Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa
2004, Japanese. Directed by Sumiko Haneda.
This extraordinary film presents Japanese classical scroll painting as never before. The Yamanaka Tokiwa comprises twelve scrolls painted by Matabei Iwasa some 400 years ago. Haneda redefines the art documentary and demonstrated that a film about a masterpiece can be equally masterful.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 24 October 2004
- Original title
- 山中常盤ー牛若丸と常盤御前 母と子の物語ー
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sumiko Haneda
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Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 October 2004. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa?
Into the Picture Scroll: The Tale of Yamanaka Tokiwa (2004) was directed by Sumiko Haneda and stars Michie Kita, Kyoko Kataoka.