A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry. A monk, portraying the poet, journeys through Japan, following Bashô's journal and writing many of his haikus. A ruminant, poetic, Zen Buddhist observation of nature – a return to the lost paradise of unspoilt nature.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PCT Cinéma & Télévision, Lea Produktion, RTS
Keywords
- japan
- poetry
- poet
- haiku
- 17th century
- basho
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Top Cast
Hiroaki Kawamoto as Bashô
Higuchi Seitaro as Sora
Top Crew
Richard Dindo · Director, Writer
Roger Walch · Cinematographer
René Zumbühl · Editor
Morii Atsushi · Producer
Pierre-André Thiébaud · Producer
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