{"product_id":"asada-ke-masashi-asada","title":"Asada-ke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAsada-ke\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"The Asada Family\") is a photobook by Masashi Asada in which his family of four, father, mother, older brother and the photographer himself, dress up as ramen shop owners, firefighters, a yakuza family and more for staged commemorative portraits. Published by Akaaka Art Publishing in 2008, it received the Kimura Ihei Photography Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe story behind the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery picture was shot in the family's home prefecture of Mie, with help from many local people, over seven years. Alongside the role-play portraits are recreations of the moments before and after each shoot. The staging is clever, but what comes through is how close the family is, and the power a commemorative photograph can have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book became a bestseller, now in its ninth printing, and was made into the 2020 feature film The Asadas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaged family portraits in many roles, plus scenes from before and after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo halves that read in opposite directions, left to right and right to left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout Masashi Asada\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasashi Asada received the Kimura Ihei Photography Award for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masashi Asada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67711963136226,"sku":null,"price":2860.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/9174\/1154\/files\/E6_B5_85_E7_94_B0_E5_AE_B6new_20cover.jpg?v=1792135676","url":"https:\/\/tenten-inc.jp\/products\/asada-ke-masashi-asada","provider":"TENTEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}