Makoto Aida
2021ANPO: Art X War
Linda Hoaglund
Makoto Aida, Setsu Asakura
ANPO: Art X War tells the story of Japan's historic resistance to U.S. military bases in Japan through an electrifying array of artwork created by Japan's foremost artists. The film articulates the insidious, lasting impact that the U.S. military presence has had on Japanese lives, and the creative processes that artists have devised to transmit the spirit of resistance.
ANPO: Art X War
Dasaku no naka ni ore dake ga iru
Shôgo Watanabe
Makoto Aida, Hiroko Okada
From his famous "Lolicon" motifs to the scatological, perverse and explicit, Aida has left a distinct mark on the contemporary art world. This film follows him from July 2009 to May 2010 as he paints and moves between the venues showing his work, including San Francisco, Beijing and Japan. It depicts a brutally honest portrait of the artist and the film was completed without the consent of its subject.
A Natural-Born Artist
