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Datum Point

Datum Point
NR 7 minAnimation
Yoshiro Ishihara (1915–1977), who burst upon the scene of Japanese modern poetry in the mid-1950s, is now remembered as a “poet of silence.” He said, “A poem is an impulse to resist writing.” This film is an attempt to seek out the landscape from his poem.
DirectorRyo Orikasa

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Movie Tags:
poetry