Ashes to Honey

Overview

For 28 years, the people of Iwaishima Island, living in the middle of the bountiful Inland Sea, have been opposing a plan to build a nuclear power plant. The island has a 1000 - year history during which people have preserved their traditional festival. Takashi, the youngest on the island , is struggling to earn his living. He dreams of a life based on sustainable energy. Meanwhile, communities in Sweden are making an effort to implement such lives. The people living in the Arctic circle have taken action to overcome damage from the global economy. On Iwaishima, Mr. Ujimoto has begun sustainable agriculture by reclaiming aban-doned farmlands. But a power company tries to fill in a bay to create man-made land. The people of the island set sail together to stop the construction of the nuclear power plant. A fight breaks out on the sea.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 18, 2010

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Director

Hitomi Kamanaka

Producer

Shûkichi Koizumi

Cinematography

Makiko Iwata

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1842418