DVD
The inland sea
Edition
Director-approved DVD special ediction.
Languages
In English and Japanese, with English subtitles.
Performers
Narrated by Donald Richie.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (56 minutes) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
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--visits 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 composer Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is an eye-opening voyage and a profound meditation on what it means to be a foreigner.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the book The Inland Sea by Donald Richie.
Originally released as a documentary in 1991.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Hiro Narita and approved by director Lucille Carra ; new interview with Cara ; new conversation between filmmaker Paul Schrader and cultural critic Ian Buruma on author Donald Richie ; interview with Richie from 1991.