Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa (2004)
A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands. At first there is peace and time seems to move slowly. Only the music and the occasional movements of the man indicate the passage of time. Finally a man carrying water passes by, followed by other people representative of times past: market vendors, peasants, the red-cheeked god dancing at a matsuri (festival). But as the film progresses, the islands prove to be the meeting place of many cultures.
Directors: Renzo Kinoshita, Sayoko Kinoshita.
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Takeshi Uehara as |
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Masaru Taira as |
| Sound | Reijirō Koroku | Music |
| Directing | Renzo Kinoshita | Director |
| Editing | Chikako Fukui | Editor |
| Production | Makiko Nagao | Production Director |
| Production | Sayoko Kinoshita | Producer |
| Directing | Renzo Kinoshita | Layout |
| Editing | Yasuhito Fukui | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Toshio Hirata | Animation |
| Directing | Sayoko Kinoshita | Director |
| Art | Katsushi Aoki | Background Designer |
| Production | Masahiro Hayashi | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Sayoko Kinoshita | Animation |
| Art | Sayoko Kinoshita | Painter |
| Visual Effects | Renzo Kinoshita | Character Designer |
| Writing | Renzo Kinoshita | Storyboard |
| Writing | Renzo Kinoshita | Writer |
| Writing | Sayoko Kinoshita | Writer |
