: Shot over 14 months across 27 weeks to capture the passage of five seasons . ًںŒ¾ Story and Setting

: Many of the villagers, including Tayoko herself, play fictionalized versions of themselves. ًںژ¨ Artistic Elements The Works and Days - Grasshopper Film

: The film is 480 minutes (8 hours) long, making it one of the longest feature films ever made.

: While classified as a fiction feature, it functions as a docufiction or "geographic description," blending real-life diary entries from Tayoko with staged scenes.

Key Features of The Works and Days is a 2020 fiction film directed by C.W. Winter and Anders Edstrأ¶m . It is celebrated for its massive scale and immersive portrayal of rural Japanese life. âڈ±ï¸ڈ Scale and Duration

: Set in the Shiotani Basin in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture , a mountain village with only 47 inhabitants .

: It is presented in five chapters and often screened in four parts with three intermissions .

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: Shot over 14 months across 27 weeks to capture the passage of five seasons . ًںŒ¾ Story and Setting

: Many of the villagers, including Tayoko herself, play fictionalized versions of themselves. ًںژ¨ Artistic Elements The Works and Days - Grasshopper Film

: The film is 480 minutes (8 hours) long, making it one of the longest feature films ever made.

: While classified as a fiction feature, it functions as a docufiction or "geographic description," blending real-life diary entries from Tayoko with staged scenes.

Key Features of The Works and Days is a 2020 fiction film directed by C.W. Winter and Anders Edstrأ¶m . It is celebrated for its massive scale and immersive portrayal of rural Japanese life. âڈ±ï¸ڈ Scale and Duration

: Set in the Shiotani Basin in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture , a mountain village with only 47 inhabitants .

: It is presented in five chapters and often screened in four parts with three intermissions .