A film about women who follow their obsessions, taking dreams and illnesses as signs that they must find places in nature - rocks, trees, groves - that have special connection with their ancestors. They challenge the established order of things on the small depopulated island of Hatoma (Japan) and exert their spiritual power and leadership through subversive means. Focuses on three women, all of whom left the island long ago, but still retain a strong attachment to it, and who return to it regularly to perform their rituals.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323860
Languages
English
Japanese
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion - Japan
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rites and ceremonies - Japan
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Japan
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Philosophy and religion
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion - Japan
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion and culture
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rites and ceremonies - Japan
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spirituality
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Japan
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Japan
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spirituality
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)