2021 · 1h 32m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
At once tranquil and bracing, Tu Neill and Jim Speers’ film is a portrait of a seaside town and its vanishing way of life. Though it is now slowly emptying, Ayukawa was once a thriving coastal community, its success based on a practice rooted in tradition, custom, and ceremony: whaling.
Director: Tu Neill, Jim Speers
Writers: Jim Speers, Tu Neill, Kentarô Yamada
Music by: Finn Andrews
Cinematography: Tu Neill, Jim Speers
Editor: Jenna Bowden