In December 2018 and into the New Year of 2019 I visited my cousin Rich and his wife Joan in Hadano, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture outside of Tokyo. As college professors and professional writers (Baileywriters.com) their knowledge and passion for Japan took my family’s journey to a poignant and deep level.
I went with an open and excited mind, the trip had a lot of personal meaning to me going in. While there, I was surprised how I often thought of World War II and my Great Uncle Frank who died in the war.
Every day since I’ve been back, almost a year and a half, I remember Mt. Fuji.
On a 2019 New Year’s day run with Joan I looked at Mt. Fuji and made the determination to run the Detroit Marathon that November. I did.
I also decided to pick up the cello which is something I’d been musing about for years. When I came back I met up with Harrison Dean Saunders who is now my cello teacher. It is an honor to have Harrison improvise on cello on this film. I shot it on my Samsung Galaxy S9 using a Zhiyun gimbal and edited on Final Cut Pro X.
Harrison Dean Saunders at Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
Watch on Youtube below.
Powerful and beautiful. Do another short film soon. You are a great filmmaker.
Lovely. Just lovely.
Not only a meaningful tribute to Frank and Kazuko, but also an insightful, historical account of the not too distant past. Cause and effect, the interrelatedness of all phenomena and the sacredness of life-messages that are perfectly and succinctly communicated in your film so perfectly. Thank you Tim.