camera: Aliona van der Horst (l), Maasja Ooms (r)

sound: Rick Meier (l), Leo Erken (r)

soundscape: Japanse cricket | interviewing one of the women – with interpreter Yaemi Natumi speaks to Kie Ichimura

interpreter: Judith de Weert (l) director: Aliona van der Horst (r) | Maasja Ooms, Rick Meier, Judith de Weert, Aliona van der Horst

sound design: Tom Bijnen | editing: Maasja Ooms

shooting at the ‘Water Children’ temple | Kokujo-ji in Temple, Tsubame, Niigata

shooting in Naruko, north Japan

 

main characters of the documentary:

Hisao Mizuochi | Tomoe Kosei

mrs. and mr. Yokoyama at the Kokujoji-in temple| interpreter Yaemi Natumi, director Aliona van der Horst and Tomoko Mukaiyama with the women from the village of Sanga Mura, Tokamachi, Niigata

buddhist priest mr. Miura ,who makes the ‘clay’ Water Children  in the Honju-in temple in Tokyo | Yaeko Kurosaki

the ‘water children’ -cave at Sai No Kawara, Sado Island, Japan

shooting at Sai No Kawara, Sado Island, Japan

 

Cast:
Tomoko Mukaiyama
Aya Dei
Tomoe Kosei
Yaeko Kurosaki
Kiriko Mechanicus
Mr. Miura
Hisao and Fumiko Mizuochi
Akiko Mizuochi
Ayami Taniguchi
Motoko Uda
Mr. and mrs. Yokoyama
& the people from the village Sanga Mura

Crew:
Director: Aliona van der Horst
Camera and editing in cooperation with: Maasja Ooms
Sound: Rik Meier, Leo Erken, Fokke van Saane
Sound design & mix: Tom Bijnen
Music and installation: Tomoko Mukaiyama
Music by: J.S. Bach /Goldbergvariations
Production: Zeppers Film & TV in co-production with VPRO
Length: 75 minutes