#ainu mosir

[homiro]

AINU MIKU! AINU MIKU!

[homiro]

#all weebs should be legally required to read about japanese imperialism both inside and outside the country that is now labeled as “japan”

Couldn't have put it better if I tried, prev.

The Ainu have not intentionally forgotten their culture and their language. It is the modern Japanese state that, from the Meiji era on, usurped our land, destroyed our culture, and deprived us of our language under the euphemism of assimilation. In the space of a mere 100 years, they nearly decimated the Ainu culture and language that had taken tens of thousands of years to come into being on this earth. ~Kayano Shigeru (1926-2006) Our Land Was a Forest: An Ainu Memoir

[not-your-asian-fantasy]

Ainu, Indigenous people of Japan

The Ainu are an ethnic group of related indigenous peoples native to northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir" (Ainu: アイヌモシㇼ, lit. 'the land of the Ainu'), since before the arrival of the modern Japanese and Russians. These regions are often referred to as Ezo (蝦夷) in historical Japanese texts. X

[tigermike]

Japan, like any other nation, is an ocean of diversity, home to multiple minority groups. One of these groups is Japan's indigenous people or Ainu. These hunter-gatherers worshipped nature and animals, spoke a language unrelated to any other, and had unusual customs like tattooing their lips.

Ainu people are historically residents of parts of Hokkaido (Northern island of Japan) Kuril Islands, and Sakhalin. Origin of Ainu people and language is, for most part, unknown. However, there have been many theories on the subject. In 2008, Japanese govt. officially recognized existence of Ainu as an indigenous people, although their distinct language, culture, and religious practices have survived for millennia.

As Japan grew as country, Ainu people were pushed farther and farther north, until ultimately they were relegated almost entirely to the frigid island of Hokkaido. But in 1899, Japanese government took inspiration from treatment of indigenous people in American West. Under Meiji Restoration, Ainu had their traditional lands taken from them and their language and cultural practices were outlawed. It's a depressingly familiar story and damage done is only recently being addressed. Appearance of Ainu that significantly different from Japanese culture. First of all, both men and women keep their hair at shoulder length and wear traditional Ainu garb. Men, never shaving after a certain age, usually have full beards, and women undergo mouth tattooing to signify their coming to adulthood.

As hunter-gatherers, Ainu lived off of land. Common foods included deer, bear, rabbit, fox, salmon, root vegetables and much more. Unlike Japanese, Ainu always cooked their food, never eating anything raw. Common hunting weapons included poisoned spears and bow and arrows. Ainu were similar to Japanese is in way of religion. Ainu, just like Japanese people, were animists and believed that all things are inhabited by spirits known as kamuy. While there are many gods in Ainu belief, one of most important is known as  Kim-un Kamuy or god of bears and mountains. All animals are thought to be manifestations of gods on Earth in Ainu culture, however, bear is believed to be head of gods and is therefore known as Kamuy or "God." Traditionally, Ainu sacrificed bears in order to release kamuy within them to spirit world. One tradition, called  lotame, involves raising of a young bear cub as if it were an Ainu child and then sacrificing once it has come of age.

For hundreds of years, Ainu have been either ignored, discriminated against, or forced to assimilate with mainstream Japanese culture, which unfortunately, led Ainu language and culture to the brink of extinction. In 2008, Ainu finally gained parliamentary recognitions a people with a "distinct language, religion, and culture." As it began in early 15th Century CE, when Japanese settlers began pushing into Ainu land on the island known today as Hokkaido. Later, under harsh policies of Meiji Era, Ainu were prohibited from speaking their language and forced to use Japanese names. They were barred from their hunting and fishing traditions. Today, concerted effort is being made to preserve Ainu culture and language. And with the 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan, the government has plans for a facility centered on Ainu culture. Between these and other efforts in Hokkaido villages, perhaps a little life can be breathed into the land known as Ainu Mosir, “land of the human beings.”

