Japan: Mysteries of the Red Dragon

Japan is one of the most compelling and yet closed countries of the world. Many mysteries of Japanese mentality remain veiled for Europeans. In order to acquaint our audience with the ancient Japanese traditions, our expedition travelled to the Shinto temple, where foreigners were not allowed until recent years. Shintoism is the traditional Japanese religion connected closely to the nature. You will be able to visit the Shinto celebrations, get to know Gods of Shinto, and experience different rituals. Japanese say that real celebration is “expecting something unseen to appear”. Wedding ceremonies, mediaeval castles that were built during the Samurai’s wars – all this will lead you to the top of the Fuji Mountain – every Japanese has to climb there at least once during his life.

Format	SD, 2 x 26 min.
Production year	2005
Screenplay	Elena Dyakonova
Director	Andrei Martynov
Camera	Vlad Sundakov, Andrei Koloshin
Edited by	Boris Perochinsky
Music by	Ellina Frenkel
Narrated by	Boris Mironov
Available language(s)	Russian