Center for Gender Studies Open Lecture
Making new television programs: a director's perspective -The media
and sexual minorities-
Leturer: IMAMURA Yuji (Director, NHK Osaka)
Coordinator:KATO Yuji (Resarch Institute Assitant, Center for Gender Studies)
Date: 18th, January 2012(Wed)
12:50-14:30
Place: H-170
Langage: Japanese (No English translation available)
"Heart TV" (Haato wo tsunagou - "joining our hearts") is a program produced by NHKE television, presenting specials on diverse aspects of sexuality, including Gender Identity Disorder, Gay and Lesbianism, LGBT and HIV.
As a program the likes of which has not been seen before, "Heart TV" has garnered a lot of feedback. It expresses and emphasizes the perspectives of sexual minorities in their own voices, a position which has not often been given coverage by the media.
We have invited the director of this television program, Mr. Yuji Imamura, to speak to us about his experiences, realizations and difficulties in producing and filming this show. If you have an interest in working in the fields of mass media or communications, or an interest in discussing this topic, we welcome your participation!