KanZeOn
Overview
An unusual documentary exploring sound. Unique elements of Japanese culture are revealed through ancient rituals and extraordinary musical spectacles. A young Buddhist priest whose family has been serving a temple for the past 500 years is also a DJ and beat-boxer. A drum teacher takes part in a costume performance of a 700-year-old ghost story. A female performer plays the Sho, a rare bamboo instrument that is believed to imitate the call of the mythical phoenix. The core ideas explaining the magical potential of sound that permeates all parts of the film are presented in the tradition of Shingon Buddhism. These beliefs are explored through following Buddhist chanting lessons for student priests at Shuchiin University in Kyoto.
Release date
11/09/2011
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Original Soundtrack
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Japan
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Bon Odori
Junk Story
JDM Insider vol 4: The Kanto Tuners
My Blue Heaven
Ah-So Graham Norton
Freedom for the Wolf
Tokyo Freeters
Living the Game
Heart of the Country
Hafu
The People and Their Emperor
Pelican: 74 Years of Japanese Tradition
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Battle of Okinawa in Color
Nanking
Road to the North
Amazônia, a Nova Minamata?
O Som, ou Tratado de Harmonia