ShortList 2023: Devoted Husband Yasuo Takamatsu Looks for His Wife in ‘Nowhere to Go but Everywhere’
“Nowhere to Go but Everywhere” was selected as a finalist in this year’s ShortList Film Festival, presented by TheWrap. You can watch the films and vote for your favorite here.
Yasuo Takamatsu, a devoted husband who tragically lost his wife in the Japanese Tsunami of 2011, is the emotional center of the excellent and moving documentary short film “Nowhere to Go But Everywhere,” which is a finalist in TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival 2023.
The catastrophic Tsunami, which left almost 20,000 people dead and nearly half a million homeless, was triggered by an underwater earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Months after the tragedy, Takamatsu was able to recover his wife’s phone in the parking lot of the bank where she worked.
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Yasuo Takamatsu, a devoted husband who tragically lost his wife in the Japanese Tsunami of 2011, is the emotional center of the excellent and moving documentary short film “Nowhere to Go But Everywhere,” which is a finalist in TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival 2023.
The catastrophic Tsunami, which left almost 20,000 people dead and nearly half a million homeless, was triggered by an underwater earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Months after the tragedy, Takamatsu was able to recover his wife’s phone in the parking lot of the bank where she worked.
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Takamatsu found the pink flip phone with an unsent text message he didn’t receive: “So much tsunami,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
"As long as my body allows, I will continue searching." Take just a few minutes to watch this short doc film made by Topic and filmmaker Anderson Wright. Twelve years after his wife was swept away by Japan's great tsunami, Yasuo Takamatsu searches for her in the depths of the sea. The Diver is a touching short telling Yasuo's story, letting him speak from the heart about what happened and his enduring love for his wife. This 8-minute documentary was produced by Topic - I am so glad they're still supporting talented filmmakers, allowing them make these meaningful films to share these stories with a wider audience. In observation of the anniversary of the devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami tragedy (from March of 2011), director Anderson Wright's The Diver takes a poignant look at the pain of loss, the strength of love, and the beauty to be found in remembrance. I...
- 3/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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