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2013

Aru seinikuten no hanashi

Tale of a Butcher Shop

ある精肉店のはなし

Photo from “Tale of a butcher shop”

Photo from “Tale of a butcher shop”

Photo from “Tale of a butcher shop”

Photo from “Tale of a butcher shop”

Release Date
November, 29th, 2013
Running Time
108 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
Blu-ray
Screen Size
HD (16:9)
Sound Processing
Stereo

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Yashiho Films Inc., POLE POLE TIMES

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Yashiho Films Inc., POLE POLE TIMES

[ Story ]

The second directorial effort from Hanabusa Aya, a rising talent who won best documentary at the 2012 SiciliAmbiente Documentary Film Festival for her debut film HOLY ISLAND. It follows a family of butchers in Kaizuka City, Osaka that raises cattle, slaughters them by hand, and sells the meat at their shop. It painstakingly depicts the process by which the cows are taken apart in a well-coordinated team effort. Through showing the family as they eat together, dance at the local Obon festival, and participate in the Kishiwada danjiri (large wooden cart) festival, the film also captures daily life in their locality which has long been home to the discriminated "buraku" minority, and silently poses questions about the meaning of life.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.seinikuten-eiga.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Busan International Film Festival, Wide Angle
2013 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Perspectives Japan

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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