Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn (朗読紀行にっぽんの名作石川淳:「焼跡のイエス」)

Release Date:	2001-08-06
Runtime:	50 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Documentary, TV Movie
Production:	NHK

Overview

A 2001 Japanese language film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film screened at Locarno International Film Festival in 2009. Directed by Shinji Aoyama, this installment of NHK’s "Recitation Travelogue" series features actor Hidetoshi Nishijima performing Jun Ishikawa’s postwar classic "Jesus in the Barn". Blending literature, performance, and cinema, the program reimagines Ishikawa’s demanding text through evocative modern landscapes.