The people who live the wisdom of their ancestors.
 

 






Yuri Fujimoto

Fisher woman in Shiretoko, Hokkaido, 90 years old. This area have been registered as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. There is a hut on the beach located near where there's an abundance of naturally occurring konbu kelp. There's no electricity or tap water. Yuri Fujimoto lives here alone, with her dog and daily visits by wild bears, gathering wild konbu.



Toshikatsu Miura and his family.

Fisherman in Shiretoko, Hokkaido. The Miura family also live in a small hut gathering wild konbu. Everyone, even the elementary school children, lend a helping hand in the harvest.
Shusaku Imakiire

Master maker of dried bonito (katsuobushi ), Makurazaki, Kagoshima Pref.
Minshu Tsubokawa

Master Chef in Zen Temple, Soji-ji, Kanagawa Pref.
Kuniko Shiiba

Kuniko Shiiba is the sole remaining farmer in Japan who carries out slash-and-burn farming to grow shiitake mushrooms.
Hisateru Sawai

Brewer of Shoyu (Soy Sauce) who carries out traditional brewing in Kyoto.
Takatoshi Ohno

Master brewer of Sake, who uses ancient brewing methods in Chiba Pref.
Akihiko Sukeno

Traditional mold seed producer, Kyoto
Taro Fukuchi

6th month old boy.
Hiroyuki Kato

Famous Master Chef in Gion, Kyoto. Dignitaries and celebrities know this chef. Steve Jobs often visited his restaurant when in Japan.
   


Scientific Supervisor
Toru Fushiki

Professor of the Division of Food Science and Biochemistry at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Katsuhiko Kitamoto

Professor of microbiology, Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo.


Staff

　Director：Shohei Shibata　

　Camera：Yasuo Kasugai　

　Music：Dan Parry　　

　Assistant Director：Itaru Matsui

　Executive Producers：

　　　Yoshimi Oganeku (ASIA Documentary Productios)

　　　Nozomu Makino (NHK)

　　　Jun Ito (NHK)

　　　Catherine Alvaresse (ARTE France)

　　　Luc Martin-Gouset (Point du Jour)

　　　

 


 

【Director Shohei Shibata】

Shohei Shibata, graduated from University of Tokyo and joined NHK in 1988. After an initial three-year assignment as a TV director at the NHK Okinawa Station, he was transferred to the News Department at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo.
From 1992 to 1995, Shibata worked for the Center for Ethnological Visual Documentation. He then became an independent TV director.
In 1997, Shibata established ASIA Documentary Productions Company in Tokyo, serving as its president and as a TV producer and director.