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Among the stages that I have ever viewed, there was none but the one by Pina Bausch that shocked me with a great impression.  It was now seven years ago, but her “Café Muiller” penetrated me, a nostalgia-longer and classical person, with a surprise that I have never touched, and excitement beyond description.  Since I was queried by her, “What is an expression that does not need interpretation?” I am still on the way to seek it.  Pina Bausch is an entity who has had much effect on my presentment.  

And yesterday, at the Tokyo International Film Festival, I watched “pina” the distribution in Japan of which had been long-awaited since the production was announced.  Although there are a lot of admires, there are not so many in Japan.  I had been worrying for many years that it would not be delivered and the only way to view it would be at home with 2D, so it is really profound to see that it was decided to be delivered and screened in Japan. (Public open in Japan is from February 25, 2012.)  Before the showing, the director Wim Wenders visiting Japan talked that it took twenty years for elaborating the plan of this movie.  He said he had sought for the way to visualize the world of pina strictly, and affirmed that finally it became possible to create ‘pina’ when the digital 3D technology was accomplished a few years ago.  At last after twenty years the production started, but pina, who also had been longing for the production of the movie, passed away suddenly.  This work became a wonderful one that makes us feel the memorial to pina, relic of pina, and full love for pina.   I think most of audiences could not hold back the tears.  I had a new understanding that the existence of Pina Bausch is a great entity for me that make me learn to grope and not to hove.  It became a shocking and compelling experience in my life of movie viewing, so I strongly recommend all who have not seen this, to view this in a movie theater with 3D.   

- Pina