Release Date

August, 30th, 2008

Running Time

94 min

Genre

Documentary

Color

Color

Screening Format

DVCAM

Screen Size

HD (16:9)

Sound Processing

Stereo

[ Directed by ]

• HARAMURA Masaki

[ Produced by ]

• FUKUMA Junko

[ Staff ]

• IWATA Makiko ── Cinematography
• HARAMURA Masaki ── Cinematography
• SHINOMIYA Tetsuo ── Editor
• TOKUNAGA Yukiko ── Music
• YUASA Mayumi ── Narrator

[ Production Company ]

Sakura Motion Picture

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Sakura Motion Picture

[ Story ]

Second part of a documentary about the Kisarazu Shakaikan Nursery in Kisarazu that has become well-known for its satoyama educational philosophy based on spontaneous human interactions with nature. Here, children are left to their own devices and allowed to play freely in a natural environment, while also being assigned tasks appropriate to their age from time to time. These kids gamely take on a whole range of challenges: skipping, jumping rope, cycling, doing pullovers on low bars, walking on stilts, and much more. Carefully captured here is a string of tiny miracles in the lives of these children – crying in frustration each time they fail, sticking with it and making repeated efforts to overcome obstacles, as well as the wonderful smiles on their faces when they finally succeed.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.sakuraeiga.com/satoyama.html

[ Contact (International) ]

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