ARUKU - I WALK | North American Premiere | Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Wed, Jun 24 · 7:00 PM
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
Director Shiho Kataoka in AttendanceAnnually, between 150,000 to 200,000 travelers visit Shikoku Island to complete the 88 Temple Pilgrimage (Shikoku Henro). For more than nine centuries, they have walked a route of approximately 1200 kilometres linking 88 temples and following in the footsteps of master Kūkai, the monk who shaped Japanese Buddhism.In this meditative documentary, filmmaker Shiho Kataoka captures the stories of four contemporary pilgrims, each burdened, in different ways, by exha