Arukihenro
Walking Pilgrims
Pèlerins à pied au Japon
Switzerland, June 2006
FILM,
Documentary,
73 min.
- directed by
- Tommi Mendel
- Written by
- Tommi Mendel
- Status
- In distribution
The over a thousand year old Shikoku Henro connects 88 predetermined sacred places along a 1400 kilometre long circular route on Japan's fourth largest island, Shikoku. Based on ethnographic survey methods, the film shows the motives, aims and desires of today's Japanese wandering pilgrims on a very personal level along this Buddhist pilgrimage. The documentary and road movie was shot over a period of nine months, while the filmmakers themselves hiked along the entire pilgrimage, accompanying different pilgrims through long stages of their journey.
credits
- World Premiere
- June 2006
- Original Version
- Japanese (english subtitles), colour, Digi Beta, 73 min.
- Production
- Tigertoda Productions
- Producer
- directed by
- Tommi Mendel
- Written by
- Tommi Mendel
- Cinematography
- Tommi Mendel
- Editing
- Tommi Mendel
- Re-Recording Mix
- Tommi Mendel
- Location Sound Mix
- Tommi Mendel
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Tigertoda Productions
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Tigertoda Productions
Distribution
Kinostart: tba