¡Namii to Utaeba
¡Japanese Movie
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[Machine Translation] From Okinawa! Seiichi Motohashi, an award-winning photographer and film director, follows the life of Namii, who has been singing with a shamisen in her hand since she was sold to a geisha at the age of 9. This is an inspiring documentary film about a strong and positive-minded woman who overcomes any difficulties with singing and laughter! -April 30, 2005, Asakusa Kibatei, Tokyo. It was the day of Namii's long-cherished wish to perform at the Kibatei. Writer Nobuko Kang wrote "Namii's Sanshin Ramblings" for the occasion. The 85-year-old Namii began to sing this story while Mihoko Tamagawa recounted it in her voice, which had been trained through the art of ronikyoku. The film revolves around this performance. She sings to the sacred Maotuba Utaki shrine in Ishigaki Island, sings at karaoke bars at night, visits the Tsuji brothel where she was sold at the age of 9, and sings in Kubura Bali in Yonaguni to comfort the spirits of the countless women who fell into the cracks of the cliff for the sake of reducing their mouths to nothing.
Special Features:
making-of featurette
Original Release Year: 2006
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