Project Detail

Matsuri

Synopsis

'Summer wouldn't be summer without matsuri. Unless you see it, you don't believe what it is like.'

This documentary is a unique comparison of traditional Japanese and English fairs. It observes why both fairs have survived for generations and why they still attract people despite oppressive heat or pouring rain.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 5 mins
Format: Beta SP
Director: Tomoko Otani
Producer: Daniella Clark
Co-Producer: Daniella Clark
Executive Producer: Pam Haigh
Editor: Richard Duriez, Dominic Day
Director of Photography: Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Peter Armstrong
Sound: Yoshito Saki, Peter Armstrong, Daniella Clark
Composer: Atmosphere Music Ltd.

Genre

Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tomoko Otani

22 St Bernard's Road
Oxford OX2 6EH
UK

T/F +44 (0)1865 556683

tomokootani@hotmail.com

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