Film

I-Omante -The Bear Ritual-

1977 · 1h 43m · Documentary

This film focuses on I-OMANTE ritual that is to liberate the souls of the Gods from the furs and meat and send them back to the Land of the Gods. The Ainu believed that bears were Gods. The Gods come to the Land of the Ainu, which means “human beings”, with meat, furs and medicine (the gall bladders of the bears) as their gifts.

• Himeda TadayoshiDirector
• Shûkichi KoizumiEditor · Producer

Release date

January 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Documentary