An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

Name: An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka
Genre: Drama, History, Documentary, Family
Duration: 1 hr 28 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Tsunekazu Nishioka, Renji Ishibashi

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StarringTsunekazu NishiokaRenji Ishibashi

DirectorYûji Yamazaki

NR 1 hr 28 minDrama, History, Documentary, Family

Plot

In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next millennium emerges from people who knew him. Remarkable as well for showing the unknown backstage of temple architecture. Nishioka, known as "the last temple carpenter," handled the major Showa-era repairs of Horyuji temple, and in 1990 was at the scene of the reconstruction work for Yakushi temple.

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