This is an amazing video about Japan from a perspective of foreigner, but the creator himself is actually a Japanese designer- Kenichi Tanaka.
Video description by Tanaka:
"This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece. My objective is to make Japanese people to think about that everything happening here in Japan, isn't that normal. So I created this video from foreigner's point of view, rather than Japanese people's point of view. By the way, please don't call me racist, because I am one of short, small eyes Japanese ;P "
I love the way Tanaka designed the whole clip with graphs and data which are easy to follow. It's very entertaining, but also made me (as a foreigner) understand this country more. Although I think Tanaka focused too much on the negative sides... that might make this video appear to be offensive to his fellow countryman. Otherwise, I really like this video!
Here's Kenichi Tanaka's blog: http://kenichi-design.blogspot.com/
Update: I just found out that the English ver. does not contain the entire clip, so if you want to watch the very end of this short movie, check this out in Japanese. :)
Japan - The Strange Country (Japanese ver.) from Kenichi on Vimeo.
haha, this video is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI giggled almost throughout the clip! (maybe shouldn't have, considering that it is my own country right there. but still...)
thanks for blogging about this!
This is a great video that reveals great negatives about Japan. Because I'm a pessimist I'll admit that Japan is a great country, but I honestly think more people need to be aware of the things mentioned in the video. We Japanese do pointless things... honestly..
ReplyDeleteWe need better leaders.