(The Inland Sea)

Content: In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan’s Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie’s by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and meeting people who still carried on the fading customs that Richie had observed. Interspersed with surprising detours—a visit to a Frank Sinatra-loving monk, a leper colony, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster—and woven together by Richie’s narration as well as a score by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is an eye-opening voyage and a profound meditation on what it means to be a foreigner.

Countries:

Japan,

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

56 minutes

Year:

1991

Directors:

Lucille Carra

Production companies:

Travelfilm Company

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Crews:

Adaptation

Author

Director

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer