(信濃風土記より　小林一茶)

Content: 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”.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

28 minutes

Year:

1941

Directors:

Fumio Kamei

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Production companies:

Toho Eiga

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Sound

Director of Photography

Director