Finding Kurosawa (2015)
A short documentary I shot with my Canon M2 and Sport Action cam. I document my journey from Osaka to Kamakura to visit the grave site of famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. I visit Lake Suwa from the movie Kagemusha and the Ameyayokocho district of Tokyo where scenes from Stray Dogs were shot in 1949. Filming took place in August during the Obon holidays in Japan. The Obon is the time of year the Japanese remember their loved ones by visiting their graves, sending their ghosts back to the spirit world on paper lanterns down the river and dancing the Obondori.
I found Kurosawa's grave in An'yo-in Temple in Kamakura. After walking through An'yo-in main temple I found a back trail that lead me straight to the grave yard. From there it took a lot of searching to find Kurosawa, but finally I found him. I paid my respects to him and completed my trip with a swim in Sagami Bay on Enoshima beach.
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Joshua Wood