The Inland Sea 1991

Title: The Inland Sea
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Languages: Japanese
Genres: Documentary,
Runtime: 0:56:00 Hour
Cast: Donald Richie, Keijo Hasegawa, Akira Hamada
Directors: Lucille Carra
Rating: 7 (426 Votes)
Year: 1991
Summary: 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.