A Hiroshima University assistant professor, student volunteers, and members of the executive committee of the "Shiosai" art event held in Mitarai are working together for a film project about the local culture and people of Mitarai District, Kure City as part of the university's Bridging Community Development Project.

Despite frequent disruptions due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, HU Assistant Professor Meng Qu of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Department of Integrated Global Studies and other members of the team have been successful in filming interviews with the local residents as well as their daily life for the "Island Revitalization 'Interdisciplinary Fusion' Documentary Film Project."

In addition to introducing the Mitarai Shiosai Art Festival, the craft of single flower arrangement, shamisen music, and other local cultures and traditions, the film also introduces the stories of migrants who have settled in the Tobishimakaido Area, as well as the Mitarai International Music Festival, which the students of the Department of Integrated Global Studies in the School of Integrated Arts and Sciences of the university were involved in. The film is scheduled to be completed in March 2022.

In addition to the filmmaking, the IGS faculty, staff, and students have been involved in a variety of other activities with the support of the Shiosai Executive Committee, the Mitarai Gallery, and the residents of the island.