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She Digs : Lost Items of the Jomon People

“She Digs : Lost Items of the Jomon People” is a film about the time of the stratum, the time of the earthenware, and the time of each of these women’s lives. It is a story created by time, in which the soil links the far-off Jomon period to the present day.

  • Takako Mtsumoto
    Director
  • Takako Mtsumoto
    Writer
  • Takako Mtsumoto
    Producer
  • Sachie Ootake
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Horu onna :Jomon-zin no otoshimono
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 51 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 12, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Takako Mtsumoto

Takako Matsumoto launched her filming career, when her independent film during college won an award at the 6th Pia Film Festival.
She has directed many TV documentaries for NHK and private broadcasters as a freelancer, ranging from art to fashion to medicine to science.

<Feature Film>
“I adore Myself – YAYOI KUSAMA” (2008)
*TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL official selection
*JAPAN CUTS FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM: official selection
*CULTWRGEST’09 (Portugal): official selection
*NIPPON COMA JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL’09: official selection
*LA FEMME FIOM FESTIVAL: official selection
*CAMERA JAPAN FESTIVAL (Netherlands): audience award
*AFIA INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL: official selection and the opening film 

“Frozen Fireworks The legendary Japanese model Sayoko Yamaguchi”(2015)
*Festival des Films du Monde – Montréal : official selection
*CAMERA JAPAN Festival (Holland): official selection
*Agency for Cultural Affairs,Government of Japan Film Awards, Grand Prize in Documentary Feature Film Category  *JAPANESE MOVIE JAPAN P.E.N. CLUB PRIZE 2015 :The cultural film section first place
*THE 25th JAPAN MOVIE CRITICS AWARD: Prize for documentary film

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Director Statement

I've always been fascinated by Jomon pottery and clay figurines ever since seeing them in a museum.  Where did they come from?
That simple question led me down a path of research, where I discovered that the world of archeological research and excavation was very male-dominated. Yet, as I toured excavation sites, I met active, energetic women working in the field. Through these women and their passion for excavation, I sought to illustrate how people have been living for more than 10,000 years, from the Jomon period through the present day.