Kobayashi Issa
7.3
The film uses the haiku of early 19th century poet Kobayashi Issa as its motif to portray the lives of farmers residing deep in the mountains of Nagano. Commissioned by the Nagano Prefectural Department of Tourism, the movie became instead, in the hands of Kamei, a depiction, sometimes ironic, of poverty and the harsh life of the inhabitants of the area. The short movie is often considered Japan’s first “poetic documentary”.
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Fumio Kamei Director · Masao Oki Composer Shigeru Shirai Cinematographer
First release February 18, 1941 · Produced in Japan · Original title 信濃風土記より 小林一茶
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Toho Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
信濃風土記より 小林一茶
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 18, 1941
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
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