Hōryū-ji
This celebrated documentary, filmed in colour, depicts one of the most famous of all Japanese temples. Horyu-ji, in the small town of Ikaruga outside Japan’s ancient capital of Nara, was one of the first Buddhist places of worship established in Japan, and contains the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world, dating from the seventh century.
Release Date
January 1, 1958Runtime
23 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Susumu HaniLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released