Fire Festival

Summary The villagers in a beautiful remote area of Japan are divided into the woodsmen, who worship the mountain goddess, and the fishermen, who worship the goddess of the sea. These traditions are threatened by a planned marine park. Tatsuo is a macho lumberjack who hunts boars and monkeys with the young Ryota. Tatsuo is married with two children, has four elder sisters, and is under pressure to sell the family land to the developers. When the fish pens are deliberately contaminated by oil, the fishermen suspect Tatsuo. Kimiko, an old girlfriend of Tatsuo, returns to the village to find money to pay off her debts. During the annual fire festival, Tatsuo becomes angry when the old traditions are not preserved. View more details

Fire Festival

Directed : Mitsuo Yanagimachi

Written : Kenji Nakagami

Stars : Kin'ya Kitaôji Norihei Miki Kiwako Taichi Junko Miyashita

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Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : May 24, 1985

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Filming locations : Kumano, Mie, Japan

Production companies : Gunro Cine Saison Seibu

Summary The villagers in a beautiful remote area of Japan are divided into the woodsmen, who worship the mountain goddess, and the fishermen, who worship the goddess of the sea. These traditions are threatened by a planned marine park. Tatsuo is a macho lumberjack who hunts boars and monkeys with the young Ryota. Tatsuo is married with two children, has four elder sisters, and is under pressure to sell the family land to the developers. When the fish pens are deliberately contaminated by oil, the fishermen suspect Tatsuo. Kimiko, an old girlfriend of Tatsuo, returns to the village to find money to pay off her debts. During the annual fire festival, Tatsuo becomes angry when the old traditions are not preserved. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : May 24, 1985

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Filming locations : Kumano, Mie, Japan

Production companies : Gunro Cine Saison Seibu

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