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MIRADOR Sound Immersive Exhibition

Around the world, many sounds are disappearing - the wind whispering the slowly sinking trees, the last standing indigenous instrument maker handcrafting bamboo mouth-harps; fishermen's traditional rake-shaking which filters large enough shells only, preserving young ones for the future.

World-class beatboxer SHOW-GO wanders northern Japan with special microphones and listens to those sounds - the sounds we may lose forever unless we take action. SHOW-GO then makes a musical session with those sounds.
MIRADOR is a cinematographic experience to invite young and casual audiences to immerse into the environment, and appreciate what we have on the Earth.

  • Azusa Maruyama
    Director
    Welcome to the World of Dementia, The Wishing Tree
  • Ryota Kotani
    Producer
    Somewhere Street, Cats! Through the Lens of Mitsuaki Iwago
  • Shigeki Ishigami
    Producer
  • Koji Yamamoto
    Producer
  • SHOW-GO
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    ミラドール　絶景を聴く　イマーシブ音響展示
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Web / New Media, Other
  • Completion Date:
    February 6, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    8K HDR (mainly Red V-Raptor)
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Azusa Maruyama

Azusa Maruyama is a Japanese TV director/producer who make programs both in English and Japanese, covering various factual genres including including current affairs, nature, science, history, culture and music.

Her recent works include "Welcome to the World of Dementia", an "uplifting" anime-science-docu factual to showcase the various experiences told by the people with dementia, and how society could help them navigate their lives; and "Mirador" a unique travelogue where mesmerizing nature, traditional culture, and field recording technique magically meet human beatboxing.

Winner of the Best Emerging Director Award at 2023 ATP (Association of All Japan TV Program Production Companies) Television Grand Prix for her directing "Welcome to the World of Dementia."

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Director Statement

Why sound? I have three key reasons:
1. Slow traveling. In an era dominated by quick, photogenic snapshots for social media, MIRADOR offers a fresh perspective – an invitation to the younger generation, encouraging a pause, unwinding, and full immersion in the landscape.

2. Sound is a subtle yet powerful tool to convey messages. In the world full of documentaries about climate change or cultural diversity, they keep attracting the same audience eager to be educated while they don’t reach out to those less interested in too serious, too “woke” content. MIRADOR builds a bridge between casual viewers and vital issues, using sound and music to spark curiosity.

3. Move beyond Japan's clichés. For the audience who had enough of shrines, ramen, anime and Tokyo’s craziness, we unveil the off-the-beaten-track, showcasing the harmony between nature and humanity, the secret behind Japan's captivating scenery.
Join us for a journey as an ode to nature and beauty in Japanese’s hidden landscapes.