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A collection of works by Hiroo Kikai (1945-2020), one of Japan's leading photographers after the war, "Persona Final Chapter 2005-2018". Hiroo Kikai, a photographer who dedicated his life to portraiture, sadly passed away in October 2020. For more than 40 years since the 1970s, Asakusa has been my life's work. From morning to night, I stood in a corner of the precincts, waiting for the "person with a strong presence" that Kikai felt, and captured more than 1,000 anonymous people in total. Some have tattoos, some have physical disabilities, some are homeless. . At first glance, he takes people who are afraid to stare straight at them, and elegantly portrays their shyness and the kindness hidden deep in their hearts. The beauty and preciousness of human beings are portrayed by the sincere humanity of the photographer, rather than the one being photographed. It can be imagined that Kikai's work of searching for subjects and capturing them on camera was a kind of spiritual training that disciplined his mind. This is the final chapter of Persona, filmed from 2005 to 2018, after "Persona", which received a great response in the early 2000s and became a hot topic worldwide.