A scene from shugendo now by jeanmarc abela and mark patrick mcguire, which plays as part of the international buddhist film festival at. Watch instantly on over 60 devices, including ipad, iphone, your pc and even stream through games consoles or our very own now tv stick. Japan, canada japanese with english subtitles 2010 documentary asia premiere 21 march, 7. Shugendo now directed by jeanmarc abela and mark patrick mcguire 91 min. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. See more ideas about outer space, sci fi films and classic horror movies. In shugendo the way of acquiring power, practitioners perform ritual actions from shamanism, shinto, daoism, and tantric. The whole of the film is tied together however by a single event, a 26 kilometer. Shugendo now is a poetic and intimate journey into a rarely seen world between the developed and the wild, between the present and the infinite. Philosophy and religion education asceticism research documentary movies religious aspects philosophy of. Shingon buddhist fire ritual mount koya, japan complete ceremony duration.
The world of these two men are shaken when 17yearold high school. Fujiesan, the youngest of the three and the newest to shugendo, owns a nightclub in osaka. A story seventytwo generations in the making now openly accessible to you. This feature documentary is an experiential journey into the mystical practices of japanese mountain asceticism. Instead, this documentary film by montrealbased jeanmarc abela and mark patrick maguire is both exotic and relevant. The seventhcentury ascetic and mystic en no gyoja is widely considered as the patriarch of shugendo, having first organized shugendo as a doctrine. There is a unique school of japanese asceticism called shugendo, the way of acquiring power, a blend of shinto, daoism and buddhism. Interview with filmmakers mark patrick mcguire and jeanmarc abela. International buddhist film festival 2012 hong kong asia.
Shugendo japanese mountain ascetism, shamanism, en no. Ima no shugendo enpawa kobo shugendo now enpower pictures presents director, camera, editor, jeanmarc abela producer, mark patrick mcguire japanese. Tidnish, nsill be honest that from the tagline, everywhere you go, you can find a holy mountain, i was worried shugendo now might be yet another addition to the never dying trend of selfhelp theory for the serenity seeking urbanite. Filmed on location in the japanese mountains of kumano and yoshino, tokyo and osaka. January 17, 2018 theres a short article on shugendo in this. It is a fusion of shinto, buddhism, animism, and mountain faith. Shugendo evolved during the seventh century from an amalgamation of beliefs, philosophies, doctrines and ritual systems drawn from local folkreligious practices, prebuddhist mountain worship, shinto, taoism and vajrayana. In shugendo the way of acquiring power, practitioners perform ritual actions.
Mark mcguire on shugendo now buddhist film foundation. Watch chasing natural highs online stream full episodes. Shugendo now 2010 documentary educational resources. A film by jeanmarc abela and mark patrick mcguire awards official selection buddhist film festival europe official selection festival international du film. He cares fondly for his 30ish year old disciple seo jiwoo. Here tateishi koshosan is talking about a nearly fulltime practitioners job. Making a film from the story i grew up with now, with the us and iranian administrations playing. It offers broad potential for discussion on the nature of mountain asceticism, japanese religions, popular religion, women and gender, ritual, cosmology, religious hybridity, esoteric buddhism, pilgrimage, healing, and more. The movie itself attempts to explore this practice, but it doesnt feel like a. In shugendo the way of acquiring power, practitioners perform ritual actions from shamanism, shinto. When kathy becomes possessed by the theater and finally raises her head with a growl, the us mono dub has a pulsating synth insert that adds to the intensity of the scene and transitions from background silence to the next song. How does one integrate lessons learned from nature into daily life. Our community is not intended to train you to shugendo.
Shugendo now represents the creative reinvention of. A scene from shugendo now by jeanmarc abela and mark patrick mcguire, which plays as part of the international buddhist film festival at the yerba buena center for. Shugendo and the system of reiki international house of. Shugendo is an important kamibuddha combinatory sect that blends prebuddhist mountain worship, kannabi shinko the idea that mountains are the home of the dead and of agricultural spirits, shamanistic beliefs, animism, ascetic practices, chinese yinyang mysticism. Experiencing shugendo mountain asceticism posted on december 14, 2011 by john d. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full text. Shugendo literally, the way of cultivating efficacious powers in the mountains is a fascinating subject to teach in the university classroom. Shabdo sound is a 20 indian bengali film directed by kaushik ganguly.
We only want to show you some aspects of our religion. It won the 60th national film awards for best feature film in bengali and the best audiography. The philosophical practice of shugendo finds its roots in many of the. Transformers 5 the last knight megatron viral clip. I reached out to mark and jeanmarc to connect with them about their beautiful film. Shugendo now 2009 a holy mountain exists wherever one goes. Experiencing shugendo mountain asceticism green shinto. The film revolves around the life of tarak, a foley artist of bengali film.
The movie is filled with impressive visuals, from trees rhythmically swaying in the wind to reflections of cumulus clouds in pools of water shugendo now ends. Lee jeokyo is a 70ish year old man who is a respected poet. Kumano is a region in japan where shugendo, the way of ascetic training and testing in holy mountains, has been practised for over a thousand years. Shugendo has always been a path for those who want to strip away the excesses of the world, and who want to understand themselves better by immersing themselves in the power and strength of the natural world. Although shugendo now introduces a number of yamabushi and other individuals, it is mostly focalized through three men, tateishi kosho, miyamoto yasuhiko, and fujie noritoshi note that names are given in japanese order, surname first. Whats shugendo shugendo, a syncretic buddhist religion in japan, has been established based on syncretization between her ancient mountain worship such as kannabi and iwakura which refer to spirits inhabiting everything in the universe and buddhism brought from the continent, and to which some elements of taoism and yinyang. This feature documentary is an experiential journey in to the mystical practices of japanese mountain asceticism. See the full list of shugendo now cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Buddhist movie night featuring shugendo now, a film by jeanmarc abela and mark patrick mcguire everyone is welcome. Shugendo now by blair, heather journal of buddhist. Plus a complete collection of the entire lemle pictures dvd collection. The codirectors of shugendo now, both from montreal, are mark patrick mcguire, a humanities professor at john abbott college, and jeanmarc abela, a talented selftaught filmmaker. It shows yamabushi monk kosho tateishi, a master and teacher of shugendo, during prayer rituals performed in.
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