The most beautiful village in the world
The story about a devastated village in the Himalayas by the Nepal earthquake in 2015. People tried hard to reconstruct the village with love and unity and devotion to the God.
But when most of the village had been reconstructed, they found that the land was not any more inhabitable owing to severe damage caused by the quake.
The villagers had to make an ultimate decision whether leaving God’s land or remain in the village with their devotion.
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Bon IshikawaDirector
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Bon IshikawaWriter
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Bon IshikawaProducer
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Chieko BaishoKey CastOtoko wa Tsuraiyo
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Project Title (Original Language):世界でいちばん美しい村
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 48 minutes
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Completion Date:February 10, 2017
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Production Budget:100,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Japan
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Country of Filming:Nepal
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Language:Nepali
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Theater runTokyo
Japan
March 25, 2017
International Premier -
Jeonju International Film FestivalJeonju
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
April 29, 2017
International Premier
Oficial Selection
Distribution Information
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UzumasaCountry: JapanRights: Theatrical
Born in 1960 in Tokyo, Bon Ishikawa is a well known photo-journalist. His main theme for his photography is religion and the nature.
His works have been printed in various magazines in and outside of Japan, including Life, Paris Match, Geo, National Geographic, Time , Newsweek etc… He won several prizes for his works including the “The Days After” on the Great East Japan Earthquake as the best photographer of the year by Photographic Society of Japan (PSJ) 2012.
This is the first time that he directed a documentary movie.
I visited the epicenter of Nepal earthquake 2015 right after the disaster. I tried to help the villagers by photo-journalism but there is a limit. I hope this movie could raise more attention to the Nepal villages which still suffering from the quake aftermath.