The Eastern (2018)

Date of release
2018-06-01
Genres
Documentary
Director
Masoud Taheri

Interesting facts

The Eastern or Sharghi is a 2018 documentary film written and directed by Masoud Taheri which deals with the life, works and thoughts of Toshihiko Izutsu. This film is the only documentary ever made about Izutsu.

Production

The making of this film lasted for four years, shot in twelve countries, including Iran, Japan, France, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Canada, America, Syria, Spain, and Russia, and the interviewees speak eleven languages. In order to produce this film, interviews were conducted with about 120 people, and finally, after evaluation, the words of more than sixty people were included in the film.

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