I-Omante -The Bear Ritual-
This film focuses on I-OMANTE ritual that is to liberate the souls of the Gods from the furs and meat and send them back to the Land of the Gods. The Ainu believed that bears were Gods. The Gods come to the Land of the Ainu, which means “human beings”, with meat, furs and medicine (the gall bladders of the bears) as their gifts.
Release Date
January 1, 1977Runtime
103 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Himeda TadayoshiLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released