The Weavers of Nishijin (1961)
- Original title
- 西陣
- Directed by
- Toshio Matsumoto
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short documentary shows the daily work of textile weavers in a historic Kyoto district. It follows a Noh player as he interacts with the craft and the people who make the fabrics.
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What happens
The Weavers of Nishijin (西陣（にし じん）, Nishijin), also known as Nishijin, is a 1961 Japanese short documentary film directed by Toshio Matsumoto, narrated by Takeshi Kusaka and starring Hideo Kanze as a Noh player. It was written by Hiroshi Sekine and Matsumoto. The film depicts the lives of the textile workers of the Nishijin district of Kyoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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