10 years since the Tsukui Yamayuri En incident — A screening event to remember the questions held in Kawagoe
NPO Revalue Life will host a documentary film screening and dialogue event in Kawagoe on July 25, 2026, marking 10 years since the Tsukui Yamayuri En incident. The event aims to foster discussion on the fundamental question "Does living have meaning for people with disabilities?" and will feature Director Norio Sawa.
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Revalue Life, a specified non-profit organization (Location: Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Co-representatives: Zenta Takeuchi et al.), will host a screening of the documentary film 'Does living need a reason? What the "Tsukui Yamayuri Incident" questioned...' at Classe Kawagoe Multipurpose Hall in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Director Norio Sawa will be invited for a talk show after the screening and a dialogue session with participants.
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■ Background
On July 26, 2016, at the Tsukui Yamayuri En facility for people with disabilities in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 19 lives were taken and 26 people were injured. This mass murder incident, the largest of its kind in postwar Japan, forced society to confront the question, 'Does living have meaning for people with disabilities?'
As of 2026, ten years will have passed since then. However, this question has not been adequately discussed.
Revalue Life is an NPO in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, involved in consultation support, employment support, and hikikomori support for people with disabilities to help them live in the community. With the philosophy of 'valuing negative experiences' and 'efficiency for dialogue,' we continue to pose questions to society from the field of welfare. This screening event was planned as a venue to ensure that the question from that incident does not become 'a thing of the past.'
■ About the Film
Title: 'Does living need a reason? What the "Tsukui Yamayuri Incident" questioned...'
Running time: 76 minutes
Production: Production Group for Filming the Tsukui Yamayuri En Incident
This is a documentary film that records the perpetrator's actions, interviews with victims' families and related parties, and court proceedings. Director Norio Sawa stated, 'I made it to provide discussion material,' and his policy is to always provide a platform for dialogue after screenings. Independent screenings continue across the country.
Staff: Original Idea: Toshiyori Hori / Editing & Sound Effects: Kazuo Morohashi / Animation: Yukiko Uzawa / Narration: Kei Onosaki, Shu Sakuta, Yoshiko Matsuno, Ryoko Nagata, Hoshi Kei / Cooperation: Hiroyuki Shinoda (Sou Editorial Dept.), Shakai Hyoronsha, Isao Ito, Kazuko Yamamoto, Alice-kan, Vi-bo / Planning & Production: Norio Sawa
■ Speaker Profile
Norio Sawa (Director)
Born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. After working as a TV director for Kyodo Television, producing travel and news programs, he transitioned to documentary filmmaking on social issues. He also works as a guide helper for people with intellectual disabilities. Upon learning of the Tsukui Yamayuri En incident in 2016, and feeling a sense of crisis that discussions were not progressing sufficiently after the incident, he produced this film. He says, 'I made this film to provide discussion material,' and continues screening activities nationwide, valuing dialogue after each showing.
■ Event Overview
Event Name: Film Screening 'Does living need a reason? What the "Tsukui Yamayuri En Incident" questioned...'
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 13:15–17:00
Venue: Classe Kawagoe Multipurpose Hall (Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture)
Participation Fee: 1,000 yen (advance purchase via Peatix)
Speaker: Director Norio Sawa
Organizer: Specified Non-Profit Organization Revalue Life
Program (planned):
13:15 Doors open and reception
13:30 Opening remarks and greeting from Director Norio Sawa
13:45 Film screening (76 minutes)
15:16 Talk show (Director Norio Sawa)
16:01 Opinion exchange and dialogue (Talking circle method, groups of about 6 people)
16:41 Wrap-up
16:51 Closing remarks
■ Application Method
Online advance purchase via Peatix (Please apply from the URL below after ticket sales begin)
URL: https://peatix.com/event/4980696/view
Participation Fee: 1,000 yen/person *Registration will close once capacity is reached.
See Details
■ Background
On July 26, 2016, at the Tsukui Yamayuri En facility for people with disabilities in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 19 lives were taken and 26 people were injured. This mass murder incident, the largest of its kind in postwar Japan, forced society to confront the question, 'Does living have meaning for people with disabilities?'
As of 2026, ten years will have passed since then. However, this question has not been adequately discussed.
Revalue Life is an NPO in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, involved in consultation support, employment support, and hikikomori support for people with disabilities to help them live in the community. With the philosophy of 'valuing negative experiences' and 'efficiency for dialogue,' we continue to pose questions to society from the field of welfare. This screening event was planned as a venue to ensure that the question from that incident does not become 'a thing of the past.'
■ About the Film
Title: 'Does living need a reason? What the "Tsukui Yamayuri Incident" questioned...'
Running time: 76 minutes
Production: Production Group for Filming the Tsukui Yamayuri En Incident
This is a documentary film that records the perpetrator's actions, interviews with victims' families and related parties, and court proceedings. Director Norio Sawa stated, 'I made it to provide discussion material,' and his policy is to always provide a platform for dialogue after screenings. Independent screenings continue across the country.
Staff: Original Idea: Toshiyori Hori / Editing & Sound Effects: Kazuo Morohashi / Animation: Yukiko Uzawa / Narration: Kei Onosaki, Shu Sakuta, Yoshiko Matsuno, Ryoko Nagata, Hoshi Kei / Cooperation: Hiroyuki Shinoda (Sou Editorial Dept.), Shakai Hyoronsha, Isao Ito, Kazuko Yamamoto, Alice-kan, Vi-bo / Planning & Production: Norio Sawa
■ Speaker Profile
Norio Sawa (Director)
Born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. After working as a TV director for Kyodo Television, producing travel and news programs, he transitioned to documentary filmmaking on social issues. He also works as a guide helper for people with intellectual disabilities. Upon learning of the Tsukui Yamayuri En incident in 2016, and feeling a sense of crisis that discussions were not progressing sufficiently after the incident, he produced this film. He says, 'I made this film to provide discussion material,' and continues screening activities nationwide, valuing dialogue after each showing.
■ Event Overview
Event Name: Film Screening 'Does living need a reason? What the "Tsukui Yamayuri En Incident" questioned...'
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 13:15–17:00
Venue: Classe Kawagoe Multipurpose Hall (Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture)
Participation Fee: 1,000 yen (advance purchase via Peatix)
Speaker: Director Norio Sawa
Organizer: Specified Non-Profit Organization Revalue Life
Program (planned):
13:15 Doors open and reception
13:30 Opening remarks and greeting from Director Norio Sawa
13:45 Film screening (76 minutes)
15:16 Talk show (Director Norio Sawa)
16:01 Opinion exchange and dialogue (Talking circle method, groups of about 6 people)
16:41 Wrap-up
16:51 Closing remarks
■ Application Method
Online advance purchase via Peatix (Please apply from the URL below after ticket sales begin)
URL: https://peatix.com/event/4980696/view
Participation Fee: 1,000 yen/person *Registration will close once capacity is reached.