The request was made by a Chinese inmate... Surprised at the unexpected adoption of her request, she remembers her mother in her distant homeland and cannot stop crying...
Wakayama Prison in JAPAN-Wakayama Prefecture, the only women's prison in the Kansai region with 400 inmates. For 14 years, a prison radio programme has been broadcast here every Tuesday. The listeners are inmates serving time in the prison. Once a year, inmates send a request card to the radio DJ with their thoughts and feelings. It is not known until the moment of broadcast whether the requested song will actually be broadcast or not...
Memories of this life, hopes after release from prison, thoughts for the family... The request forms contain the thoughts of each individual about their life...
This radio programme, in which the various feelings of the prisoners intersect, is DJ'd by Ganzui Hojo, a priest at a temple in Osaka, and Mukai Chieko, a presenter in Wakayama. What are the thoughts of these two long-time volunteers? What impact will prison radio have on the prisoners, as well as touching on the life patterns of those inmates who are reminded of the music played inside the walls?