The Authentic Replica
Rebuilding the Shinto Shrines at Ise (Japan)
Preparations for the 62nd renewal in 2013
A Film by Niels Gutschow and Christoph Henrichsen
D 2011, 70 min
Written and directed by Niels Gutschow and Christoph Henrichsen
Christian Bau (Photography) and Dorothea Carl (Editing)
Production: thede filmproduction, Hamburg, Germany
The film was produced in the context of the research project “Aspects of Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation” at Heidelberg University’s Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” with the support of the Department of Public Relations (Kôhôshitsu) and the workshop (Yamada Kosakujô) of the Ise shrine.