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Kinka Doji Riding the Waves Accompanied by Fujin and Raijin

きんかどうじふうじんらいじんをしたがえてはとうをこゆるのず

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Full view of the ceramic relief artwork

Original Painting and Supervisor

Manga artist, Movie director

OTOMO Katsuhiro

OTOMO Katsuhiro

2015

H 2.8m × W 8.7m

International Arrival Lobby on 1st Floor, Passenger Terminal Building, Sendai Airport

Artist's Comments

Because it was produced after the disaster, I myself had a feeling of pray and repose of souls. On the other hand, to avoid too much involvement with the feeling, I also wanted to make a work with entertainment properties and stories, which will make people visiting from the world touch and enjoy this mural.
In the figure that a boy who brings Fujin and Raijin crosses waves and heads towards the future, I put a feeling for the people to confront difficulties with courage.
I hope that it will interest little children and will be an opportunity for children and parents to talk about the disaster and reconstruction.

Close-up of the ceramic relief artwork

Close-up of the artwork (detail)

Close-up of the ceramic relief artwork

Close-up of the artwork (detail)

Close-up of the ceramic relief artwork

Close-up of the artwork (detail)

Production Notes

The figure that Kinka Doji riding on a mechanical goldfish accompanied by Fujin (Wind God) and Raijin (Thunder God) crosses waves and invites auspicious clouds is drawn, and it is imaged that the children who will bear the future confront the great power of nature with contemporary wisdom and go forward with courage even though there are difficulties.
An esquisse (reduced model) was produced while inflating the completion image based on the original painting, and meetings were held carefully as to whether the shaping of the mural was consistent with the shaping intended by the artist. Also from this stage the glaze test was repeated and the type of glaze to be used was examined. Glasses are used for the eyes of the goldfish to make a mechanical image.

Planning : Japan Traffic Culture Association

Sponsorship : Japan Lottery Association

This project was developed with a grant from the lottery social contribution public relations project.

Artist Profile

OTOMO Katsuhiro

OTOMO Katsuhiro

OTOMO Katsuhiro

Manga artist, Movie director

His major works are "Domu", "AKIRA", etc. He has given a great influence on the cartoon world after 1980s, through his style, which had not existed in previous Japanese cartoons such as drawing precisely with uniform lines without relying on pen touch and configuring screens with complicated perspective drawings. He is working on the video also, by directing feature animation works "AKIRA", "MEMORIES", "STEAMBOY" and so on by himself.

Location : International Arrival Lobby on 1st Floor, Passenger Terminal Building, Sendai Airport

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