Red Persimmons

Synopsis

The ostensible subject of this film is the growing, drying, peeling and packaging of persimmons in the tiny Japanese village of Kaminoyama. The inhabitants explain that it is the perfect combination of earth, wind and rain that makes their village’s persimmons superior to those grown anywhere else, including the village just a few miles away. The film’s larger subject, however, is the disappearance of Japan’s traditional culture, the end of a centuries-old way of life.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peng Xiaolian Shinsuke Ogawa
Camera	Director of Photography	Jong Lin Masaki Tamura
Editing	Editor	Peng Xiaolian
Department	Role	Name

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