The Village Album (2005)

Hanatani Village in the valley of Tokushima Prefecture is going to be submerged when a dam is constructed In order to preserve the beauty of the place for future generations the villagers decide to take photographs of all the families in the village Kenichi the only photographer in the village is put in charge of the project He calls his son Takashi an aspiring photographer to help him with the task Takashi is puzzled since his father and he are not at all close but as they visit each family in turn and Takashi sees his father working Takashis feelings towards his father begin to change