Film
Kobayashi Issa
1941 · 28m · Documentary
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Overview
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”.
Cast
Crew
- Fumio KameiDirector
- Shigeru ShiraiDirector of Photography
- Masao OkiOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- February 18, 1941
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
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