Mountain Woman: Peering Beyond the Frontier through Folklore

Yamada Anna plays Rin, whose reverence for local mountain Hayachinesan as the goddess of thieves enables her to endure her harsh existence. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

(© Igarashi Kazuharu)

Matagi, traditional hunters, are symbolic of Tōhoku’s traditional mountain culture. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

Nagase Masatoshi plays Ihei, whose family is punished for the sins of his ancestor. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

Rin tries to cheer her brother Shōkichi with a rare white bellflower. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

(© Yamaonna Film Committee)

Miura Tōko, right, also appeared in Ainu Mosir. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

Rin encounters the legendary mountain man. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

(© Yamaonna Film Committee)

The shamaness prays for sunshine. (© Yamaonna Film Committee)

(© Igarashi Kazuharu)

(© Yamaonna Film Committee)