Thanks to Pentax Australia and CR Kennedy, I interviewed Tomoki Tanaka (General Manager) and Genichiro Takaoka (Business Management) from Pentax Japan, for my YouTube channel Pushing Film. I've made the audio available here for availability through podcast platforms.

Full video on Youtube - https://youtu.be/uy45cweSGZg

Pentax Film Project - https://www.instagram.com/pentax.film.photography/
Ricoh Imaging - https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp https://www.instagram.com/pentax.jp/
CR Kennedy - https://crkphotoimaging.com.au/
Pentax Australia - https://pentax.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/pentaxaustralia/

Hosted by XYZ Photo Gallery - https://www.photo-gallery.xyz/ https://www.instagram.com/xyzphotogallery/
Videography and Audio recording by Nick Chen https://nickchenstudio.com/

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - The unique approach of Pentax
01:27 - Mirrorless cameras?
02:51 - Changes in the 21st century
05:05 - Most immediate goals
05:57 - Supporting individuality
06:57 - The influence of smartphones
09:00 - New medium format cameras?
09:50 - The Pentax Film Project
11:24 - Reception in Japan
12:00 - Did you foresee the popularity?
12:16 - Next challenges
13:11 - R&D for next film camera?
14:52 - Youth embracing film
15:59 - Imperfection of film
17:08 - Rising cost of film
18:23 - Any details on the next camera?
19:16 - Pentax 17 stock & manufacturing
19:54 - How important is film to Pentax?
20:29 - Passing on the torch
21:53 - Outro