Naotaro Endo

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Oct 15, 2016

Is the end near for Earth's biggest fish market?

by Philip Brasor

Naotaro Endo's documentary "Tsukiji Wonderland" opened in Tokyo — in Tsukiji, in fact — two weeks ago. Under normal circumstances, such an accomplished and beautiful film would be evaluated on its aesthetic and edifying merits, but the timing of the release makes such judgments ...

Film Oct 5, 2016

Tsukiji: Still a fish in troubled waters

by Kaori Shoji

Director Naotaro Endo first started filming "Tsukiji Wonderland" in 2014, and it had been partly intended as a farewell to Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, which faces a makeover and move after serving sellers and buyers for 80 years. When the film was made, the market ...