Okinawa City
“Munjurukasa -Kasa of Sesokojima-”
- Movies
- documentary
- Real-life event
Schedule
Venue
Theater Donut Okinawa (Movie theater & cafe) 〒904-0004 KOZA GATE APARTMENT 2F, 1-3-17 Chuo, Okinawa City, Okinawa
Charge
General-admission 1320 yen
Middle and High University/college students 1100 yen
Elementary school students school student 700 yen
Contents
Munjuru kasa is a shade made of straw and bamboo. The stage of this movie is Sesoko Island in the west sea of Motobu Town, Okinawa Prefecture. Many people used to make munju kasa as a side job, and when the material for the kasa was not enough, they went out to procure them outside the island. Currently, a documentary that interviewed the production process of the oragasa and odigasa (Ryukyu dance “Munjuru”) from Yoshio Oshiro, the only creator of Munjurugasa in Sesoko Island. It depicts the life of the island living with the Shinto rituals of Sesoko Island and Munjurukasa.