Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

Name: Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
Director: Sumiko Haneda
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-24
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Michie Kita, Kyoko Kataoka

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Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

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Jiyu Kobo

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2004-10-24

Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

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.

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Narrator

Michie Kita

Matabei's Mother, Tashi

Kyoko Kataoka