Documentary · Japan · 1963 · 24m

The Song of Stone

石の詩

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Director
Toshio Matsumoto
Cast
Crew
Y. Ernest Satow — Director of Photography Masayuki Nagare — Writer
Synopsis

While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Toshio Matsumoto Director Y. Ernest Satow Director of Photography Masayuki Nagare Writer
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