Ito: A Diary of an Urban Priest
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Cast & Crew
Pirjo Honkasalo
Marita Hallfors
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo
Joonas Jyrälä
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Synopsis
Follows the intimate journey of Yoshinobu Fujioka, a young, guitar-playing former boxer turned Buddhist priest on his fervent search for meaning among the disenchanted and troubled denizens of Tokyo. On Fujioka's quest, he has a series of hypnotic conversations with various confessors, bar patrons, and religious colleagues: a convicted killer at a women's penitentiary, his former boxing coach, and a man who lost his faith after the death of his mother, to name a few. Fujioka is earnest and open during these encounters, and his longing for personal connection appears to be within reach.
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Pirjo Honkasalo
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Released in United States 2010
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 29-May 9, 2010.
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 29-May 9, 2010.)
