The Voyage of Bashô
98 mins
A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry. A monk, portraying the poet, journeys through Japan, following Bashô's journal and writing many of his haikus. A ruminant, poetic, Zen Buddhist observation of nature – a return to the lost paradise of unspoilt nature.
Hiroaki Kawamoto
Bashô
Higuchi Seitaro
Sora
Roger Walch
Director of Photography
Aline Saudan
Production Assistant
Morii Atsushi
Producer
Asai Tomoha
Costume Design
Ted J. Taylor
Location Scout
Ken Koide
Set Decoration
Sven Wälti
Co-Producer
Richard Dindo
Director
Kashiwamoto Natsu
Location Manager
Martin Eric Ain
Sound Mixer
Nigel Randell
Sound Engineer
Kiwanami Kouji
Set Decoration
Pierre-André Thiébaud
Producer
Richard Dindo
Writer
René Zumbühl
Editor
Kashiwamoto Natsu
Assistant Director
Yokoa Dai
Assistant Camera
Sawae Asushi
Assistant Camera
Morimoto Naoya
Assistant Camera
Françoise Mayor
Co-Producer
Ishihara Tsuyoshi
Assistant Camera
Jean-Noël Henrioux
Lighting Technician
Irène Challand
Co-Producer
Richard Dindo
Producer