📷 : Laura Liverani

© The Washington Post

[linuxgamenews]

Get Ready to Discover Hokkaido Through a Unique Journey, Yukar From The Abyss

Yukar From The Abyss journey into the otome visual novel game is still due to get a Linux and Steam Deck release with Windows PC. Based on further information provided by the developer LocaGames. Currently available on Steam with 88% Positive reviews. Kurumi Oki's life in Tokyo was hectic and tiring. Wanting a change, she moved to Hokkaido. But little did she know, her life was about to become an unusual journey that is Yukar From The Abyss. As for native support going forward, here's a status update:

...our last update on Steam broke proton compatibility on Steam Deck so it currently doesn't run. Now that we have time to dedicate to Steam Deck and Linux we are working on fixing it ASAP, and getting a native Linux version off the ground.

The team at LocaGames has been putting their efforts into launching the game on Switch. As a result, their journey came to a halt, since their latest update broke Proton support for Yukar From The Abyss. Which is what they were counting on for the Steam Deck. But the good news is, since the game is built with Unity 3D, they're now working towards developing a native port for both Linux and Steam Deck.

The Unexpected Beginning:

One night, Kurumi was coming back from hanging out with her friends. She fell asleep on the train and missed her stop. She woke up at a strange station called Kamuy Mosir. Feeling lost and trying to find her way, she stumbled upon a group of people dressed in unusual costumes, celebrating something. But things took a wild turn when they started chasing her, and a young man caught her. He said something unbelievable – Kurumi was dead, and he was taking her to the underworld.

Yukar From The Abyss otome visual novel journey Trailer

Kurumi's journey didn't stop there. Running from mysterious creatures, she also somehow opened a door to a world of Gods. Here, she had to face tough challenges, explore a world full of wonders, and might even find out what happens when a human falls in love with a God. What makes the Yukar From The Abyss journey unique is that your choices also decide what happens next. Since your decisions will guide Kurumi's fate. Will she find happiness, or is a darker destiny waiting for her?

Features:

Four Main Paths: There are four different main paths to explore, and each path has three unique outcomes.

Collectible Art: You can collect six special art scenes for each character.

Learn Ainu Language: The story includes a feature to learn about the ancient Ainu language.

Choose the Protagonist's Name: You can pick a name for Kurumi to make the story feel more personal.

Playtime: Each path takes around 2 hours to complete.

This Yukar From The Abyss otome visual novel is a journey where you get to choose what happens next. It's a mix of adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. While taking place in a world full of unique characters and challenging decisions. Whether you're into exploring new worlds, meeting original characters, or making choices that matter. This story has something for you in the adventure. Available on Steam, priced at $19.99 USD / £16.75 / 19,50€. Coming to Linux and Steam Deck with Windows PC.

[inversionimpulse]

I love Netflix's recommendation algorithm.

In what universe do I, or any other human being ever, want to follow up Ainu Mosir with The Dragon Prince?

[genkinahito]

An Interview with Takeshi Fukunaga, Director of Mountain Woman [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Mountain Woman was one of the most distinctive films that I saw at the fest and when I talked about it as part of the Heroic Purgatory podcast, I found my co-host also rated it highly and so there was a lot to ask director Takeshi Fukunaga about. From: https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff23/films/mountain-woman Takeshi Fukunaga may best be known for his Hokkaido-set drama Ainu Mosir (currently on…

[hamu-06]

JP: MBTIアバターの私の解釈に取り組んでいます、私が新しいものを更新することに注意してください、楽しんでください！

INFP：アイヌ :-)  ISTP：ウズベキスタン ENTJ：モンゴル ESFP：コロンビア

EN: Working on my interpretation of MBTI Avatar, please note that I will update the new one, have fun!

INFP: Ainu :-)  ISTP: Uzbekistani ENTJ: Mongolian ESFP: Colombian

[homiro]

Since I couldn't find an 'Ainu Miku' post, called that, I found these when I was looking for it so it must be adjacent, though they call this 'Yuki Miku/Snow Miku'. And the Nendos for what they call "Snow Miku"... I mean, I'm not going to say much in regards to the brutalisation of the indigenous Ainu people in the Japanese colonial adventures. But some of those clothes are Ainu traditional attire inspired, so I'm glad to have Ainu Miku. The art from 2015 is already inspired by Ainu clothes. In the Nendos, the next to last is the one that resembles Ainu the most, I think.

