JAPANSCAPE by Empty Mind Films

[larbo1616]

I'll always be in love with Old Japan...

[mafurock33]

Might I suggest for alternate ideas for more culturally accurate traditional sounding music:

tracks containing shinobue, koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, biwa, nohkan, etc...

But while I critique the music, I wanted also to emphasize I also like the overall effect, especially the contrast of modern sounds/images with more traditional sounding images.

[mafurock33]

I *love* this film, but I did notice ONE thing that I that I feel was a big mistake:

The music.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

2 tracks in the film, containing flute and zither. They were beautiful, but these struck me as strikingly Chinese and NOT Japanese.

Japanese flutes and zithers do exist, but these definitely sound Chinese to me.

I really do love the video, but I think as a company that touts its self (justly) as a foremost expert on Asia, you should check and revise.

[TheSakanaR]

すこいい！！

おめでとうございますのありがとうございます。

This is a nice film, I'm heading off to Japan around late June after I attend Japan day in NYC.

[Quy4life]

Japan is so wonderful. the culture, the people, the language, the landscape, the nature are so beautiful!!!!

[beatrockas]

@Quy4life you do know a lot of their culture is borrowed from china and i think korea

[sgtodeath]

@beatrockas Korea my ass. Korean Culture was also Chinese. Both Korean and Japanese cultures were borrowed from China and eventually changed on their own.

[beatrockas]

@sgtodeath well korea took what they learned from china and brought it to japan you ignoramus

[mafurock33]

@beatrockas

You make a very valid comment.. but what is interesting, is everything that Japan has imported culturally they have really made their own, and beautifully naturalized into their own aesthetic.

A good example of this is music, If you compare Chinese and Japanese Koto music. Both are diverse traditions, but to generalize, Chinese is much more metallic, cheerful, bright, shining, immediate. Japan's koto is incredible depth, is more shadowed, subdued, transparent, open.. etc....

[antijapanstyle]

我々日本人はあなた方の国に既に騎兵隊がいないことも知っている­しもともとアメリカに住んでいた現地人を概ね殺し終わったことも­知っています。が、海外の人々はこの表面的な動画で私たち日本の­国というところがどういうところか誤解しつつ理解していることも­知っています。

[bento4yuNme]

that last shot of hachiko crossing made me smile great work!! beautiful

[missymia34]

amazing faith and love

[poisondripingsword]

they look like ants

[Lodoss3800]

神前結婚式、僕も妻も憧れでした。

[josantjim]

Realmente soberbio y maravilloso. Prefiero el castellano, mi idioma, para expresar la sutilidad de este vídeo. Mi más sincera enhorabuena.

[thenoirkid]

Loved the night long-shot of the train station with the people embarking and disembarking

This reminds me of a film called Baraka.

Five stars!

[xLolitaxRagxDollx]

Wow, so well done

I love the cars/people crossing thing

^o^

[ilja47]

Keep it up ^^

Btw what's the ending song? Thank you!

[wabisabifarm]

Brilliant editing!

[djsuperstar717]

thats alot of people

[kamevalley1510]

つれづれなるままにひぐらし。

[iistee]

Nice combination of music and images

[psychopomp33]

Simply beautiful...

Thank you for all the amazing work you do!

[Bebopchiflow]

wow that is alot to take in

amazing film work

[Peekingduck]

Empty Mind Films are the best.

You guys are just totally outstanding !

[Hypsch]

haha the last part at the crossraod was amazing! love it ^^

[ffferol]

Everything Empty Mind Films touches is exquisite.  But this is the best of them all.

[gvi341984]

Video equipment probably cost more then a grand =/ but nice video detail