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Reflections on Ainu Characters in Media 2 – The Festival of the Forest and Lake (1958)

Post author:Sabra Harris
Post published:February 5, 2026
Post category:Film and Media

The opening of Mori to Mizūmi no Matsuri (1958) could easily be mistaken for a Hollywood western. The camera performs a long pan over rugged mountains and grassy plains, from…

Reflections on Ainu Characters in Media 1 — Ship of Outlaws (1950)

Post author:Sabra Harris
Post published:November 3, 2025
Post category:Film and Media

Ship of Outlaws (Gorotsuki-bune, 1950) is one of the first narrative films featuring Ainu characters. Directed by Kazuo Mori for Daiei Film, the film adapts the much longer novel by…