Film

Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

10.020041h 40mDocumentary

Director: Sumiko Haneda
Year: 2004

This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a masterpiece can be equally masterful.

Top cast

Michie Kita

Narrator

Kyoko Kataoka

Matabei's Mother, Tashi

Directed by

Sumiko Haneda

Written by

Sumiko Haneda

Produced by

Mitsuru Kudo