• Director(s):

    ADT (DOMINIQUE), BOULANGER (RÉBECCA)

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2014

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Every year, in the month of August, the Japanese celebrate O-bon throughout the archipelago. The month-long festivities are aimed at appeasing the souls of the deceased and honouring the memory of ancestors. According to the Buddhist tradition, at this time of year, the souls of the deceased return to the world of the living and visit their families.

Philippe invites us on a journey through the Japanese archipelago, to understand how the most ancestral of beliefs and fears continue to exist in this country that has a population of 230 million, and is a symbol of all-powerful progress and technology.