Film

Wedding Ceremony of the Ainus

1971 · 33m · Documentary

The documentary is a record of a marriage ceremony that took place in April 1971 and was performed in accordance with Ainu traditions at the request of the young bride. There were two hurdles to overcome in the realization of the ceremony: first, a group of Ainu had to be convinced, who were against a revival of the tradition. Secondly, there were only a few members of the community who knew the details of the ceremony at all, since most of them had already been celebrating a wedding in their own style for over 80 years.

• Himeda TadayoshiDirector
• Shûkichi KoizumiEditor · Producer

Release date

January 1, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

33m

Genres

Documentary