Do you recall the Ramayana anime movie from 1993? It is related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan and is returning | FilmVilla2022
During his recent trip to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with influential business figures in addition to attending to other international obligations. Modi highlighted a more profound and intriguing connection to his visit in his most recent Mann ki Baat, however, the 1993 animated feature "Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Ram."
Co-produced by Japan and India in 1993, the animated movie based on the Hindu epic Ramayana was produced and directed at the time by Yugo Sako. It captivated viewers' minds with its faithful portrayal of the story and its godlike, lean images of Hindu deities. However, how does this connect to Modi's trip to Japan?
In his 89th ‘Mann ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his interaction with Atsushi Matsuo and Kenji Yoshi, both of whom are involved with the Tem Production Company in Japan. "This business is associated with the 1993 Japanese animated Ramayana film. Yugo Sako Ji, a highly well-known Japanese film director, was involved with this production. He learned about the Ramayana for the first time roughly 40 years ago, in 1983," Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked.
Along with this intriguing fact, there was even better news: the movie is finally being remastered in 4K resolution after 30 years. This project should be finished shortly, according to Modi.
A new generation will soon enjoy the animated adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana that recognized the story's larger moral concepts. FilmVilla2022 looks more closely at the making of the film.
In 1983, Japanese producer and filmmaker Yugo Sako first learned about the Hindu epic Ramayana.
He was moved by the Ramayana, which prompted him to pursue extensive investigation. Additionally, he read 10 Japanese translations of the Ramayana. He kept going after this. Additionally, he wanted to put it in animation. Indian animators were a huge assistance to him. They instructed him on the Indian traditions and practices that were portrayed in the movie, according to PM Modi.
He originally came to India to film "The Ramayana Relics," a documentary about an archaeological excavation close to Ayodhya, but he became enthralled by the story of Prince Ram's triumph over the forces of evil, and as his study of the epic progressed, he realized it was more than a legend: it included an entire life philosophy and had cultural implications.
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He studied 10 separate versions of Valmiki’s Ramayana, all in Japanese, after reading it in Japanese. Despite his expertise as a documentary director, he thought that only an animated medium could really represent the majesty and grandeur of the Ramayana. He was reported in the newspaper as stating, "Because Ram is God, I decided it was appropriate to show him in animation, rather than by an actor."
Sako wanted to be extra cautious as a foreigner to stay faithful to the epic, so he spent months researching the tale, looking at clothing and architectural details, and talking with scholars, archaeologists, and historians.
According to accounts, director Sako has been affected by religion and spirituality since he was a little boy. When he was three years old, when he was born in central Japan in 1928, he became an orphan. He was brought up in a Zen Buddhist monastery by monks to become a priest in the future.
He has recalled attending religious instruction for local children, and he particularly enjoyed collecting the cards used in the lectures that featured the life of Buddha. He studied in Buddhist Studies in college, spent time practicing asceticism at the Heirinji Zen Temple before realizing that the priesthood was not for him, returned to a regular life, and eventually formed Tokyo Cine Vision Ltd.
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Reviews claim that it mixes Ram Mohan's representation of Indian traditional art with Manga, the Japanese form of animation.
It has also been likened to the work of renowned animators like Isao Takahata, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Hayao Miyazaki (all of whom are involved with Studio Ghibli) (Grave of the Fireflies).
PM Modi recently visited Japan and met with representatives from Nippon Ramayana Film Co., Ltd., a production company, and TEM, the organization that provided funding for the 1993 movie's making.
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