Cinematic Point Of View

Check out the teaser trailer for Ravens, the dark fantasy love story of legendary Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase and his wife Yoko.

Masahisa Fukase (25 February 1934 – 9 June 2012) was a Japanese photographer, celebrated for his work depicting his domestic life with his wife Yōko Wanibe and his regular visits to his parents’ small-town photo studio in Hokkaido. He is best known for his 1986 book Karasu (Ravens or The Solitude of Ravens), which in 2010 was selected by the British Journal of Photography as the best photobook published between 1986 and 2009.

This one was not on my radar. It looks like a rough, but insightful ride into the life of a tortured artist. Sad stuff. If you’re interested, I found a good link to a short and interesting piece that gives a bit more insight into Fukase’s life here at Dazed.