Narita: Heta Village

Long hailed as one of Ogawa's masterpieces, Heta Village is his sixth film about the farming community mired in a decade-long fight against the Narita Airport building project. The documentary's lengthy scenes poignantly capture the faces of a community away from the frontlines, of villagers contending with their casualties and fading way of life. Having been entrenched in their daily protests for years, Ogawa's solidarity with the farmers is deeply palpable in this quiet ode to Heta's history and customs.