Based on the book by Donald Richie. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Wide screen (1.66:1). Special features: New interview with Lucille Cara; new conversation between Paul Schrader and Ian Buruma on author Donald Richie; interview with Richie from 1991; essay by Arturo Silva. Narrator, Donald Richie.
Summary:
In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan's Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie₂s by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and meeting people who still carried on the fading customs that Richie had observed.
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