An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka
2012, Japanese. Directed by Yûji Yamazaki.
In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next millennium emerges from people who knew him. Remarkable as well for showing the unknown backstage of temple architecture. Nishioka, known as "the last temple carpenter," handled the major Showa-era repairs of Horyuji temple, and in 1990 was at the scene of the reconstruction work for Yakushi temple.
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- 1h 28m
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- Released
- 4 February 2012
- Original title
- 鬼に訊け 宮大工 西岡常一の遺言
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- Japan
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An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka (2012) was directed by Yûji Yamazaki and stars Tsunekazu Nishioka, Renji Ishibashi.