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Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano

Plot: Directed by Shinji Aoyama, this NHK documentary follows avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo as he traces the footsteps of the poet Matsuo Bashō. Blending music, landscape, and literature, the film captures Kondo’s improvisational soundscapes against the spiritual terrain of Kumano, evoking a dialogue between past and present, poetry and performance
Release Date: Wednesday, July 31 2002
23 years ago
Genres: Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Cast

Portrait of Toshinori KondoToshinori Kondo. Toshinori Kondo was 53 in Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano
Birthday: Wed, Dec 15 1948 –
Died: Sat, Oct 17 2020

Crew

Portrait of Shinji AoyamaShinji Aoyama. Shinji Aoyama was 38 in Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 13 1964 –
Died: Fri, Mar 25 2022
Portrait of Toshinori KondoToshinori Kondo. Toshinori Kondo was 53 in Dreaming Bashō: Toshinori Kondo Blows through Kumano as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 15 1948 –
Died: Sat, Oct 17 2020