The Inland Sea

In 1971, author and film scholar Donald Richie embarked on a poignant journey across Japan's Inland Sea, documenting the fading customs of its inhabitants in his classic travelogue "The Inland Sea". Two decades later, filmmaker Lucille Carra followed in Richie's footsteps, capturing the region's serene beauty and meeting people who still clung to traditional ways of life. This documentary voyage, woven together with Richie's narration and a haunting score by Toru Takemitsu, becomes a profound meditation on what it means to be an outsider.