Fire Festival (Himatsuri)
Wed, 06/05/2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Recital Hall
Event is in the past.
Directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. This intense fable is set in a remote, coastal Japanese fishing village bordered by mountains and forests. A volatile lumberjack who believes he has a mystical relationship with the mountain goddess becomes unhinged by the arrival of real-estate developers. Adults only! Film print courtesy of the Japan Foundation Film Library, Tokyo. (Japan, 1985, subtitles, color, 16mm, 120 min.)
Admission $12, CMA members $9
Season or Series:
Shinto in Film