The Song of Stone (1963)

Name: The Song of Stone
Released: 1963-02-01
Rating: 6.50

1963-02-01 · 24 min · Rating 6.50/10 (6 votes)

While extracting and polishing their blocks of stone, stonecutters used to say “the stone is coming to life". This paradox provided Matsumoto with the best metaphor for what making a film is all about. In his opinion, filmmakers work images in the same way that stonecutters work stones.