ANCESTRAL JAPAN

The beauty of the world

An episode from the series PANORAMAS

Synopsis

In Japan, April means spring, cherry trees blossoming, and the "Golden Week", when people take that rare vacation and use their free time to go back to their roots.

The Japanese are fascinated by their history, and many of them choose to delve into a past dominated by Samurai and Shoguns. During this golden age, the "country of the rising sun" enjoyed an extraordinary cultural and artistic awakening.

This film follows today's Japanese to unveil a unique civilization marked by the philosophy of Zen and the code of honor of the glorious Samurai.