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Moe no suzaku (1997)
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1 November 1997 (Japan) morePlot:
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Described as documentary fiction, this film is natural and spiritually healthy moreCast
(Credited cast) | Kotaro Shibata | ... | Eisuke |
| Yasuyo Kamimura | ... | Yasuyo |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sachiko Izumi | ... | Sachiko |
| Jun Kunimura | ... | Kozo |
| Machiko Ono | ... | Michiru |
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95 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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I recently watched this film in a film class. Naomi Kawase has managed to combine portrait photography, documentary film, and video production with a spiritual narrative told more through silence and patience rather than intense dialogue and action. Patience is a required trait while watching this film as it uses darkness and stillness in a non-dramatic way quite often. You really must experience this film if you are fond of silent films, documentaries on Japan, or stories of family. This film is not a documentary, but her production/directing style is very similar due to the fact the entire cast, minus the leading female role, are non-actors and actual citizens of the town it was shot in.
Best/Worst Comparison: The Tibetan Book of the Dead - BBC Documentary
My favorite element: The song on the record which I assume is by Masamichi Shigeno.