An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 4, 2012

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Uzumasa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2251433