The film uses the haiku of early 19th century poet Kobayashi Issa as its motif to portray the lives of farmers residing deep in the mountains of Nagano. Commissioned by the Nagano Prefectural Department of Tourism, the movie became instead, in the hands of Kamei, a depiction, sometimes ironic, of poverty and the harsh life of the inhabitants of the area. The short movie is often considered Japan’s first “poetic documentary”.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Musei Tokugawa
Crew: Eizo Sakai (Sound), Masao Oki (Original Music Composer), Shigeru Shirai (Director of Photography), Fumio Kamei (Director)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.
Runtime: 28 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 18, 1941
IMDb: 10
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