Hōryū-ji
1958, Japanese. Directed by Susumu Hani.
This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside Japan’s ancient capital of Nara, was one of the first Buddhist places of worship established in Japan, and contains the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, dating from the seventh century.
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- 0h 23m
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1958
- Original title
- 法隆寺
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- Japan
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Who directed Hōryū-ji?
Hōryū-ji (1958) was directed by Susumu Hani and stars Hiroshi Akutagawa.