风之波纹

Adocumentarythatobservesthelivesofpeoplelivinginamountainousregioncoveredinsnow.<br/>　　NiigataPrefecture,locatedincentralJapan,isknownforitsheavysnowfall.Thisdocumentaryobservesthelivesofpeoplewhomovedfromthecitytoavillagewhereremovingsnowfromtheroovesinthewinterisanessentialpartoflife.Thefilmobservestheirlifeastheyengageinworksuchricefarmingandtraditionaldyeing.<br/>　　Activitiessuchasfixinguphousesthathadbeendestroyedbythe2011earthquakeandworkinginthericefieldsthattheyhaveonloan,allrequirethehelpofthecommunity.Thereisastarkcontrastbetweenthewarmhumaninteractionsandtheharshnaturalenvironmentthatsurroundthem.GlimpsesofJapan’ssocialissuessuchasthecoldrealityofdepopulationandtheeffectsoftheearthquakeandnucleardisasterpeakoutfromwithintheordinarydailyactivitiesofthepeople.