In Search of Wabi Sabi with Marcel Theroux
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British novelist Marcel Theroux is fascinated by Wabi Sabi, a theory of Japanese aesthetics in which imperfection and transience are the touchstones of beauty.
The Japanese say that, if you can understand Wabi Sabi, you will understand... Japan and the Japanese – yet they have immense difficulty in explaining the concept themselves. In this film, Marcel travels across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto and then on to the mountains of Fukui, trying to unravel the meaning of this baffling concept that is at the heart of what makes the Japanese tick.
It's a journey that starts under the bright neon lights and craziness of Tokyo and ends in an austere Zen Temple in the snowy foothills of Japan's Eastern mountains. The film, and Marcel's journey, is challenging, funny and ultimately moving.
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The Japanese say that, if you can understand Wabi Sabi, you will understand... Japan and the Japanese – yet they have immense difficulty in explaining the concept themselves. In this film, Marcel travels across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto and then on to the mountains of Fukui, trying to unravel the meaning of this baffling concept that is at the heart of what makes the Japanese tick.
It's a journey that starts under the bright neon lights and craziness of Tokyo and ends in an austere Zen Temple in the snowy foothills of Japan's Eastern mountains. The film, and Marcel's journey, is challenging, funny and ultimately moving.
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Starring: Marcel Theroux
Produced By: Keo Films
Broadcaster: BBC Four | Year of Production: 2009
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