CS-MOV-00149986

The Hidden Himalayas (1960)

Name: The Hidden Himalayas
Released: 1960-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Jiro Kawakita, Eitarō Ozawa

秘境ヒマラヤ

Released 22 Apr 19601 h 19 minJapaneseJapan

Documentary

Directed by Suketaro Shimada

A feature-length documentary film that captures the unusual customs of North-West Nepal — a virgin territory never before visited by foreigners — and is particularly valuable for its depiction of the primitive funeral rite known as sky burial, confirmation of the primitive religion Bon, and the polyandrous marriage system.

Cast

Jiro Kawakita

Eitarō OzawaNarrator

Crew

Directing
Suketaro Shimada (Director)

Editing
Tadashi Nakamura (Editor)

Sound
Toshirō Mayuzumi (Original Music Composer)

Also known as

Mystery of the Himalayas United States

秘境ヒマラヤ Japan · Japanese

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