As part of the series "Capturing the Moment: Travel, Media, and Cultural Heritage" organized by the Hokkaido University Media and Tourism Research Center, a screening of the film "Yokosuka 1953" and a talk session will be held on July 15th.

The film "Yokosuka 1953" is a documentary set in Yokosuka in the early 1950s, capturing the lives of people living between the U.S. military base and Japanese society. During this period, as the city transitioned from the occupation period to the postwar reconstruction period, Yokosuka, a city of military bases, is marked by a complex history. The film carefully depicts the moment when personal memories intersect with the larger flow of history, weaving together photographs, video materials, testimonies, and soundscapes from the time.

This screening is part of a series organized by the Hokkaido University Media and Tourism Research Center called "Capturing Moments: Travel, Media, and Cultural Heritage." After viewing the film, there will be a talk session with the film's director, Professor Takeshi Kikawa (Wakayama University), and Professor van der Does Luli (Hiroshima University Peace Center). 80 years after the war, the film will be discussed from multiple angles on themes such as social change in Japan, regions and bases, and the inheritance of memories, deepening the questions behind the film and exploring the perspectives that we who live in the present should inherit.

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