Sominsai: The End of a 1000-year-old Festival
This year saw the end of Sominsai, a unique festival in which loinclothed men plunge into freezing water, are enveloped in smoke, and jostle through the night to grasp a lucky sack as a form of prayer.
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Sominsai: The End of a 1000-year-old Festival
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 31, 2024
Runtime
0h 49m
Genres
Documentary, TV Movie
Original Title
Sominsai: The End of a 1000-year-old Festival
Production Companies
NHK
Director
Nakashima Kazuhiro
Description
This year saw the end of Sominsai, a unique festival in which loinclothed men plunge into freezing water, are enveloped in smoke, and jostle through the night to grasp a lucky sack as a form of prayer.
