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| Directed by | Hitomi Kamanaka |
| Produced by | Shūkichi Koizumi |
Production company | Group Gendai |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ashes to Honey (ミツバチの羽音と地球の回転,Mitsubachi no haoto to chikyū no kaiten), (literally"Humming of Bees and Rotation of the Earth") is a Japanesedocumentary directed byHitomi Kamanaka and released in 2010.[1] It is the third in Kamanaka's trilogy of films on the problems ofnuclear power andradiation, preceded byHibakusha at the End of the World (also known asRadiation: A Slow Death) andRokkasho Rhapsody.[2]
The documentary covers the long struggle of the residents ofIwaijima island in theInland Sea of Japan to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant across the bay.[3] It compares the situation to Sweden, where models of sustainable energy are being explored.
Kamanaka began filming the documentary in 2008 and completed it in 2010. The2011 Tōhoku earthquake took place right during the film's first Tokyo screening.[4]
In a poll of critics atKinema Junpo,Ashes to Honey was selected as the fifth best documentary of 2011.[5]
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