Hiroshima Interpreters Association, we were able to film B-roll of the thriving, confident, global city of peace and youth that Hiroshima city has become.
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Filming in historic Kyoto
We interviewed Dr. Muneyoshi Togami at the spectacularly scenic Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto. He is a Rinzai Zen priest, scholar of migration studies and Professor Emeritus of Ryukoku University, having taught for 40 years at the private university that was founded in 1639. Amazing history of academic pursuit in the ancient capitol of Japan.
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A quick stop to Hilo’s sister city Ikaho, Japan
A quick stop to Ikaho (sister city of Hilo, Hawaii! Check out the Hawaiian festival poster attached!) near Shibukawa, for cover shots of Robert Walker Irwin’s summer villa.
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An amazing day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives
An amazing day of filming 131-year-old documents that are key to Katsu Goto’s journey to Hawaii! Visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives.
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Great day of research, filming and interviews in Oiso, Kanagawa
Great day of research, filming and interviews in Oiso, Kanagawa, where Katsu Goto was born, raised and worked at the city office. Filmed at his (ceremonial; remains are at the Honokaa site) and the family’s gravesite, met and interviewed the mayor of Oiso, Dr. Hisao Nakasaki and other key locations and sites.
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On location in Yokohama, Japan
Spent the day in Yokohama doing research and filming: Osanbashi Pier, Yokohama Archives of History, the Kanagawa Prefectural Government Main Building, etc.
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Film crew discovers building transplanted from Big Island to Nagoya, Japan
An excellent day of filming B roll and cover shots at Meiji Mura open air museum – filmed important Meiji era buildings, including the Japanese Immigrants’ Assembly Hall built in Hilo in 1889. Yes, that’s right – this building was first used as a church by the early Japanese immigrants in East Hawaii on the…