A documentary profiling a Japanese taiko drumming group based in the remote Sado Island, Japan. The film blurs the line between real-life documentary footage of the troupe's training and practice regimes, and staged performances of their varied musical acts, with sets designed by artist Tadanori Yokoo and an additional experimental electronic music score by Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Stars: Eitetsu Hayashi, Toshio Kawauchi, Yoshiaki Ooi, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Takumi Takano, Mitsuru Mori
Crew: Hideo Nishizaki (Sound Director), Tsutomu Ishihara (Still Photographer), Shigeo Nakakura (Assistant Director), Tadanori Yokoo (Art Direction), Chiyoo Umeda (Art Direction), Tagayasu Den (Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Den Films, Shochiku
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 03, 1981
IMDb: 5
Keywords:taiko
