The Voyage of Bashô
The Voyage of Bashô

The Voyage of Bashô

2019-03-07 | 98 min

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.

Genres

Documentary Drama

Cast

Hiroaki Kawamoto

Hiroaki Kawamoto

Higuchi Seitaro

Higuchi Seitaro

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