Hōryū-ji
1958
23 min
Overview
This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside Japan’s ancient capital of Nara, was one of the first Buddhist places of worship established in Japan, and contains the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, dating from the seventh century.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Susumu Hani
Director
Keiji Yoshino
Producer
Mitsuru Kudo
Producer
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