Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa (2004)
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.
Director: Sumiko Haneda
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Michie Kita as Narrator |
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Kyoko Kataoka as Matabei's Mother, Tashi |
| Production | Mitsuru Kudo | Producer |
| Crew | Hiromitsu Wakabayashi | Cinematography |
| Crew | Kikumatsu Soda | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Fumitaka Nakamoto | Gaffer |
| Sound | Osamu Takizawa | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katsunobu Takahashi | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Motoko Kano | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Seiji Tsuruzawa | Music |
| Crew | Junko Shinohara | Translator |
| Production | Kazuhiro Ogasawara | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Tokue Sato | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kenji Soma | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Yutaka Hojo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Koichiro Kawato | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Mitoshi Kuribayashi | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Directing | Sumiko Haneda | Director |
| Writing | Sumiko Haneda | Writer |