27 October

UNION Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint and party met with Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner Mr Miyata Ryohei and  party  at  the  Japan  Agency  for  Cultural  Affairs  yesterday  morning.

At the meeting Myanmar-Ja-pan cooperation in making films, importance  of  restoration  and  maintenance  of  films  in  motion  picture  development,  arrange-ments made for development of Myanmar motion picture sector, assistance  and  support  desired  were discussed.

At noon the Union Minister and party attended the screening of  the  digitally  restored  version  of The Daughter of Japan at the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

First,  Japan  Agency  for  Cultural  Affairs  Commissioner  Mr Miyata Ryohei and National Film  Archive  of  Japan  director  Mr  Okajima  Hisashi  delivered  speeches of greetings.

In his speech of greeting in return  the  Union  Minister  said  the maintenance, restoration and conversion  from  film  to  digital  system of a Myanmar movie pro-duced for the first time in Japan was the outcome of Myanmar-Ja-pan cooperation. The maintained and restored movie will be trans-ferred  to  Myanmar  in  2020  dur-ing  the  centennial  ceremony  of  Myanmar  motion  picture.  For  Myanmar,  this  will  be  obtaining  back a valuable artistic creation and screening of it will show the Myanmar people the knowledge on the requirement of maintain-ing a valuable art object and will be  beneficial  for  them  said  the  Union Minister.

For  Japan,  it  will  have  the  opportunity  of  seeing  the  exact  situation of Japan during the time the movie was made as well as re-storing a valuable art object. The art of motion picture brings forth friendship,  intimacy  and  under-standing and was internationally recognized as a Soft Power and thus  it  was  believed  to  support  and promote the increase in bi-lateral  cooperation  in  political,  social and economic sector, said the Union Minister.

Afterwards,   the   Union   Minister  and  party  observed  the  screening  of  the  movie  and  also  attended  the  talk  circle  on  the move conducted by A1 Film Company  Director  U  Than  Tut  and Save Myanmar Film project director U Okkar.

The  title  of  “the  Japanese  Offspring”  film  in  Japan  was  “Nippon Musume” and was joint-ly produced by Myama A Swe-A1 Film  Company  from  Myanmar  and  Japan’s  PCL  Company  in  1935. In the afternoon the Union Minister was interviewed by the producer  of  Yomiuri  Shimbun  reporter  and  NHK  Television  Myanmar Language Program.

Later  the  Union  Minister  and party visited Japan Football Museum and went on to visit book stores in Ginza, Tokyo. 

MNA (Translated by Zaw Min)