Shinshu no matsuri backdrop

Shinshu no matsuri 1965 信州のまつり

A film documenting the Matsuri and the life of the farmers in Nagano Prefecture. In the bosom of the mountain, people cultivate wasabi, rice, practice sericulture, forestry, mulberry picking. Some even cultivate barley in fields with a slope of 40 degrees. People have to live to the rythm of the seasons and to the pace of the water cycles. Whatever happens, their hearts are inextricably linked to the mountains.

Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Iwanami Productions
Release Date 1 January 1965
19 mins
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