Narita: Peasants Of The Second Fortress

As his first international success, Ogawa's fourth film on the Narita Airport project protests is a decidedly entrenched work: it follows villagers in recently built ‘fortresses' and underground tunnels as they anticipate clashes with the police. Interspersed between scenes of escalating violence, the film's candid encounters with villagers provide accounts of their ongoing struggle and a compassionate portrait of their radicalism.