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Hōryū-ji

Original title: 法隆寺

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195823m

Overview

This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside Japan’s ancient capital of Nara, was one of the first Buddhist places of worship established in Japan, and contains the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, dating from the seventh century.

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Crew

Director
Susumu Hani
Producers
Mitsuru Kudo, Keiji Yoshino
Production
Iwanami Productions

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Hōryū-ji was directed by Susumu Hani.

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Hōryū-ji was released in 1958.

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