NPO法人科学映像館

• 科学・IT

LIFE IN THE ABYSS

Color 23 min. (2002)
Planned and produced by JAMSTEC (logo appeares on the sequences owned the copyrights to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

Award
The Prime Minister’s Prize 43rd Science and Technology Film / Video Festival
The Best Productions 12th TEPIA High Technology Video Contest 2002, Japan

Abstract
This video is based on recordings of the ecology of marine life taken during a four-year period by the Iwasaki Laboratory, Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University, Japan.

The material in this video was filmed using video equipment on a seafloor observatory designed for monitoring submarine earthquakes. The observatory is run by JAMSTEC, the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center.

We warmly thank JAMSTEC for use of their video material for this work.

Written by
Nozomu IWASAKI (Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University, Japan)
Masao IWAI (Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Japan)
And Tokyo Cinema Inc.

With the Assistance of
Hiroyoshi MOMA, Yoko Yanagawa, Tatcunori MAEDA, Yutaka MIYOSHI, Kazuki KOTAKE

Research Vessel Kairei
Capt. Eiko UKEKURA and Crew

ROV Kaiko
Operations Manager, Kazuyoshi HIRATA and Crew

Scientific advisors
Keiji BABA / Hitomitsu ENDO / Toshihiko FUJITA / Kazunori HASEGAWA / Tomohiko KIKUCHI /
Tsunemi KUBODERA / Kazuyuki MIURA / Masaaki MURANO / Hiroshi NAMIKAWA / Takashi OKUTANI /
Suguru OHTA / Masatsune TAKEDA / Fumio TOKUNAGA / Carole VALLET / Yoko WATANABE /
George WILSON

Scientific advisor for the English Version
Paul A. TYLER (University of Southampton, U.K.)

Staff role
Director : Yuki SUZUKI
Cameraman : Tsuneya TANIGUCHI
Graph Design : Nina OKADA
Music : Keiko IWASAKI
Sound Recording : Masahiro YAGI
Narration: Mike BULLIVANT
Script Translation : John GALLAGHER
Engl. Ver. Coordination : Murray WESTON
Producer : Kazuo OKADA

Video Image Courtesy of
The Jaspan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)

Sponsored by
The Foundation for Promoting and Developing Academic Research in Kochi,
The 50th Anniversary of The Foundation of Kochi University
The Shimonaka Memorial Foundation

Copyright
Nozomu IWASAKI
Masao IWAI
Tokyo Cinema Inc.
JAMSTEC