Story
Tsuyoshi Inose, 30, is going to live his new life in a residential area at Eiwa, Sakuwa Ward, Saitama City, near which runs the Arakawa River. He has muscular dystrophy symptoms. He and three helpers left their former group of handicapped persons and started their own workshop. Tsuyoshi invited his brother Yasuo, 24, to be the first member at the workshop. Yasuo also has muscular dystrophy symptoms. The two brothers now have their new life here with the helpers taking shifts every day.
At the beginning of 2007 Tsuyoshi asked Yasuo to restart music activities. When Yasuo was in hospital before, he and volunteers organized a band named ﾒRaspberry Fields.ﾓ It was very active and taken up on TV by the NHK. But Raspberry Fields disbanded a year ago since Yasuo had a quiet life at home with their partner. Tsuyoshi suggested they and their helpers make a new band. They decided to work hard and at being on air in the ﾒ24Hour Television.ﾓ
Production Note
My New Life, My Brother was produced at the request of Tsuyoshi Inose and Yasuo Inose in March 2007. I have been in good contact with them. They are brothers and both have muscular dystrophy. They wish their own group of the handicapped persons to be recognized through the film.
Though this film would be categorized into documentaries, I wanted it to be something between a documentary and fiction, or both at the same time. My intention was to portray Tsuyoshi and Yasuo as usual brothers, not only from the social point of view on the handicapped. I hope, through Tsuyoshi's eyes toward Yasuo, you will see the kind of happiness that everyone finds in their everyday life.
There are many films about handicapped people, but I can say with pride that this one is unique in its way of describing them.
Credit
Cast ; Tsuyoshi Inose, Yasuo Inose,
Atsushi Miyazawa, Yutaka Fijizono, Mitsunari Takeda
Production Company: Life Assist Familish and Naoyasu Warashina
Producer: Naoyasu Warashina
Director: Naoyasu Warashina
Editor: Naoyasu Warashina
Cinematography: Takahiro Sekimata
Sound: Yuji Saitou
Assistant of Camera: Yuki Sakawa
Production year: 2007
Legth: 71min
Format: Video
