Sketches of Myahk

Sketches of Myahk (2012)

Documentary

A powerful documentary about the ancient songs that have been sung and passed down from generation to generation, and the people who pass them on! The fire of the rituals has been passed down from person to person for centuries, and the tsukasamma (divine maidens) offer up the 'divine song' with their wishes for life. 90+ year old women travel to Tokyo to sing the 'divine song' with all their might to a concert hall full of people. The director, Koichi Onishi, follows the hidden rituals of the island and stays close to the old people who knew the time when life, faith and song were one, vividly projecting the miraculous island of Myaak, where the original life still remains. Miyako Island, Okinawa - Myaak. We are struck by the shock that such a rich world existed, and by a strange nostalgia.

Director: Koichi Onishi

Casts

	Toyo Nagasaki as
	Matsu Takara as
	Kiyo Murayama as
	Sada Tomori as
	Kimi Motomura as
	Harney's Sarahama as
	Haruko Hamakawa as
	Yuta Fukushima as
	HIDE MIYAGUNI as
	HIDE KARIMATA as
	Kiyoshi Takahara as

Crew