The sites and sounds at the 800-year-old Horenji Temple in Kyoto — electro music, English, takoyaki, a kaleidoscopic elephant — would seem to belie its long history. But in order for the family-run temple to thrive in the 21st century, it must continue to reinvent itself. Intimately following future head priest Scion (30) along with his fiancée Haruka and firstborn sister Ariya, critically-acclaimed director Ema Ryan Yamazaki captures one unexpected corner of Japanese society's struggle to balance tradition with progress.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Haruka Ishizaki, Ariya Sazaki, Scion Sazaki, Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Crew: Shiori Itō (Director of Photography), Ema Ryan Yamazaki (Director), Shin Yasuda (Producer), Shin Yasuda (Executive Producer), Eric Nyari (Executive Producer), Akihiko Sugie (Executive Producer)
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English, 日本語
Studio: Cineric Creative, NHK
Runtime: 30 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 26, 2021
IMDb: 10
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