signed, Kazuo Kitai - Sanrizuka 1969 - 1971 - 1975

Sanrizuka 1969–1971

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Kazuo Kitai/1975/Japanese/260*190*20

The photo book *Sanrizuka 1969–1971 (Second Printing)* by Japanese photographer Kazuo Kitai. Kitai, a winner of the first Kimura Ihei Photography Award (*To the Village* (1980)) and one of Japan’s leading documentary photographers. From his “Struggle” works—epitomized by *Resistance (1965)* from the 1960s—to his “Countryside” series depicting Japan’s vanishing rural landscapes from the 1970s onward, as well as his work on urban life and China, Kitai has found the significance of photography in documenting the so-called “ordinary world of daily life.” He has left behind a wealth of intimate, somewhat nostalgic, and profoundly deep works. This book is one of Kazuo Kitai’s early masterpieces, on par with *Resistance*, and is considered a classic among the many “Struggle / Protest”-related works that numerous photographers have covered and created. While many collections of this genre focus on the conflict between residents and the state, this volume—which centers on the area’s serene nature, the land itself, and the spiritually rich daily lives of the people living there—is quintessentially Kazuo Kitai. Second printing. (Included in *The Japanese Photobook 1912–1990*)