A feature-length documentary film that captures the unusual customs of North-West Nepal — a virgin territory never before visited by foreigners — and is particularly valuable for its depiction of the primitive funeral rite known as sky burial, confirmation of the primitive religion Bon, and the polyandrous marriage system.
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Suketaro Shimada Director · Toshirō Mayuzumi Composer Tadashi Nakamura Editor
First release April 22, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Original title 秘境ヒマラヤ
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Yomiuri Eigasha
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Japan
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Original title
秘境ヒマラヤ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · April 22, 1960
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