The Song of Stone
While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.
Rating
6.5/10
6 votes
Runtime
24 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1963
Released
Language
JA
石の詩
Director
Toshio MatsumotoWriters
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