Drama delving into the persona of Jishu Buddhism founder Ippen, known for his "dancing Buddhist prayers." Danceable depiction of the monk who chanted Buddhist prayers while dancing as he traveled around to different places during the Kamakura period. Celebrated for the edgy casting, including a comedian as the lead and various musicians in supporting roles. Ippen (Udo Suzuki) decides to travel around proselytizing "unity with Buddha" to the people. He heads for Kamakura with his wife Choichi (Miyashita Kyoko) and others, but along the way Choichi suddenly performs a dance at a samurai residence in Saku. With this, Ippen begins his dancing Buddhist incantations.
Director Akihara Masatoshi, who has brought many classics of Japanese literature to the silver screen such as Dazai Osamu's "The Setting Sun", has taken Maurice Leblanc's novel of the same title and adapted it as a comedy set in Japan. Popular voice ...
Release Date
May, 7th, 2011
This is a story of a family living on an island in Okinawa.
Traumatized by her father's infidelity and her mother's death, Mika leaves the island alone. She has never been back to the home island since, but one day she is informed of her father's cr...
