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The Inland Sea

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In the early 1970s, American expatriate Donald Richie documented his adventures along Japan's western coast in his classic travelogue "The Inland Sea." Decades later, filmmaker Lucille Carra, using material from Richie's book as a point of departure, provides impressions of the vanishing culture of rural Japan. Combining sequences of forgotten off-coast islands with interviews of local fisherman and merchants, Carra creates a vision of Japan at odds with its reputation for modernity.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 01/08/2016
An example of the travelogue at its most personal and evocative. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 01/08/2016
The real Japan remains elusive but, in the course of this fascinating and deceptively serene journey, Mr. Richie discovers reflections of himself in the people he meets and in his own reactions to them. Go to Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture 03/11/2020
This is not a Rick Steves travelogue presenting practical information about a trip to Japan nor is it a primer for neophytes looking to learn the basics before a sojourn. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/31/2019
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This offers intriguing peeks at hidden or vanishing cultures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Lucille Carra

Director

Donald Richie

Narrator

Lucille Carra

Screenwriter

Lucille Carra

Producer

Brian Cotnoir

Producer

Gerald Carrus

Executive Producer
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Synopsis In the early 1970s, American expatriate Donald Richie documented his adventures along Japan's western coast in his classic travelogue "The Inland Sea." Decades later, filmmaker Lucille Carra, using material from Richie's book as a point of departure, provides impressions of the vanishing culture of rural Japan. Combining sequences of forgotten off-coast islands with interviews of local fisherman and merchants, Carra creates a vision of Japan at odds with its reputation for modernity.
Director
Lucille Carra
Producer
Lucille Carra, Brian Cotnoir
Screenwriter
Lucille Carra
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 17, 1992, Limited
Runtime
57m