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Ainu puri

Ainu Puri

アイヌプリ

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(c)2024 Takeshi Fukunaga/AINU PURI Production Committee

Release Date: December, 14th, 2024

Running Time: 82 min

Genre: Documentary

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

Screening Format with Subtitles: English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

FUKUNAGA Takeshi

[ Produced by ]

[ Staff ]

Eric SHIRAI ── Director of Photography
DEGUCHI Keiko ── Editor
KAWAKAMI Takuya ── Editor
OKI ── Music

[ Production Company ]

AINU PURI Production Committee

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Nakachika Pictures

[ Story ]

Documentary by Fukunaga Takeshi, who directed an episode of "SHOGUN," following an Ainu family he met while making his second feature film Ainu Mosir.
Amanai Shigeki (Shige) lives in Shiranuka, Hokkaido. While living a modern life, he practices the Ainu customs known as "Ainu puri" and passes down traditional salmon fishing techniques and culture to his son Motoki. The camera follows the daily lives of Shige and his family, capturing their way of life as they honor their roots while living in the present day.

[ Official Site ]

https://ainupuri-movie.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2024 Busan International Film Festival, Wide Angle - Documentary Competition
2024 Tokyo International Film Festival, Nippon Cinema Now
2025 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

Nakachika Pictures
E-mail: motionpicture@nakachika.co.jp
https://nakachikapictures.com

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