Kobayashi Issa

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”.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

28 min

Cast:

Musei Tokugawa

Quality:

HD

Director:

Fumio Kamei

Release:

1941

Country:

Japan

Rating:

8.0