【ZiYuanTun.Com-资源屯】BasedonfamedJapancommentatorDonaldRichie’sbookofthesamename,andisnarratedbyhim;thegreatNYTimesreviewerVincentCanbysaid“nearlyeverythingthecamerafindspromptscontemplation”andHiroNarita’scinematographyisthekeytothestrikingandoftensurprisingviewofaverydifferentJapanthanisusuallyseeninmediahere.Canbyadds,“theminutelyobserveddetailsofaparticulartimeandplaceareonlytheinitialexcuseforwhatbecomes,atlast,ameditationonthemeaningofhistoryandthepeculiaritiesofcivilization.