The Mikagura Festival of Tomiyama Village
Directed by Shinkichi Noda, Otsuka Masayuki, Ogawa Katsumi
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Overview
Located in the northeastern corner of Aichi Prefecture, Tomiyama Village has suffered from a shrinking population since the construction of Sakuma Dam left much of the village submerged (in 2005 Tomiyama was incorporated into Toyone Village). This film documents the mikagura festival, a tradition practiced in this region since the 15th century that combines the Shinto performing arts of yudate and kagura in praying for rebirth and purification.
Other films by Shinkichi Noda
Good Road for the Living and the Dead: Niino Bon Odori, Festival to Send Off the Gods
1991
The Procession of Weird and Wonderful Masks
1988
Sarushima Island with a Fort: Ruins and Graffiti
1987
Mizutani Isao’s Wanderings through Ten Spiritual Worlds
1984
