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Dryads in a Snow Valley (2015)

Dryads in a Snow Valley (2015)

Drama Documentary
Release Date: 2015, October 1
Directors: Shigeru Kobayashi
Countries: Japan
Cast: Matsumoto Hidetoshi, Fumiko Matsumoto, Imai Akio, Ogawa Kumiko, Takanami Toshihiko, Amano Tokiko, Omi Seki, Hatori Daisuke, Kuboto Yoriko

Overview:

Ten years ago, the Kogures moved from Tokyo to a satoyama area (an area where traditional sustainable agriculture has been long practiced) in a snowy mountain village in Echigo-Tsumari where they repaired an old thatched farmhouse and began growing organic, pesticide-free rice. Their life may appear unrestrained and free of worldly cares but they cannot make it alone. All the work is done together with their cheerful neighbors. Then, in the spring of 2011, an earthquake strikes on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures. The Kogures’ house is destroyed, but they decide to rebuild. An adventure told in a fantastical tone that expresses the joy of living with a sometimes harsh natural world.