[nefeliiii]

“Shall I try some divination?”

-𝐈𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭

Inkarmat supremacy<333

☾∘∙ creds:

@Satoru Noda (Danbooru/Creator of Golden Kamuy-)

✧ ∘ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜/𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜-!

☆　° ｡ㅤ→ ༄ ‧₊˚

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[cinemaronin]

Ainu Mosir (2020)

アイヌモシㇼ Ainu Mosir (2020)  directed by Takeshi Fukunaga

[amer-ainu]

By Natalia Winkelman Nov. 17, 2020

The gently observed drama “Ainu Mosir” unfolds in Hokkaido, a northern island of Japan, where a community of Ainu people live and work in a small town. By day, the residents welcome boatfuls of tourists to explore their village, survey their traditions and purchase souvenirs. Behind the image it sells to visitors, the community struggles to preserve authentic Ainu culture.

The film, streaming on Netflix, follows the teenager Kanto (Kanto Shimokura) as he grapples with the loss of his father and an emerging crisis of identity. He lives with his mother, who runs a local shop, but when considering high schools, Kanto expresses his wish to look outside the Ainu community, which he finds constraining. He appears freest when making music with his garage band, coming up with original song lyrics or belting “Johnny B. Goode” alongside his friends.

Noticing Kanto’s distress, the community leader Debo (Debo Akibe) begins to mentor the teen in Ainu beliefs, including the culture’s close relationship to nature. He introduces Kanto to a bear cub and invites him to care for the animal, though Debo fails to disclose that the bear must soon be sacrificed as part of a resurrected Ainu ritual.

“Ainu Mosir” struggles with perspective; the story seems torn between Kanto’s coming-of-age and the stresses facing his community, making the camera’s view of each more distant than intimate. Still, as the seasons change and the village nears the day of the ceremony, the writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga demonstrates an admirable control of mood. Rather than relying on dialogue, Fukunaga allows emotion to shine through musical performances — a school anthem, folk songs, drunken karaoke. These scenes speak for themselves, and they build upon the story with quiet power.

Not rated. In Japanese and Ainu, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 24 minutes. Watch on Netflix.

I was able to watch this movie with my hapo the other day, and we loved it. There were so many faces, places, and art I recognized, and these people aren’t actors, they’re Akan locals. I was really surprised to see Debo san, not just appear in it but star in it. Right on, utari! I was not surprised to see Oki, but just as pleased/

I think what Ms Winkelman misses when she opines that the focus is too scattered between Kanto and his community is that they are inseparable. Kanto’s struggle is Akan Kotan’s struggle. Wanting to be seen, but not oggled. How to move in spaces taken from them. How to use Ainu space while still having to worry about what colonizers think, and how that effects our relationships with kamuy. Kanto and his tribe beat with the same heart, and what happens to one happens to the other.

Anyway, it’s a great film, and it’s available on Netflix in the US only at the moment.

[ramones1991]

Alternate Ainu flag

[otaquest]

You NEED to see this movie--it’s a learning experience, and it’s rare to see media looking at the Ainu at all. 

[natehoodreviews]

The Tribeca Film Festival this year has been…weird. Naturally, certain changes were inevitable thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the festival’s scrambled response resulted in an unusual system where only major, triple-A publications were given access to their complete screener library. Everyone else had to make due with a severely truncated selection. Even worse, the films initially offered didn’t always remain available—some distributors got cold feet at the last minute and pulled their films from the festival after they’d been provided to critics. More than one writer found themselves tearing their hair out after learning they wouldn’t be allowed to post reviews they’d written because the films had been officially withdrawn. But still, the festival plowed on. So we have here now presented in alphabetical order ten of the films showing at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

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