Kazuo Kitai and others - Freedom for everyone - 1968

"Libertad para todos" - The memories of the students of Zengakuren / Freedom for All is a collection of works based on memories and photographic records of Zengakuren, published by Nobel Shobo in 1968. Nobel Shobo publishes quality books ranging from works on politics and struggles like this to collections of photographs (e.g., Kenji Ishiguro). This book compiles the voices of students who participated in Zengakuren (Japanese Federation of Student Self-Government Associations), which was at the heart of the student movement of the 1960s. The photographs decorating the cover and other pages of the book are by Kazuo Kitai, winner of the first Ihei Kimura Photography Award and one of Japan’s most prominent documentary photographers. There are about 14 illustrations, but besides Kitai’s expert and realistic shots of the 'struggle' site, the book also offers glimpses of the real faces—students who may have been among the protests. Although primarily a text, the voices of the students—anguished, angry, and lost, seeking what to do in a time when anti-system sentiment was strongly expressed—convey the urgency of the situation and resonate with a subtle poetic feeling amid the fervor. (Included in the photobook Japanese 1912-1990).
The book has a stain on the side as seen in the latest photographs, but otherwise it is in good condition.