Red Persimmons

Overview

The ostensible subject of this film is the growing, drying, peeling and packaging of persimmons in the tiny Japanese village of Kaminoyama. The inhabitants explain that it is the perfect combination of earth, wind and rain that makes their village’s persimmons superior to those grown anywhere else, including the village just a few miles away. The film’s larger subject, however, is the disappearance of Japan’s traditional culture, the end of a centuries-old way of life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 2001

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Director

Shinsuke Ogawa,Peng Xiaolian

Cinematography

Masaki Tamura,Jong Lin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0881395