Artists Against War

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  • Premiered: May 2022
  • Episodes: 8
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Season 1
1x1
A Salvo of 17 Syllables
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 2022
Noted haiku poet Kono Saki creates anti-war haiku while recalling the role of this poetic form during World War II. As both a poet and a mother, what will Kono say in the short space of seventeen syllables?
1x2
Arpeggio from Afar
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 05, 2022
Believing in the power of music, renowned conductor Kobayashi Kenichiro dedicates each of his concerts to peace in Ukraine, while recalling World War II and the years he spent in Eastern Europe.
1x3
Silenced Voices
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2022
Morimura Yasumasa is a renowned artist known for his maverick self-portraits. When asked whether he could become Putin, he starts recounting his thoughts on the role of art in relation to war.
1x4
Wake up, Unite and Move
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 06, 2022
Nakata Ryo, leader of funk band Osaka Monaurail, talks about the potential of protest songs and the role of musicians in relation to the war.
1x5 Season finale
The Wounds of Language
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 2022
War leaves wounds on people, land, even language. Yu Miri, winner of the Akutagawa Prize and U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature, contemplates the impact of the invasion of Ukraine.

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