著者

坂口 将史

出版者

九州大学大学院芸術工学研究院

雑誌

芸術工学研究 (ISSN:13490915)

巻号頁・発行日

no.30, pp.13-24, 2019-03-20

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Tokusatsu is a filming technique that has become known as a unique aspect of Japanese culture in recent years. Ordinarily, it is thought that tokusatsu is produced by skillful artisans, but in the "Kumamoto Castle x Tokusatsu Special Effects Art Castle Revival Project" held at the Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum from December 16, 2017 to March 18, 2018, the tokusatsu technique was used as an exhibition method for the purpose of recreating Kumamoto City as it was recovering from the earthquake. As a result, many amateurs of tokusatsu, namely, volunteers and visitors to the exhibition, participated and created tokusatsu. The application of tokusatsu in the exhibition enabled amateurs to participate in this creation, with the idea that creating and filming miniature models that looked real was more important than creating perfect models. In addition, amateurs created a realistic city in tokusatsu through the close observation of real or miniature cities and communication among themselves. In short, the peculiarity of tokusatsu is that everyone can participate in creative activities with physical things and have new experiences through this creation.