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 |
| Camera | Yutaka Hojo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Koichiro Kawato | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katsunobu Takahashi | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Motoko Kano | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Seiji Tsuruzawa | Music |
| Crew | Junko Shinohara | Translator |
| Crew | Hiromitsu Wakabayashi | Cinematography |
| Camera | Kenji Soma | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Kikumatsu Soda | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Mitoshi Kuribayashi | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Sound | Osamu Takizawa | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Kazuhiro Ogasawara | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Fumitaka Nakamoto | Gaffer |
| Production | Mitsuru Kudo | Producer |
| Directing | Tokue Sato | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Sumiko Haneda | Writer |
| Directing | Sumiko Haneda | Director |