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Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya of the Shirakaba School.
Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries.
This is the third installment in the "Shikoku Pilgrimage" series of horror documentaries in which horror storyteller Junji Inagawa goes directly to haunted places to verify the truth behind them.
Aruku, Aruku, Aruku ~Shikoku Henro-michi~ (NHK Drama Special, Winter 2013) is about Hayama Misa (Tanaka Rena), a down-on-her-luck free-lance writer. Leaving her unhappy life in Tokyo, she takes part in the Shikoku Pilgrimage as a lone walking pilgrim. It has been said that if a pilgrim completes the pilgrimage by visiting all 88 sacred places, his/her wish will be fulfilled.
This is a sexy drawing of a nasty battle between Ushimao, his wife, Rasetsujo, and Goku and others over a Basho Ogi fan, who can extinguish the fire of the scorching hell.
Biopic about Father Damian and his life and work on the island of Molokai.
Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.
Dreams that appeared in every her sleep taking Rengganis on a "magical" journey with no clear end. He undertook the journey to find out the meaning of his dream, and also to confirm the whereabouts of his lover who had been away for a long time and had never returned.
"The Myth of the Heavenly Road Pilgrimage," is about a young man and woman, was filmed on location at Mt. Mihara on Izu Oshima. The music was composed by members of the "Taj Mahal Traveling Troupe. In 1971, he travelled to India, where there were almost no Japanese travellers at that time, and travelled through India and Nepal.
Scene of pilgrimage fair in a Czechoslavic village.
A group of young boys are going on a pilgrimage. Their journey gradually turns into a mosaic of spiritual pursuit, as well as jokes, games, laugh and moments of daydreaming…
In a village down at the slope of mount Merapi, Wening (80 years old) is preparing for the Hajj. Her departure this time has been planned long in advance as she is delegating her close friend Darmi's pilgrimage as well. This is as Darmi is unable to perform the Hajj by herself. Close to the day of departure, Darmi’s family holds to a ritual of recitation and prayer. Wening's husband Kusmin, however, makes Wening feel uneasy about going for the pilgrimage. Will Wening still perform the Hajj despite her husband's opposition?
Since 1935, inspired by the Catholic writer/lyricist/essayist and victim of World War One, Charles Péguy, students (at first from the Sorbonne) have set off on a pilgrimage towards the cathedral in Chartres. The journey takes about two to three days, Moritz de Hadeln’s documentary of the pilgrimage, called Le Pèlé for short, lasts roughly an hour. Four crews followed the groups – there are many ways leading to Chartres – on their journey through the countryside.
Makoto Kitano, one of the most famous mystery spot hunters in the world of show business, will personally infiltrate haunted places to experience and introduce the horrors of these places in this documentary series.
In this documentary film, Soyuko goes undercover at a rumored haunted place, and the camera follows the whole process. Yuko Mune, who has examined many ghost photos and taken ghost photos herself.
Viewers are transported back in time to 1974 to see the annual Taoist celebration of the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage. Thousands of participants accompany a statue of the goddess Mazu, who protects seafarers, on a 9-day, 8-night procession, stopping at several prominent temples along the way. The religious pilgrimage is a round-way journey from the Zhenlan Temple in Dajia, Taichung City to Fengtian Temple in Xingang of Chiayi County on the Western plains of Taiwan. The mesmerising festival takes place every year during the third lunar month and still attracts large masses to this day. The audio track of the film was once banned under the Kuomintang (KMT) due to the film’s inclusion of spoken Hokkien (Taiwanese), giving viewers at the time an altered and suppressed understanding of the event and its cultural significance in Taiwan. Viewers now can revel in the beauty of the Taiwanese language and see the film for the true spirit that it captures.
This is the second installment in the "Shikoku Pilgrimage" series of horror documentaries in which horror storyteller Junji Inagawa goes directly to haunted places to verify the truth behind them.
After Saddam Hussein's removal from power, Iranians rushed to cross the unguarded border with Iraq to visit the shrines of Shi'ism in Karbala and Najaf.
This is the first installment in the "Shikoku Pilgrimage" series of horror documentaries in which horror storyteller Junji Inagawa visits haunted places and verifies the truth behind them. In Tokushima Prefecture, he visits an abandoned drive-in that is rumored to have been closed down after its half-crazed owner was admitted to a mental hospital, and conducts an on-the-spot investigation.