The Inland Sea (1991)
56 min
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 Richie’s by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and meeting people who still carried on the fading customs that Richie had observed. Interspersed with surprising detours—a visit to a Frank Sinatra-loving monk, a leper colony, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster—and woven together by Richie’s narration as well as a score by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is an eye-opening voyage and a profound meditation on what it means to be a foreigner.
- Data de estreia
- 1 de dezembro de 1991
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Donald Richie como Narrator
- Keijo Hasegawa como Self - buddhist Priest (Shodoshima)
- Akira Hamada como Self - Calligraphy Writer (Yashima)
- Tasuya Hatanaka como Self - Young Fisherman (Shodoshima)
- Fujie Ozawa como Self - Newspaper Delivery Lady
Equipe
- Lucille Carra · Diretor(a)
- Donald Richie · Roteirista
- Lucille Carra · Roteirista
- Lucille Carra · Produtor(a)
- Brian Cotnoir · Produtor(a)
- Tôru Takemitsu · Compositor(a)
- Hiro Narita · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Brian Cotnoir · Editor(a)