The Song of Stone
1963•24m•6.5•Released
Documentary
While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.
Director
Toshio Matsumoto
Writer
Masayuki Nagare
Languages
Japanese
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