Synopsis

Yokohama Chinatown is the biggest Chinese community in Japan. Its history is nearly 160 years back from today, and ethnic Chinese has developed their town by bonding together then building their position in Japanese society, but their history was not on an easy road.
Soon after “Yokohama Chinese School Incident” in 1952, in which teachers were expelled by intervention of Taiwan government on suspicion of reddening the school, Yokohama Chinese split into Pro-Mainland and Pro-Taiwan then causing a long-lasting conflict. Also, They confronted issues, such as China-Japan diplomatic relation, Immigration Control Bill and Alien’s School Bill. However, they have overcome these difficulties and rooted in Japan today.
Director Hayashi’s grandmother, Aiyu Lin, suffers from Alzheimer decease. He realizes she is going to end her life in the nursing home as Chinese. This Film takes a look at the current form and lives of Ethnic Chinese that has attempted to build the time of “co-existence” in Japan.

Director

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  HAYASHI Ryuta
  

  Born and bred in Yokohama (Japan), the 4th generation of Chinese, film and video maker based in Tokyo.
  He grabed his first camera making a documentary film at Japan Institute of the Moving Images. After building his career in TV and advertising industries, he makes this film “LEFT - Where I am” -.