Taro Okamoto's Okinawa

Taro Okamoto's Okinawa

Taro Okamoto (1911-1996), one of Japan's most famous artists, traveled to Okinawa in 1959 and 1966. The reason for these trips was his journey to rediscover Japan, in search of his identity as a Japanese person. More than 60 years ago, Okamoto captured the "poignant tenderness of life" of the people, and concluded: "It is in Okinawa that we can find the lost. In Okinawa, I rediscovered myself for the first time." This documentary goes on a journey through Okinawa led by Okamoto himself, 50 years after Okinawa's reversion to Japan.

Release Date

January 1, 2022

Status

Released

Original Title

岡本太郎の沖縄

Runtime

2h 7min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Simple Monk