Ocean Fishing

Japan is an island nation that stretches thousands of miles. “A country surrounded by the sea,” as one common expression has it. Perhaps not surprisingly, the country has had a highly developed fishing culture for centuries, if not millennia. It has long been a global pioneer in everything from ways to preserve freshness to forms of seafood cuisine. This is our topic for this edition of Japanology Plus: how Japan fishes its oceans, in particular its coastal seas. Our expert guest is Professor Osamu Baba of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.

Directing

Hitoshi Nishiyama · Director

Writing

Adam Fulford · Script Consultant

Satomi Furukawa · Script Consultant

Production

Ken Kumata · Executive Producer

Shinya Kikuchi · Executive Producer

Wataru Hoshii · Producer

Camera

Naoto Ishioka · Camera Operator

Editing

Hidetoshi Isaka · Editor

Sound

Kenichiro Jo · Sound Engineer

Miwa Yokomizo · Music Supervisor

Lighting

Yukio Kobayashi · Lighting Technician

Guest Stars (3)

Osamu Baba as Self - Expert

Tomoaki Kurihara as Self - Expert

Hidenobu Sakai as Self - Expert