Tsugaru city has been the subject of a number of films throughout the years, with one of the first being Atg’s “Tsugaru Folk Song” exactly 50 years ago. Now, a new movie focuses on another aspect of the area that stands out, the lacquerware industry, once more, though, in order to make a number of social comments about life in the area and how difficult it can be escaping tradition. The movie is based on the novel “Japan Dignity” by Miyuki Takamori.
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl is screening at Camera Japan
Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, but is also in decline, with the financial prowess of Seishiro’s father being nowhere to be found at the time the movie starts. Seishiro, however, knows nothing else to do, and so he keeps at it, with the help of his daughter, Miyako, who also works at a supermarket in...
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl is screening at Camera Japan
Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, but is also in decline, with the financial prowess of Seishiro’s father being nowhere to be found at the time the movie starts. Seishiro, however, knows nothing else to do, and so he keeps at it, with the help of his daughter, Miyako, who also works at a supermarket in...
- 9/29/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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