Book Review: "Shugendō Now," directed by Jean-Marc Abela and Mark Patrick McGuire; "Where mountains fly," directed by Sandra Roth and Carina Roth; "Shugen Haguro-san Aki no Mine," directed by Kitamura Minao
Shugendō Now 今の修験道, dvd, directed by Jean-Marc Abela and Mark Patrick McGuire 2010. Languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish; aspect ratio 1.85, 88 minutes. Individual $20 cad; public/educational $150 cad. Montreal, Canada: Enpower Pictures. (Available at shugendonow.com) Là où les montagnes volent/Where mountains fly, dvd, directed by Sandra Roth and Carina Roth 2010. Umeda presente un film de Sandra Roth, realize avec Carina Roth. Regio Films. In Japanese, French, and English, with subtitles in French, English, and Japanese. 60 minutes. Individual $25 usd; public/educational $150 usd. (Available at www.umeda.ch). Shugen Haguro-san Aki no Mine 修験―羽黒山秋の峰 (Shugen: The Aki-nomine of Mt. Haguro), dvd, directed by Kitamura Minao 北村皆雄 2005. Language: Japanese. 115 minutes, all-region dvd. Individuals ¥14,700; libraries ¥50,400. Tokyo: Visual Folklore Inc (www.vfo.co.jp).
