Himiko

Japan

Beautifully composed and lit drama about warring religious groups in what appears to be the Japan of very long ago - before its consolidation into a nation. The rituals enacted were animist in tone.

It's hard for me to evaluate the accuracy of the society shown here, but the sets, costumes deer wrangling, pace and look were first rate. I found it so stylized (accurate?) that it was off-putting...more like watching a Noh play than real people wrestling with their various notions of gods.

Still it was interesting and lovely.

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