NHK – From Sardasht to Hiroshima

2023.08.23

In this interview with NHK, Ahmadzadeh and Parastouei talk about war, empathy and friendships among nations. 


NHK (Japan): A group of Iranian artists traveled to Japan in Augus 2023t to attend the Iranian Movies Week in Tokyo. In this cultural event, 4 Iranian movies were screened in the presence of some of the crew members.

Following this, Habib Ahmadzadeh (director) and Parviz Parastouei (actor) from the Mircale of Bonasan were interviewed (in Persian) by NHK. This movie, is filmed in Iran and Japan and narrates the story of three people; Dr. Shizuko Tsuya the president of a Japanese NPO, Pro. Gerhard Freilinger an Austrian physician, and Parviz Parastouei an Iranian actor, all doing some form of humanitarian work. This interview explores how a devastating force, the war, ties all these people together and how their work promotes empathy and friendship among nations. The guests also share some of their memories from the production.

To listen to this interview in Persian, please click here for part 1 and here for part 2.