MA: Space/Time in the Garden of Ryoan-ji

Overview

The early sixteenth-century Japanese garden in the Zen temple of Ryoan-ji, in Kyoto, is considered a masterpiece of the karesansui or "dry landscape" style... In this film, the viewer is invited to experience the garden as an embodiment of ma, a Japanese concept that conveys both time and space... The aesthetic of the film is the message, it has the quality of an experimental film, a conceptual film-an artwork in itself. Good balance of music/visuals/titles. If not as compelling for some viewers as for others, still rated as very effective. Makes one want to visit the actual garden and experience its spiritual energy. – Art on Screen

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1989

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan, United States of America

Production

The Program for Art on Film

Director

Takahiko Iimura

Writer

Arata Isozaki,Takahiko Iimura

Cinematography

Hideo Kondo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0279935