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Synopsis. Nobuyoshi Kikuchi has devoted his life to books. Over the course of his career, he has designed more than 15,000 book covers. Even in the digital age, he still works with a ruler, scissors, and pencils, creating unique fonts, and being meticulous about the properties of the chosen paper.
- Nanako Hirose
Book-Paper-Scissors: Directed by Nanako Hirose. With Nobuyoshi Kikuchi, Isao Mitobe. The film tells a story of a Japanese book designer, who makes everything by his hands. Nobuyoshi Kikuchi is a 75 year old man who devoted his life to design over 15,000 books.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Nanako Hirose
- 2019-12
- Japanese Artisan Culture
- Balance Between Modernity and Tradition
- The Future
Japanese culture has a reputation for applying careful time and attention to practical and artistic details. There are double handrails for people of different heights in public buildings, and devoted artisans or shokunin may spend their entire lives perfecting a single art to pass to the next generation. One example of a shokunin is Jiro Ono, the ...
The number of Japanese master artisans has dwindled as fewer consumers buy their products. In 2016, craft sales declined from 540 billion yen in 1983 to 96 billion yen in 2016. Academics speculatethat the decrease is due to generational differences. Younger Japanese prefer jobs with higher income and better mobility, and thus choose universities an...
As they strive to stay relevant, many artisans have embarked on diverse efforts to revive Japanese traditional industries. Some artisans use partnerships with global brands to promote Japanese craft. For example, in 2007, Louis Vuitton partnered with Wajima Kirimoto, a long-established brand of wajimalacquerware. Other artisans, like Kikuchi, creat...
- Jackie Chen
Books Paper Scissors is an independent bookshop in leafy South Belfast, near Botanic Gardens, Queen’s University and the Ulster Museum. We stock a curated selection of new fiction and non-fiction, plus Irish writing, gift books and poetry.
BOOK-PAPER-SCISSORSNobuyoshi Kikuchi is a 75-year-old Japanese book maker, who devoted his life to the design of over 15,000 books. In this intimate document...
- 2 min
- 53
- Film My Design
In this intimate documentary with 3 years in the making, director Nanako Hirose, who is an apprentice of a Japanese renowned director Hirokazu Kore-eda, explores Kikuchi’s expert craftsmanship and creative process as he produces unique books inspired by their content.
Nobuyoshi KIKUCHI has devoted his life to books. Over the course of his career, he has designed more than 15,000 book covers. Even in the digital age, he still works with a ruler, scissors, and pencils, creating unique fonts, and being meticulous about the properties of the chosen paper.
