The Voyage of Bashô

• 0.0 Documentary
• 2019-03-07
• 98 minutes mins

A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry. A monk, portraying the poet, journeys through Japan, following Bashô's journal and writing many of his haikus. A ruminant, poetic, Zen Buddhist observation of nature – a return to the lost paradise of unspoilt nature.

Starring:

Hiroaki Kawamoto (Bashô) Higuchi Seitaro (Sora)

Director:

Richard Dindo

Writer:

Richard Dindo