简介：日本北部的早池峰山傳說為神仙棲息之所，山腳下的村民仍保留傳自山中修行者的神樂。岳神樂舞蹈威武活潑，大償神樂則緩慢纖細，兩者統稱早池峰神樂，為日本「重要無形民俗文化財產」。羽田澄子的名作不是純然的舞樂紀錄，她考察了早池峰山地區的歷史地理，了解當地人的信仰習俗和生活現狀，使神樂存在的人文和自然環境以其真實豐厚的面貌展現。片長三個小時，土地的變遷、神樂的意趣、傳承及農人的日常作息，一起於溫暖和舒暢的氛圍中並行、融和，除見羽田澄子尊敬的態度和坦誠穩健的風格，日本藝人誠心正意地表演，日本人聚精會神地欣賞其傳統文化，更使觀者產生欽羨和見賢思齊之感。（日本電影大師巡禮：向川喜多夫人致敬） http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/filmprog/chinese/2009wmk/2009wmk_film12.html IwatePrefecture,Ohasamacho.InthefoothillsofMt.Hayachine,thekagura(devotionaldance)offeredtothemountaingoddessbythemountainpriestsisstillperformedtodaynearlyunchangedfrommediaevaltimes.Thisdance,whichhasbeenhandeddownalongseverallinesofsuccessioninthevillagesofTakeandOtsugunai,hasitsoriginsinprayer.Take'skaguraandOtsugunai'skaguraaresaidtobecloselyrelated.Thefilmshowsthepeoplewholovinglycontinuetoperformthesetwotypesofdanceandthetransitionfromancienttraditiontomodernlife.EvenfromthefirstmomentthatdirectorHanedawascharmedbyHayachine'skagura,themountainvillagesthatwerehometothegodshadalreadybeguntodisappear.However,Hanedamatcheschangesinthefilm'sstyletochangeswhichtookplaceovertheyearsandmonthsbeforeshebeganfilming.Fromimagesofatraditionalstylehousebeingtorndowninonespringtothenextyear'sthaw,shepaintsaportraitnotofanasyetundiscoveredpocketoftradition,butofthepeoplewhocoexistwiththetraditionalandthemodern. http://www.yidff.jp/97/cat091/97c097-1.html…