Release Date

November, 16th, 2013

Running Time

120 min

Genre

Documentary

Color

Color

Screening Format

Blu-ray,DVD

Screen Size

HD (16:9)

Sound Processing

-

Subtitle

English

[ Directed by ]

• SAKAI Ko
• HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke

[ Produced by ]

• SERIZAWA Takashi
• AIZAWA Kumi

[ Cast ]

• ITO Masako
• SASAKI Ken
• SATO Reiko
• ONO Kazuko

[ Staff ]

• IIOKA Yukiko ── Cinematography
• KITAGAWA Yoshio ── Cinematography
• SASAKI Yasuyuki ── Cinematography
• FUKUHARA Yusuke ── Assistant Editor
• HWANG Young Chang ── Sound

[ Production Company ]

silent voice

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

silent voice

[ Production Studio ]

silent voice

[ Story ]

The third part of a trilogy focusing on the Tohoku region that is comprised of dialogues with victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Ideas on how to share experiences of the disaster with future generations, a challenge touched upon in the previous films The Sound of Waves and Voices from the Waves, is found in folk tales from the region. Co-directed by Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke.
Folk storytellers Ito Masako, Sasaki Ken, and Sato Reiko gather at Kurikomayama in Miyagi Prefecture. Folklore scholar Ono Kazuko, founder of Miyagi Minwa no Kai, acts as interviewer as they tell a series of fantastic and outlandish tales, including the story of a girl who marries a monkey.

[ Official Site ]

http://silentvoice.jp/utauhito

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2013

[ Contact (International) ]

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