Film stills
Introduction
This is a short film by artists Maki Ohkojima and Yosuke Tsuji, shot entirely in the Suwa region of Nagano Prefecture after several research stays in the area. Inspired by the myths, beliefs, and folk customs of the Suwa region, the ambivalent nature of the universal activities of life, such as life, death, sexuality, food, and burial, is expressed in the form of a creative myth. Currently in production - to be in the fall of 2023.
INTRODUCTION
Once upon a time, at the intersection of two fault lines running through the Japanese archipelago, there was a mysterious forest that was revered as the boundary between this world and the next. In that forest lived the old gods and the people who worshipped them. The people who lived around the forest called the forest people and their gods "CHIKATO," and never went near the forest.
One day, a man from the Land of Jade in the north wandered into the CHIKATO Forest by accident. Lured by the sound of the wind and the scent of the water, he eventually reached the depths of the "CHIKATO Forest. There, he sees a huge jade object, which is unique in the world, and a strange-looking woman who radiates white light.
Credit
CAST
LLON KAWAI
ASAMI IDA
MOTOI TANAKA
KOM_I
HAN-HAN
JOMON TRIBE
( AZU, KENJI ONO, KATSUO, YOSUKE TSUJI, NUKEME, MADOKA, RYOTA MIYABAYASHI )
KAZUO AOKI
TAKUMI AOKI
KENTA ISHIGE
TAKU OSHIMA
TAIRA HANZAWA
MUSIC BY
KEN IKEDA
KOM_I
SOUND ENGINEER
HIROKI ONO
AUDIO ENGINEER
KAZUTO OKAWA : LLLL
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SHINN ASHIKAGA
KEN YAZAKI
EDIT BY
SHIN AHIKAGA
MAKI OHKOJIMA
YOSUKE TSUJI
KEN YAZAKI
WORK APPEARING IN THE PLAY
(YELLOW SPHERE)
KAZUMASA OHIRA [KAZE KANGEN]
PRODUCTION
ART COMMONS
Forest for Dialogue and Creativity
DIRECTED BY
MAKI OHKOJIMA
YOSUKE TSUJI
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