03:04 This stunning spot features a giant wooden xylophone in the middle of a deep forest in Japan. A wooden ball rolls down the instrument to play the keys, each of which make up individual notes of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire” whenever a step is tapped on.

04:22 It’s set to a strong ambient/electronic soundtrack.

03:28 A beautifully produced clip from a documentary shot in Japan, revealing the essence of Zen Buddhism through images, words, and a haunting shakuhachi flute score.

]]> https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/the-zen-mind-a-simple-profound-introduction-to-the-essence-of-zen-buddhism/feed/ 1 https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/incredible-juggling-ouka-ringarts/ https://www.dawn-productions.com/videos/incredible-juggling-ouka-ringarts/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:00:03 +0000 Cris Popenoe https://www.dawn-productions.com/?p=5475
02:36 Meet Ouka, an extraordinarily talented Japanese street performer and ring juggler. His fluid ring act will astound you. This is real time live footage. No CGI, no special effects, and no stop motion....]]>

02:36 Meet Ouka, an extraordinarily talented Japanese street performer and ring juggler. His fluid ring act will astound you. This is real time live footage. No CGI, no special effects, and no stop motion.

03:14 A trippy video of a model of Tokyo made to a 1:1000 scale with miniature 3D projection mapping and music to represent the culture, energy, and life of the city.

02:16 In this BBC clip see what a crow living in a city in Japan does to open a nut that’s too hard for him to crack – wait for the lights to stop the traffic and then collect the cracked nuts in safety!

02:25 Lala, a King Penguin, lives with his adopted family in Japan as a beloved pet. He’s not a couch penguin, he likes to travel. Backpack on he wanders into town where shopkeepers treat him to fish and hose him down to keep him cool.

02:14 A heartwarming story from the Richard Gere film that’s based on the true story of Hachiko, a famous Japanese dog who waited for his master every day at the train station. When his master died, Hachiko continued to show up daily for 9 years until his death. The film brings the story to the United States; Gere plays the man who adopts the abandoned dog, trains him, and becomes his beloved master.

01:42 Super slow motion shots of Maru from many angles as he goes in and out of boxes.

07:53 A spectacular time lapse journey through Japan, shot in the cities, on the coasts, and in the remote countryside. Beautifully edited, with very effective transitions and an emotionally resonant score.

44:49 Yabusame is a ceremony in which archers clad in the hunting outfit of medieval warriors shoot at three targets as they race by on horseback. This amazing video shows Tim Ferriss (who speaks Japanese fluently) trying to deconstruct and learn the ancient art in just 5 days. Although he has had some experience with Western-style horseback riding, this is a whole new challenge.

00:41 Extraordinary. The time lapse images are made with thousands of rice plants, some genetically engineered to be dark red, yellow or white. The rice is precisely planted to show representational images once it grows. The video shows the planting and the final images.

04:14 Classical Japanese folk music set to stunning nature scenes of trees, leaves, and landscapes,  shot mainly in the fall.

07:39 Kitaro received a Golden Globe for this ethereal soundtrack. The video pairs his music with evocative imagery.

05:30 Animated woodcut images from Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji, set to traditional Japanese music featuring the shakuhachi flute.