An interview with film-maker David Rothauser on

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2002: Turn left at Tokyo (15 audio programs)



David Rothauser was in Japan in the summer of 2005 and may be back this summer again in connection with his documentary scheduled for release in Japan and the U.S. later this year, probably around December. In the U.S. look for it on PBS.  Our cooperation consisted of making initial contacts with various people and groups active in the anti-nuclear and peace movement as well as facilitating communication between the Japan-based documentary producer  Yu NEGORO, the Nagasaki coordinator Naoko GOTO, the main translator, Tomoko KAJIKI, the America-based crew (Julie O'NEIL, Werner GRUNDL, and David), and the US-based coordinators/translatorsWakana YOKOTA and Naomi TORII.



PRESS RELEASE
  David Rothauser of Memory Productions is producing a one hour documentary film about the life stories of Japanese, Korean, Chinese and American survivors of the Atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

  There is an URGENCY here as the survivors (Hibakusha) are dying off, victims of radiation poisoning and other a-bomb related diseases. I feel it is equally important to tell the stories on film of people who should never be forgotten. To keep their memory alive is to make an active contribution to a world where peoples of all races may embrace life as a precious gift and no longer live in the fear of nuclear annihilation.

  To date Memory Productions has completed 30 hours of filming.
  Memory Productions is seeking completion funding of $150,000.00 dollars.

  Your assistance as individuals, as organizations and corporations is requested. You may participate in this important educational film by making tax-deductible contributions to our fiscal sponsor, the Community Church of Boston. The names of contributors donating more than $ 1,000.00 dollars will be included in the film credits.

  Please remit your contribution payable to:
  The Community Church of Boston, c/o Memory Productions, 39 Fuller Street, Brookline, MA 02446, USA.

  IN MEMO BOX INDICATE:
  "Rothauser Hiroshima Film"

  Memory Productions has gained the endorsement of people and organizations including:

  WGBH-TV-Boston, Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, Ugo Sekikawa, the Japanese Consulate in Boston, Mariko Bando-sensei, (former Koizumi Cabinet member), Mocinobu (Mike) Shimo, Professor Shinichiro Noriguchi of the University of Kitakyushu, Faith Nobuko (Araki) Barcus of Showa Boston University, Paul Arenson of Tokyo Progressive and Japan Independent Media, Yumi Kikuchi, Founder of Global Peace Campaign, Japan Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations and Korean Hiroshima Bomb Survivors Association, the Peace Abbey of Sherburn, MA, the Peace Pagoda of Leveratt, MA, Brookline PeaceWorks and Artists for Peace and Justice affiliated with United for Justice and Peace and numerous individuals worldwide with a burning desire to survive.

  David Rothauser is the writer/producer of the docudrama, "The Diary of Sacco and Vanzetti" aired on WGBH-TV in 2004 and 2005.

  MEMORY Productions
  39 Fuller Street
  Brookline, MA 02446
  617 232-4150



PROFILES OF PARTICIPANTS
 
By the way, here is a short video made by Werner and Julie. Their own website is here.







David ROTHAUSER

In The Diary of Sacco and Vanzetti docu- drama, David Rothauser tells of the infamous trial and execution of two Italian immigrant anarchists in Massachusetts in 1927 during one of the many Red Scares in the U.S. David Rothauser began his career as an actor while living in Paris, France. Among his film and television credits are THE LONGEST DAY (20th Century Fox), COME FLY WITH ME (MGM), LANDRU (Claude Chabrol), KENNEDY and SPENSER:FOR HIRE (Warner Bros.) As a writer Mr. Rothauser was awarded a First Place Massachusetts Artists Fellowship for his stage play, THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN PRESIDENT and won a Blue Ribbon at the American Film Festival in NY for A GOOD EXAMPLE:Bertolt Brecht and HUAC. David is a recipient of the Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award from the Community Church of Boston for his film, "The Diary of Sacco and Vanzetti"; recently broadcast on WGBH-TV, Boston.