Satoyamakko tachi
Children of the Woods
- Release Date
- July, 26th, 2008
- Running Time
- 110 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- HDCAM
- Screen Size
- HD (16:9)
- Sound Processing
- Stereo
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Staff ]
- IWATA Makiko ── Cinematography
- HARAMURA Masaki ── Cinematography
- FUJIE Kiyoshi ── Cinematography
- KONNO Seiki ── Cinematography
- SHINOMIYA Tetsuo ── Editor
- TOKUNAGA Yukiko ── Music
- YUASA Mayumi ── Narrator
[ Production Company ]
Sakura Motion Picture
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
Sakura Motion Picture
[ Story ]
As the title suggests, this documentary focuses on the relaxed, spontaneous approach to childcare adopted by the Kisarazu Shakaikan Nursery in Chiba Prefecture. Making good use of what satoyama (hilly countryside) landscapes remain in the city, the nursery helps these kids learn and grow by encouraging them to run through the forest all covered in mud, savoring the taste of wild nuts and making friends with all sorts of insects and animals. Documented over a one-and-a-half year period, this film offers viewers a head-on glimpse at how these children grow stronger and tougher from day to day – fighting with each other and getting all roughed up as a matter of course, but also learning about how to become a better, richer person even through these little skirmishes and conflicts.
[ Official Site ]
http://www.sakuraeiga.com/satoyama.html
[ Contact (International) ]
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