I-Omante -The Bear Ritual-

1977 103 min

Overview

This film focuses on I-OMANTE ritual that is to liberate the souls of the Gods from the furs and meat and send them back to the Land of the Gods. The Ainu believed that bears were Gods. The Gods come to the Land of the Ainu, which means “human beings”, with meat, furs and medicine (the gall bladders of the bears) as their gifts.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

Japanese ja

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Cast

Kayano Shigeru

Crew

Shûkichi Koizumi

Producer

Himeda Tadayoshi

Director

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