Himeda Tadayoshi

Himeda Tadayoshi

Nascimento : 1928-09-10, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

Morte : 2013-07-29

História

Born in 1928 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, HIMEDA Tadayoshi graduated from the local business university in 1948. Six years later, Himeda went to Tokyo and worked there in the field of modern theatre. In addition to his work as a screenwriter for television, he studied with the ethnologist MIYAMOTO Tsuneichi. In 1976, Himeda founded the Center for Ethnological Visual Documentation (Minzoku Bunka Eizō Kenkyujo), which he has headed until 2012. For more than 50 years, he has been documenting the lives and culture of the common people using visual media, and created more than 120 films. Himeda and his Center are known worldwide through joint projects with the Collège de France in France, lectures and film series at Harvard University, and events at universities, museums and research institutions in Europe. He has received numerous important prizes in Japan and abroad for his work.

Perfil

Himeda Tadayoshi

Filmes

Echigo Okumiomote
Echigo Okumiomote
Director
This film is a record of life in a certain village deep in the mountains of northwestern Japan.
I-Omante -The Bear Ritual-
I-Omante -The Bear Ritual-
Director
This film focuses on I-OMANTE ritual that is to liberate the souls of the Gods from the furs and meat and send them back to the Land of the Gods. The Ainu believed that bears were Gods. The Gods come to the Land of the Ainu, which means “human beings”, with meat, furs and medicine (the gall bladders of the bears) as their gifts.
Chise-a-Kar -We Build A House-
Chise-a-Kar -We Build A House-
Director
This film centers on the construction of a traditional style house, their houses being not only very distinctive but also figuring prominently in religious ritual. The houses were rectangular and pole-framed, thatched with Miscanthus or bamboo-leaf; the doorway was protected by a skin or woven hanging and various parts of the house, such as the hearth and a window on the eastern side, would serve ceremonial purposes.
Wedding Ceremony of the Ainus
Wedding Ceremony of the Ainus
Director
The documentary is a record of a marriage ceremony that took place in April 1971 and was performed in accordance with Ainu traditions at the request of the young bride. There were two hurdles to overcome in the realization of the ceremony: first, a group of Ainu had to be convinced, who were against a revival of the tradition. Secondly, there were only a few members of the community who knew the details of the ceremony at all, since most of them had already been celebrating a wedding in their own style for over 80 years.