The Song of Stone

Overview

While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 1, 1963

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Writer

Masayuki Nagare

Cinematography

Y. Ernest Satow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0963988