56m •
1991
In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie published a poetic travelogue about his explorations of the islands of Japan’s Inland Sea, recording his search for traces of a traditional way of life as well as his own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra undertook a parallel trip inspired by Richie’s by-then-classic book, capturing images of hushed beauty and meeting people who still carried on the fading customs that Richie had observed. Interspersed with surprising detours—a visit to a Frank Sinatra-loving monk, a leper colony, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster—and woven together by Richie’s narration as well as a score by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is an eye-opening voyage and a profound meditation on what it means to be a foreigner.
1966•
7.2
1990•
4.0
2003•
7.0
2003•
8.0
2009•
0
2016•
6.7
1988•
5.8
1998•
5.3
2014•
0
2013•
5.2
2016•
5.0
2022•
6.3
2014•
5.7
2004•
6.6
1972•
0
Travelfilm Company •
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
