The Dear Film Project was launched with the aim of respecting the rich worldview contained in film and the spirit of the photographer, re-editing the footage and passing it on to the next generation.
We created zines of seven photographers, limited to 500 copies each.
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In the 1970s, a sense of youth culture arose in Japan, and rock musicians who did not conform to the established system and explored their own worldview appeared in the music world.
Joji Ide is a leading rock photographer who can be said to be a ``witness to the times'' who has continued to capture the movements of this era in its midst.
In the 1970s, when there were very few photographers who chose the underground rock scene as their subject, Joji Ide's photographs are valuable as they capture the era.
Above all, the photos that capture musicians from a perspective far removed from commercialism have a strong first-person feel, giving us a strong sense of their value as art.
In Ide's photographs, which transcend the framework of portraits and turn moments from live performances into works of art, you can hear the musicians' breathing, sweat, and cries.
Photographs that make visual sense sound. A photo where you can feel the sound even though you are looking at it with your eyes.
His photographic style, which uses shadows effectively, is currently resonating with young photographers who embraced the rock idiom that emerged in the 2000s, such as Hedi Slimane.

■Joji Ide
Born in 1948 Photographer, video director
A leading figure in rock film. After working as an actor for Juro Kara's theater company, Situation Theater, he started taking photographs and videos for underground theater and music from around 1967, and was responsible for the production and filming of television programs and promotional films. He is the cinematographer of films by leading musicians in the Japanese music scene such as Eikichi Yazawa, Kai Band, ARB, Motoharu Sano, RC Succession, Kodo, YMO, and Char, as well as star musicians from overseas such as Chicago, Santana, and Aerosmith.
He is also known as a photographer who has received tremendous trust from actor Yusaku Matsuda and has continued to take private photos. His achievements include winning the Japan Film Technology Award, the Grand Prix in the Professional Music Video Category at the New Media Festival in Canada, and the Grand Prix in the Feature-length Music Video Category at Cannes MIDIM.

[Staff review]

staff:Akatsuka
Key Points: This book contains photos of the Japanese underground scene from the 1960s to the early 1970s. It features powerful photos that convey the cityscape and the energy and passion of young people at the time.

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