Doc - The Spirit Of Japan

Documentary Feature

Title: The Spirit Of Japan

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Project Status: Completed

Logline 

A documentary following the Wakamatsu family, who have been making the traditional distilled spirit, shochu, at the family's distillery in southern Japan for five generations.

Synopsis

The Spirit Of Japan is the story of the Wakamatsu family, who have been making the traditional Japanese distilled spirit, shochu, at their Yamatozakura Distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture since the 1850s. We follow 5th generation toji (master brewer/distiller) Tekkan Wakamatsu (41) as he takes the traditions passed down by his father Kazunari Wakamatsu (77) and strives to adapt to a changing world. A timeless verite meditation on running a family business, maintaining a healthy family life and finding one's own voice in life.

Additional Project Information

The Spirit Of Japan has been workshopped through the early stages of the project in 2019, up-to the finishing work that is currently in it's final stages now. The Filmshop community has been vital to getting this documentary off-the-ground!

The Spirit Of Japan was selected as semi-finalist to the 2024 Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Team

Director: Joseph Overbey .. Executive Producer: Stephen Lyman .. Editor: Tom Bayles .. Creative EP: Tin Lee .. Assoc. Producer: Taeko Takigami .. Assoc. Producer: Akiko Kayayama .. Composers: Adam Kromelow & Daniel Rufolo

Financials

The Spirit Of Japan is a entirely crowd funded film.

Seeking

Distribution and Online Distribution

Rights Available

Broadcast

Project Website

https://www.thespiritofjapan.com

Contact

Joseph Overbey

joseph.w.overbey@gmail.com