“Life Resonates: Searching for Toshinori Kondo’s First Resonance”
2024 / 38 minutes / Japan
This short music documentary film is set in Imabari, Hatohama, the hometown of trumpeter Toshinori Kondo. It focuses on his childhood experiences and the resonance he found there. Interviews with people who spent time with him shed light on significant encounters in his musical journey. Additionally, an improvised performance by Tatsuya Nakamura, who often collaborated with Kondo, is held at the shipyard Kondo loved. The film embodies Kondo’s words, “Life resonates,” capturing the power of connection and empathy through music.