Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

Name: Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-24
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Michie Kita, Kyoko Kataoka

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2004

1h 40m

Documentary

Overview

This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a masterpiece can be equally masterful.

Cast

Michie Kita

Narrator

Kyoko Kataoka

Matabei's Mother, Tashi

Directed by

Sumiko Haneda

Written by

Sumiko Haneda