The screening of TENGU in Kyoto was featured in a scoop on KBS TV and aired on June 9 (in Japanese).
Short documentary about a Sword Drawing Ceremony at Daizenji Temple in Shinshiro (Japan) to commemorate the fallen in the Battle of Nagashino (1575). Iai by Naohiko Hayakawa. Sword and armour are original items from the Kamakura and Muromachi period. The sword (tachi) is more than 700 years old. The ceremony took place on May 23, 2009 in Shinshiro (Aichi Prefecture). Filmed and edited by Roger Walch.
Written and directed by Roger Walch
Starring: Ted Taylor, Mimori Sento (Firefly Dreams), Sakiko Ikegami, Kan Mikami (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Tokyo Decadence)
Music: Kan Mikami (Guitar/Vocals), Takatora Kawamoto (Shamisen), Silvain Kyokusai Guignard (Biwa), Shino Nagasaka/Kumiko Itoyama (Double Bass), Taro Matsumoto (Shakuhachi), Roger Walch (piano)
Timetunnel of the Heart (J 2007, 30 min, DV)
A documentary about the photographer and pro skier Tadao Iwaki (1945 - 2004).
watch the Trailer here
Two documentaries and a short feature film are in the pipeline for 2010:
On the Road with Mikami Kan - a concert and road movie with and about well-known singer/songwriter/actor Kan Mikami.
Japan’s Last Samurais - a documentary about contemporary Japanese swordsmen. What does it mean to be a samurai in the 21st century? Do the Samurai spirit and the soul of the Samurai sword still fit into modern day Japan? A film about lost values and the struggle of traditional sword schools to find worthy successors.
Children of Water - a short film. After one year in an ESL-course in the US a Japanese graphic designer returns to Japan and discovers that she is pregnant. She contemplates abortion, but her American boyfriend strongly opposes and flies to Japan to convince her to keep the baby. During his stay he not only gets to know life and customs in Japan but also different moral and religious values.
2002
- YUWAKU 1 (16′30”). Short Film, DV.
- Am I Nervous? (11′). Music Video, DV.
2004
- Yuwaku 2 (21′). Short Film, DV 24p.
2005
- Lost Island (20′). Short Narrative, DV.
- Even a large River starts with a Drop of Water - The Friendship between Shinshiro City and Switzerland (30′). Documentary Film, DV Cam.
- OLD-NEW-EAST-WEST (90′). Concert Film, DV.
2006
- Yuwaku 3 (35′). Short Film, DV 24p.
- Teahouse of a Homeless Prince (7′35”). Art Video, DV.
2007
- Time Tunnel of the Heart (30′). Documentary Film, DV.
2009
- Tengu (63′). Narrative, HD.
