A Cycle of Craftsmanship

In a collaboration of a different approach, visvim and creative Young Kim (also known as Suitman) create a film titled “A Cycle of Craftsmanship”. visvim’s penchant for quality and story-telling are no secret as this film focuses on a Kyo-Ningyo (Kyoto Doll) shop and its sixteen generation history. The 400 year-old store owner had begun to face some difficult times. Upholding quality, craftsmanship, a dwindling demand for Kyo-Ningyo had culminated into difficulty running a retail space while maintaining the same level of commitment. Eventually the store owner’s decision to close his store had a profound and introspective effect on visvim founder Hiroki Nakamura which led to the creation of this film. The multi-region DVD is available at F.I.L. stores across Japan and Asia.

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Crew

Kana Wakabayashi

Translator

Richard Weston

Translator

Noriaki Saito

Cinematography

Directing

Young Kim

Director

Editing

John Wate

Editor

Kinji Kayanuma

Colorist

Production

Julia Kwan

Executive Producer

Mook Denton

Producer

Sound

Nick Hartley

Sound Designer