Akeji, le souffle de la montagne

Mélanie Schaan, Corentin Leconte, France 2020

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In Japan’s Himuro Valley nestles a grass-roofed hermitage. Season after season, Master Akeji and his wife Asako live surrounded by nature, spirits, the breath of the wind and inspiration. The filmmakers follow this simple and profound life with an extreme delicacy. Gathering berries and bark, making pigments, preparing the tea ceremony, practising sword exercises - these are the gestures that nourish this Master’s calligraphy, celebrated the world over.