Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa

Name: Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-24
Duration: 100 min

1h 40m·Documentary

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This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a masterpiece can be equally masterful.

DirectorSumiko HanedaStudioJiyu Kobo

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Michie KitaNarrator	Narrator
KKyoko KataokaMatabei's Mother, Tashi	Matabei's Mother, Tashi