In late 2002, Tsunemi Kubodera came to Chichi-jima, a part of the Bonin Islands archipelago, with the desire to film the giant squid alive in its natural habitat.
Around the end of 2002, Tsunemi Kubodera traveled to Chichi-jima, a component of the Bonin Islands group, motivated by his ambition to film the giant squid in its natural surroundings.