In 1971, writer and film scholar Donald Richie released a poetic travelogue about his expeditions of the islands of Japan's Inland Sea, videotaping his look for traces of a traditional lifestyle along with his very own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra embarked on an identical journey influenced by Richie's by-then-classic publication, capturing photos of hushed elegance and meeting people who still carried on the fading customizeds that Richie had observed. Intermixed with unusual detours-- a browse through to a Frank Sinatra-- loving monk, a leper nest, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster-- and also woven with each other by Richie's narration along with a rating by well known author Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is a mind-blowing voyage and a profound reflection on what it indicates to be an immigrant.
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In 1971, writer and film scholar Donald Richie released a poetic travelogue about his expeditions of the islands of Japan's Inland Sea, videotaping his look for traces of a traditional lifestyle along with his very own journey of self-discovery. Twenty years later, filmmaker Lucille Carra embarked on an identical journey influenced by Richie's by-then-classic publication, capturing photos of hushed elegance and meeting people who still carried on the fading customizeds that Richie had observed. Intermixed with unusual detours-- a browse through to a Frank Sinatra-- loving monk, a leper nest, an ersatz temple of plywood and plaster-- and also woven with each other by Richie's narration along with a rating by well known author Toru Takemitsu, The Inland Sea is a mind-blowing voyage and a profound reflection on what it indicates to be an immigrant.
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