May and Toshi in 'Sankyo' - The Bow to open the Match.
At another time, May and Toshi return home to a disturbing surprise.
I'm working on previsualization of "When Night Turns To Day" sketches with visual artists Min Ji Suh (www.minjisuh.net), prior to more formal compositions to be made with a storyboard artist.
In the film, two young people looking for a better way to live, brings them to Kendo practice.
It always starts the same......Walk into another space.....leave behind the day.....Dress, in 'Hakama' [Pleated Pants] and 'Gi' [Cotton Jacket] ....On the ground in 'Seiza', [Seated] set the 'Men' [Helmet] on the 'Kote' [Wrist Guards]....put on the 'Tenegui'[Head Towel], the 'Men' [Helmet] and the 'Bogu' [Torso Guard]....Slide the 'Tsuba' [Guard] on the 'Shinai' [Bamboo sword] and meditate. Rise, 'Men' faces 'Men'........'Hajime'! [Begin!]
"The sword here represents the force of intuitive or instinctual directness, whch, unlike the intellect, does not divide itself, blocking its own passageway." - D.T. Suzuki in Zen and Swordsmanship
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