Movie: Memories of a Dog: Daido Moriyama's Journey to Photography

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Daido Moriyama
森山大道

Himself

Takuma Nakahira
中平卓馬

Himself

Tomoharu Shiroeda
Tomoharu Shiroeda

Himself

Sumiko Shiroeda
Sumiko Shiroeda

Herself

Renji Ishibashi
石橋蓮司

Himself / Narrator

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    NHK documentary about the renowned Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama, with special focus and interview of Takuma Nakahira - the founder of avant-garde magazine "Provoke" in the late 60s.

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    2010-08-13

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    7.2

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    日本語
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