Ridley Scott To Participate In Japan Quake Film Project

Above, one of the tiny islets off Matsushima Bay that blunted the force of the earthquake-generated tsunami. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake is ten days away. A film project is in the works to document it. Director Ridley Scott will participate.

Asia Travel Today reported:

TOKYO — Hollywood director Ridley Scott is to take part in a project documenting the first anniversary of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, a television network said Wednesday.

The Briton, famous for “Alien”, “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator”, will join “Japan in a Day”, a film about life in the nation 12 months after the disaster that claimed more than 19,000 lives, Fuji Television Network said.

Fuji TV will work with Scott Free, a production company run by the director and his brother, to knit together videos shot by members of the public and footage gathered from 200 TV cameras set up in the affected areas.

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