Documentary Screening: "Blue Sea, Red Blood: Oceania's Survival Strategy" at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) will host a screening of the documentary "Blue Sea, Red Blood," which explores traditional practices and survival strategies in Papua New Guinea, on June 13, 2026. The event includes a talk session with the director and experts to deepen cultural understanding.
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Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Fuchu City, Tokyo; President: Nobuo Haruna) will hold a screening of the film "Blue Sea, Red Blood: Oceania's Survival Strategy" at TUFS Cinema on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
This film is an omnibus work that vividly portrays the lives of people living in the sea and forests of Papua New Guinea. It explores forms of survival and culture that are difficult to see through modern values by showing how acts involving "blood"—such as dolphin drive hunting, scarification rituals (likened to crocodile spirits), turtle hunting, and canoe building—are deeply connected to daily life.
Before and after the screening, a lecture and talk session will be held featuring the film's director, Mr. Osamu Monden (representative of Umi Kobo), and Professor Emeritus Hiroyuki Kurita of TUFS to delve into the ethnographic significance behind the work.
1. Event Overview
Date & Time: Saturday, June 13, 2026, Screening starts at 13:30 (Doors open at 13:10, scheduled to end at 16:20)
Venue: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Agora Global Prometheus Hall (3-11-1 Asahicho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo; 5-minute walk from Tama Station on the Seibu Tamagawa Line)
Content:
- Pre-screening commentary: Hiroyuki Kurita (Professor Emeritus, TUFS)
- Film screening: "Blue Sea, Red Blood: Oceania's Survival Strategy" (2026 / Japan / 93 min / Japanese)
- Post-screening commentary & talk: Osamu Monden (Director, Representative of Umi Kobo)
- Moderator: Yuriko Yamauchi (Associate Professor, TUFS)
Admission: Free (Pre-registration recommended; pre-registered attendees prioritized if over capacity)
Detailed Information: https://www.tufs.ac.jp/event/2026/260613_c01.html
2. About the Film
This film is an ethnographic video that depicts the inseparable relationship between nature and humans through physical practices such as hunting, butchering, and rituals. It deliberately relativizes modern perspectives and values that tend to distance themselves from acts involving bloodshed, questioning the inseparable link between survival and culture.
*Note on viewing:
The film contains scenes of dolphin and turtle capture and butchery, as well as rituals involving scarring the body. These are included as important practices in people's lives and rituals without compromising the context.
Contact for TUFS Cinema:
Public Relations and Community Outreach Division, General Affairs and Planning Department, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
TEL: 042-330-5441 (Weekdays 9:00-17:00, except 12:00-13:00)
Email: tufscinema@tufs.ac.jp
About Tokyo University of Foreign Studies:
TUFS is Japan's center for research and education on the world's languages and their constituent cultures and societies. We aim to nurture individuals with advanced linguistic skills and deep respect for multiculturalism, while widely disseminating the results of academic research to contribute to the realization of a multicultural symbiotic society.
This film is an omnibus work that vividly portrays the lives of people living in the sea and forests of Papua New Guinea. It explores forms of survival and culture that are difficult to see through modern values by showing how acts involving "blood"—such as dolphin drive hunting, scarification rituals (likened to crocodile spirits), turtle hunting, and canoe building—are deeply connected to daily life.
Before and after the screening, a lecture and talk session will be held featuring the film's director, Mr. Osamu Monden (representative of Umi Kobo), and Professor Emeritus Hiroyuki Kurita of TUFS to delve into the ethnographic significance behind the work.
1. Event Overview
Date & Time: Saturday, June 13, 2026, Screening starts at 13:30 (Doors open at 13:10, scheduled to end at 16:20)
Venue: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Agora Global Prometheus Hall (3-11-1 Asahicho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo; 5-minute walk from Tama Station on the Seibu Tamagawa Line)
Content:
- Pre-screening commentary: Hiroyuki Kurita (Professor Emeritus, TUFS)
- Film screening: "Blue Sea, Red Blood: Oceania's Survival Strategy" (2026 / Japan / 93 min / Japanese)
- Post-screening commentary & talk: Osamu Monden (Director, Representative of Umi Kobo)
- Moderator: Yuriko Yamauchi (Associate Professor, TUFS)
Admission: Free (Pre-registration recommended; pre-registered attendees prioritized if over capacity)
Detailed Information: https://www.tufs.ac.jp/event/2026/260613_c01.html
2. About the Film
This film is an ethnographic video that depicts the inseparable relationship between nature and humans through physical practices such as hunting, butchering, and rituals. It deliberately relativizes modern perspectives and values that tend to distance themselves from acts involving bloodshed, questioning the inseparable link between survival and culture.
*Note on viewing:
The film contains scenes of dolphin and turtle capture and butchery, as well as rituals involving scarring the body. These are included as important practices in people's lives and rituals without compromising the context.
Contact for TUFS Cinema:
Public Relations and Community Outreach Division, General Affairs and Planning Department, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
TEL: 042-330-5441 (Weekdays 9:00-17:00, except 12:00-13:00)
Email: tufscinema@tufs.ac.jp
About Tokyo University of Foreign Studies:
TUFS is Japan's center for research and education on the world's languages and their constituent cultures and societies. We aim to nurture individuals with advanced linguistic skills and deep respect for multiculturalism, while widely disseminating the results of academic research to contribute to the realization of a multicultural symbiotic society.