This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a masterpiece can be equally masterful.
Crew
Sumiko Haneda
Director, Writer
Hiromitsu Wakabayashi
Cinematography
Kikumatsu Soda
Cinematography
Tokue Sato
Assistant Director
Mitsuru Kudo
Producer
Kazuhiro Ogasawara
Production Assistant
Kenji Soma
Assistant Camera
Yutaka Hojo
Assistant Camera
Koichiro Kawato
Assistant Camera
Katsunobu Takahashi
Makeup & Hair
Osamu Takizawa
Sound Recordist
Mitoshi Kuribayashi
Lighting Production Assistant
Seiji Tsuruzawa
Music
Junko Shinohara
Translator
Motoko Kano
Negative Cutter
Fumitaka Nakamoto
Gaffer