Pig heads, intestines, megaphones: all these and more have been thrown into crowds of loyal fans following the influential punk band THE STALIN or any of number of Michiro Endo's other bands since 1980. Taking a step in front of the camera, however, Endo offers a very different kind of encounter in this inspiring self-portrait. "Mother, I've Pretty Much Forgotten Your Face" follows the artist, a native of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, on the 2011 nationwide solo tour celebrating his 60th birthday, which was interrupted by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Traveling, performing and talking with fellow musicians and activists, Endo reflects on the past and future of Fukushima, the legacy of Hiroshima, his upbringing and his feelings about his mother, communicated in the song from which the documentary is named.
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Cast
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Michiro Endo
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Michiro Endo Director · Fūta Takagi Cinematographer Izumi Matsuno Editor
United States release July 1, 2016 · Produced in Japan · Original title お母さんいい加減あなたの顔は忘れてしまいました
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Japan
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Original title
お母さんいい加減あなたの顔は忘れてしまいました
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 13, 2015
Premiere · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Japan · January 23, 2016
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 2016
Italy
January 23, 2016
Netherlands
September 24, 2017 · Camera Japan Festival
South Korea
August 1, 2016
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