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Documentary

The Inland Sea

1991

0:56

★ 7.1

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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.

Cast

Donald Richie

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Lucille Carra

Adaptation

Donald Richie

Author

Lucille Carra

Director

Tom Hartig

Sound

Hiro Narita

Director of Photography

Tōru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Gerald Carrus

Executive Producer

Lucille Carra

Producer

Brian Cotnoir

Producer

Brian Cotnoir

Editor

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