Akeji, the Breath of the Mountain

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Nestled amid the giant trees that cover the mountainside, deep in the ever-changing wilderness, is a tiny hermitage—the home of Akeji and Asako. The renowned Japanese painter spends his days walking the forest paths, making art, engaging in spiritual practice, and meditating while his wife collects plants and makes pigments. The two are surrounded by cats and wild animals and treat them respectfully, as equals, receiving the same treatment in return. They live a life of ritual and routine, ebbing and flowing with the seasons until they seem to become one with the majestic land that surrounds them.
The harmony starts to crack when Asako is hospitalized—but the elderly couple has always been aware of man’s insignificance before nature. Packed with stunning cinematography, this sensitive, thought-provoking film opens a window unto a new state of consciousness.

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