Hōryū-ji

This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside Japan’s ancient capital of Nara, was one of the first Buddhist places of worship established in Japan, and contains the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, dating from the seventh century.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

23 minutes

Year:

1958

Director:

Susumu Hani

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Company:

Iwanami Productions

Cast:

Narrator (voice)

Crew:

Director

Director of Photography

Producer

Producer