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      Keisuke Kinoshita’s visually remarkable The Ballad of Narayama was filmed almost entirely on studio sets. Inspired by kabuki theater, the director intentionally created an air of stagelike artifice. Check out some gorgeous images of the sensational and expressive scenery, designed by Kisaku Ito and Chiyoo Umeda.

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    Keisuke Kinoshita’s visually remarkable The Ballad of Narayama was filmed almost entirely on studio sets. Inspired by kabuki theater, the director intentionally created an air of stagelike artifice. Check out some gorgeous images of the sensational and expressive scenery, designed by Kisaku Ito and Chiyoo Umeda.

     
     
     

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  • By Kedwardharris
    February 04, 2013
    03:02 PM

    Every slide is met with an audible gasp of amazement
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  • By Edgar Mario
    February 21, 2013
    02:33 PM

    Very beautiful ¡indeed!
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  • By germingham
    February 22, 2013
    12:29 PM

    Very Wizard of Oz.
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