Kobayashi Issa

Synopsis

The film uses the haiku of early 19th century poet Kobayashi Issa as its motif to portray the lives of farmers residing deep in the mountains of Nagano. Commissioned by the Nagano Prefectural Department of Tourism, the movie became instead, in the hands of Kamei, a depiction, sometimes ironic, of poverty and the harsh life of the inhabitants of the area. The short movie is often considered Japan’s first “poetic documentary”.

Main Cast

Musei Tokugawa

Narrator (voice)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Shigeru Shirai
Directing	Director	Fumio Kamei
Sound	Original Music Composer	Masao Oki
	Sound	Eizo Sakai
Department	Role	Name

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