This documentary presents perspectives on Buddhism as practiced by clergy and millions of families in Japan today by drawing on ethnographic fieldwork about prayer practice and mortuary rituals "on the ground". "Souls" of Zen thereby...
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Tomonori Abe | ... |
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| The Dalai Lama | ... |
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| Taio Kaneta | ... |
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Toshiaki Kimura | ... |
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Misako Kubo | ... |
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Shoju Kuwahara | ... |
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Pedro Meiyo | ... |
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Katsuhiro Nakamura | ... |
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Kohaku Nakazawa | ... |
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Susumu Shimazono | ... |
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Yoshiaki Shoji | ... |
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Shoko Takagi | ... |
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Seikai Takahashi | ... |
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Directed by
| Tim Graf | ||
| Jakob Montrasio | ||
Written by
| Tim Graf | ... | () |
Produced by
| Tim Graf | ... | producer |
| Michael Zimmer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Thomas Henz | ||
Cinematography by
| Jakob Montrasio | ||
Film Editing by
| Tim Graf | ||
| Jakob Montrasio | ||
Editorial Department
| Yves Roy Vallaster | ... | colorist |
Visual Effects by
| Bernd Basten | ... | visual effects artist |
| David Oberhauser | ... | visual effects artist |
| Stefan Tschammer | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gregory Varga | ... | assistant camera |
Thanks
| Yazid Benfeghoul | ... | thanks |
| Sijia Fan | ... | thanks |
| Michael Ziming Ouyang | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
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- m&r Kreativ (2012) (World-wide)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This documentary presents perspectives on Buddhism as practiced by clergy and millions of families in Japan today by drawing on ethnographic fieldwork about prayer practice and mortuary rituals "on the ground". "Souls" of Zen thereby refers to one of Japan's most enduring traditions - the commemoration of ancestral spirits. We visit rural graveyards, urban temples, modern funeral halls, and public events to trace the rapid change this tradition is undergoing in the last decades and, most recently, in the wake of the tsunami. Written by Tim Graf |
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| Taglines | Buddhism, Ancestors, and the 2011 Tsunami in Japan See more » |
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| Budget | EUR100,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | No less than four different rough cuts were made. See more » |
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Taio Kaneta:
Someone from our temple went to the seaside to take a look, just out of curiosity. Then, that person became severely emotionally disturbed, was not able to sleep for three or four days and underwent a drastic personality shift. So, since that person was a member of our temple, I would be asked to help, somehow. I said we would all pray together. And he recovered! This was a great surprise, but a positive one, for once. While I was counseling him, I asked him, why did you go there? what did you see there? what was your purpose in going? Well, I asked him, could it have been purely out of curiosity, even when there were so many people killed? See more » |