Posted on April 9, 2009 [Permalink]

Now it can be told! Back in the waning years of my 10-year project to make prints of all the Hyakunin Isshu poets (1989~1998) I was 'followed' around by a crew preparing a 'made-for-TV' one hour documentary program on the work. This aired in February 1999, just after the final exhibition of the series.

A few years later, when I began to put clips from various TV shows onto this website, in the Woodblock Shimbun press section, the producer asked me to hold off on this one - until 10 years had passed since the original broadcast. I have no idea if this was to comply with copyright regulations, or some other rules, but I of course respected her wishes.

That limitation has passed, so I have now uploaded the program to the site.

It's all in Japanese of course (my 10-year-ago bad Japanese to boot), but on that page you will find a link to a .pdf file with a rough guide to what is being said during the program.

Added by: tim on April 23, 2009

melodramatic yes but very moving.

I think it stands up as part of a story.

The useful information that I hope viewers will share from the whole show is your dedication to research and taking on the task to preserve a tradition. It always leaves me dumbfounded and amazed

So given that, I look on with respect and love