The Inland Sea [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Overview

"Wishing to celebrate some particularly unique aspects of Japan and Japanese life before the whole world is inundated by the influence of universal sameness, the makes of this documentary take a cinematic tour of the islands and coastline of the China-facing waters sometimes referred to Japan's Aegean Sea. The journey retraces one taken decades earlier by screenwriter Donald Carrie and described in his book of the same name. This film won ""Best Documentary"" honors at the 1991 Hawaii International Film Festival."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2019
UPC:	0715515233217
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	0:56:00

Special Features

New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Hiro Narita and approved by director Lucille Carra, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack; New interview with Carra; New conversation between filmmaker Paul Schrader and cultural critic Ian Buruma on author Donald Richie; Interview with Richie from 1991

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Richie	Narrator
Tôru Takemitsu	Composer

Technical Credits

Scene Index

	"A Call from the Mist": Introduction	5
	The Inland Sea	11
	Afterword	249

Editorial Reviews

This book earns its place on the very short shelf of books on Japan that are of permanent value.

Times Literary Supplement

Mr. Richie's book is of a breadth and richness that underscore the inadequacy of categorizing it as a travel book.
— New York Times

Vincent Canby

"The Inland Sea still gleams with the freshness of discovery. Years ago it was often called one of the great travel books, and so it seems today."—The National Post



"A welcome reissue of the book Richie published in 1971, which has been celebrated as a classic in travel literature."—Thomas BeVier, Foreword Reviews Winter 2016 Issue



"It is a wonderful reminder of the joys of taking oneself out of one’s usual element, of the comfort of strangers, of drifting without fixed destination, and of those fleetingly satori moments of mindful self-awareness that snatch the solitary traveller."—Jasper Sharp, All The Anime



"Richie’s book, on its surface a travel account, is a beautiful reflection on all things Japanese by one of the country’s most acute observers. Anyone with an interest in Japan would enjoy this book, and those lucky enough to be on a voyage through the Inland Sea even more so."—Longitude



"A legendary book in the Japan field. The newest edition by Stone Bridge Press deserves a place of honor on your bookshelf—and in your mind."—Alexis Agliano Sanborn, JQ Magazine

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