Aimless Wanderer
Hyohakusha
Synopsis
Hyohakusha is a lyrical trip to Japan, passing through Galicia (magic land in the northwest of Spain). Two women filmmakers recover twenty forgotten rolls of Super8 that showed the journey of two Galicians to different places of Japan in 1973, and with this material, and the reflections and emotions of his owner watching the rolls for the first time (the son of the travelers) with her wife, that is Japanish and could not know her father in law that died soon after that trip, these two filmmakers give birth to a new story seeking suggestive relations between the two countries (half of the film is filmed by them in Galicia, also in Super8). This filmmakers during the process of making this film are reading a book of haikus of Basho, that wrote in his lyrical diary "Oku no Oshomichi" about the beauty of some of the places where this Galician couple went to visit in their trip to Japan many centuries later. So some passages of this travelogue are included too.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Xisela Franco, Anxela Caramés
- Original Title
- Hyohakusha
- Release Date
- 04/12/2014
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 27m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Xisela Franco, Anxela Caramés
Department Leadership Roster
Xisela Franco
Director
Anxela Caramés
Director
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What is Aimless Wanderer about?
Hyohakusha is a lyrical trip to Japan, passing through Galicia (magic land in the northwest of Spain). Two women filmmakers recover twenty forgotten rolls of Super8 that showed the journey of two Galicians to different places of Japan in 1973, and with this material, and the reflections and emotions of his owner watching the rolls for the first time (the son of the travelers) with her wife, that is Japanish and could not know her father in law that died soon after that trip, these two filmmakers give birth to a new story seeking suggestive relations between the two countries (half of the film is filmed by them in Galicia, also in Super8). This filmmakers during the process of making this film are reading a book of haikus of Basho, that wrote in his lyrical diary "Oku no Oshomichi" about the beauty of some of the places where this Galician couple went to visit in their trip to Japan many centuries later. So some passages of this travelogue are included too.
Who directed Aimless Wanderer?
Aimless Wanderer was directed by Xisela Franco, Anxela Caramés.
Who stars in Aimless Wanderer?
The principal cast of Aimless Wanderer includes Not specified.
When was Aimless Wanderer released and how long is it?
Aimless Wanderer was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 27m.