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Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

10.020041h 40mMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorSumiko Haneda
WriterSumiko Haneda
ProducerMitsuru Kudo

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Cast · Directed by Sumiko Haneda

MKMichie Kita
Michie Kita
Narrator
KK
Kyoko Kataoka
Matabei's Mother, Tashi

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