Documentary filmmaker Kenji Maeda directs this look at festivals throughout Asia. Maeda,
however, is not merely interested in showing the picturesque or the exotic; rather, he argues
that much of Japan's traditions and rituals were imported from the mainland via the Korean
peninsula -- a once and still controversial assertion in that famously insular society. Opening in
Southwest China, the film graphically depicts the sacrifice of oxen by the Miao people. Though
to a modern viewer this seems to be quite a grisly ritual, the voiceover reminds the audience
that similar practices existed in Japan up until the 20th century. Maeda further illustrates his
point with the Myoken -- or the North Star -- festival. Worshipping the North Star began in
ancient fishing villages in Northern China, developed Buddhist connotations, and soon migrated,
like so many other traditions, to Japan's shores.

This score is part of a CD that also includes Han Geinou Mandala by Shigeyuki Imai,
which is not included in this upload.



Music Composed by
Akira Ifukube

The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by
Satoshi Imai

Tracks:
1. Main Title (05:07)
2. Seed Family's Cow-Killing Rite (02:27)
3. Spring: South Korea (00:51)
4. Stone Statue (01:39)
5. Autumn: South Korea (01:26)
6. Mudan & Sacrifice (03:00)
7. To Okinawa (01:11)
8. Ancient Remains Of Japan (02:00)
9. Koryuji Cow Festival (04:49)
10. Grand Shrine At Ise (01:43)
11. Floating Stone Temple History (01:48)
12. Conservation Of The Lucky Chinese Forest (01:34)
13. North Dragon Faith (01:26)
14. Spirit Sending (01:33)
15. Big Dipper And The Sign Of The 7th Star (03:25)
16. Crossing The Sea (01:46)
17. 7th Star Sword (00:48)
18. Wondrous Sight Of Bodhisattva (01:51)
19. Sounds Of The Chaos Of Local Customs (03:17)
20. Bird Pole: South Korea (01:17)
21. Bird Pole: Ancient Japan (00:30)
22. Rolling Titles (02:52)
Total Time: 45'23



File: mp3/320 (RAR), 81 MB (not my rip!)

Download Link - https://mega.co.nz/#!f9wAXBYA!Ar9QEA4K0izROijzug2S2m-s0eFKwGUKxCdnU6_1hIA

A word of thanks never hurt anyone. ;)

Thanks!! :'D

Many thanks - a superb recording.
My joy would be complete if the remainder of the cd could be made available ???

Thanks :)

Beautiful! Thanks!!!!

thanks wimpel69

Thanks very much!

Thanks again!! :)

Thank you!

Thank you Wimpel, this is wonderful, although a little dirge-like for a documentary. It's similar to a sister piece of Ifukube's, Kushiro Marshland, I posted here from my CD: http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/kushiro-marshland-%5B-kushiro-shitsugen%5D-1993-film-134035/#post2355470. Both scores were originally issued on one CD (TYCY-5371) before being linked with Han Geinou Mandala.

You can watch the local customs video here (and also download using JDownloader): ???????????????????? - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBL7YbJjPNc)

Thank you very much for this!!!!

Thank you!

Thanks a lot

Very nice. Thanks!

I would also like to get the link, please. Thanks in advance!

The link's available in the first post.

You were probably just on a roll ... ;)

Beautiful Main Theme! Thanks

Thanks.

Muchas gracias.

Thank you. So...so much. This is the best thing since deep dish pizza.

I just contacted the original uploader where wimpel69 may have gotten this from. I sent him the link, and he said that this is indeed his upload. He told me that they came from a YouTube upload, and NOT the CD itself. I compared his upload and this one, not only are his track translations present on both uploads, the sound quality is also identical. However, it's still worth grabbing while you can. I just wanted to inform y'all that these rips are from a YouTube upload, and not the actual CD.

Thank you!

Thank you wimpel69. You are valueed. Akira Ifukube and his music will go down in history as being one the greatest composers in the 19th and 20th century and beyond. Great thread. Thanks

Thanks!

Thank you!!

thank you

Thank you

tHANKS!

Thanks!

Thank you very much!

Bill :)

Thanks!

thanks!

Here's my thanks. Hope it doesn't hurt.

Thank you!