Portraying Ethnic Lore Through Animation

Year 2020Episode 815 minSep 19, 2020
Portraying Ethnic Lore Through Animation

A creator from Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan who specializes in rhythmical animation with illustrations and figures that move to music. He was commissioned by the Foundation for Ainu Culture to create an animation about the Ainu. The purpose of the foundation is to preserve the stories and myths passed down orally by the non-literate Ainu through music, language and animation. This episode explores the appeal of Ishiguro's portrayal of the Ainu culture, which has slowly been disappearing year by year.

Portraying Ethnic Lore Through Animation has aired on Sep 19, 2020 at 12:40 PM
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