Okinawa City
Documentary film “Are You My Dad?” Screening and talk & Shinbow mini live
- Movies
- Real-life event
Schedule
2024.05.05(日)
Open:12:30 Start:13:00
Charge
Admission fee 2000 yen (One drink is included)
Contents
Cast: Akino Ota/Shinbow
Independently produced documentaries
“Are you my dad?”
Planning/Photography: Ota Akino
Edited and composed by Shirata Issei
Shinbow
@shinbow001
In 1962, he was born in Shimigahara, Motobu Town, Okinawa Prefecture, with an American soldier as his father.
I went to the mainland at the age of 17, went through various jobs, and when I was 38, I started playing the sanshin that was given to people by myself, and it continues to this day.
From Okinawan folk music to Japanese pop songs, Western music covers, and nursery rhymes, their unique playing style is unrivaled.
She has performed with famous singers such as OSHIRO Misako, Shokichi Kina, SADOYAMA Yutaka, Mitsuki Kimura, and Takehara Pistol.
Meanwhile, it has shunned the entertainment industry, and has continued to stick to places where people connect through “entertainment,” such as temples and shrines, community centers, izakayas, French restaurants, etc. all over the country.
I live in my hometown, Shimigahara. The “last Ryukyu people” who absolutely oppose war and stick to peace.
Performers
- Shinbow
- Ota Akino