Discussion follows film. Yuri Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Aleksandr Pyatkov. A Russian army explorer is aided on a mission in Siberia by a rugged Asiatic hunter and woodsman whom he meets again when he returns years later at the head of a larger expedition. The hunter then accompanies the explorer back to civilization. In Russian with English subtitles.
Discussion follows film.
The villagers in a beautiful remote area of Japan are divided into the woodsmen, who worship the mountain goddess, and the fishermen, who worship the goddess of the sea. These traditions are threatened by a planned marine park. Tatsuo is a macho lumberjack who comes into conflict with the fishermen. During the annual fire festival, Tatsuo becomes angry when the old traditions are not preserved. In Japanese with English subtitles.