The Earth Asleep
Synopsis
THE EARTH ASLEEP discovers hidden truths and forgotten histories about the 2011 Great East Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the most powerful disaster ever recorded in Japan. The documentary includes invaluable archive research, testimonies, ceremonial rites, spiritual beliefs, bringing a sensitive understanding of loss and trauma. Image, poetry and music intertwine in an evocative rhythmic montage of archive and original visual elements, with a score beautifully rendered and inspired by Japanese instruments, and a poem on-screen highlighting the role of the metaphor, to mark the 10th year commemoration of the lost and missing people.
The Earth Asleep is commissioned by HOME, Arts Council England and The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. Supported by University of Salford.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 80 min
- Director
- Clara Casian
- Producer
- Bren O'Callaghan
- Editor
- Clara Casian
- Sound
- Jamie Birkett
- Music
- Robin Richards
- Principal Cast
- Monk Eigo Takahashi, Masahiko Haga, Itaru Sasaki, Keiko Iwama, Jotaro Urabe, Takeshi Yuhara
- Epitaph Poem
- Maria M Casian
- Assistant Producer
- Jamie Allan, Alice Wilde
- Production Assistant
- Atsushi Kuwayama
- Colourist
- Dan Parrott
- Translation
- Shigeo Kobayashi, Ann Kobayashi
- Piano
- Chris Illingworth
- Synthesisers
- Robin Richards, Brendan Williams
- Cello
- Margit Van Der Zwan
- Music Mix
- Brendan Williams, Jamie Birkett
- Publisher
- Domino Publishing
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 5th November 2021
