Kikasete! Oshiete! AIDS no Arekore (lost animated educational film featuring Astro Boy character; 1999)
A photo of the film played on a TV at Narita International Airport, 2005.
Status: Lost
Kikasete! Oshiete! AIDS no Arekore (聞かせて！教えて！エイズのあれこれ, English translation: Tell me! Teach me! AIDS This & That) is an educational DVD released by the Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention (JFAP) in 1999.[1] Most notably, the film features Dr. Ochanomizu from Astro Boy as an animated guide. It aims to provide basic knowledge about the characteristics of AIDS/HIV including how to prevent infection and how to get tested. It is aimed at junior high students and above[2], and features both animated and live-action sequences. The full runtime is about one hour.[1]
The DVD was distributed to select government-designated cities and prefectures in Japan, along with a DVD player, monitor, and educational pamphlet.[1] It currently appears to be available to rent for Japanese educators on the website for the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.[3]
Around October 2005, a ~5 minute clip of the film was being screened on TVs at Narita International Airport.[4] Interestingly, English subtitles can be seen in the only known image of this film, taken at the Narita Airport screening. It is unknown if the subtitles are present in the full DVD, or if they were added for the clip shown at Narita Airport.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 AIDS newsletter with a mention of a news article on the DVD release Retrieved 28 Jul '23
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 List of AIDS/STD educational videos available for rental from the city of Asahikawa Retrieved 31 Jul '23
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Page from the city of Asahikawa on available educational resources for AIDS/HIV Retrieved 31 Jul '23
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anime News Network article on the screening at Narita Airport Retrieved 27 Jul '23