Ichariba Chōdē: Once We Meet, We Are Family

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Written By Kaiya L

Short documentary, March 2025

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Erica Kunihisa, a fourth-generation Uchinānchu artist in Oregon, navigates her understanding of identity through the Ryūkyūan tradition of bingata cloth dyeing.

Credits

Special thanks to: Erica Kunihisa

Produced and Edited by: Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine

Featured bingata created by: Asuka Tedokon, Kanako Shiroma

Additional footage by: Erica Kunihisa, History 公式, Okinawa Prefectural Archives

Music credits: "三線の花" by Ryuta Shiroma

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