在这部典座纪录片片中,富田克也新作<典座>入围今年戛纳国际电影节影评人周单元。
富田克也表示本片的制作是源于日本曹洞宗青年会的企画构想,典座是寺院负责僧侣和参拜者饮食的负责人,]影片将采用纪录片与剧情片交错的手法拍摄,深度探讨311之后日本的佛教&信仰的意义。
富田克也空族搭档相泽虎之助担任编剧,日本国内今年秋季公映。
To address the social crisis, Chiken - a buddhist monk - throws himself into various tasks such as a suicide helpline, in his temple in Yamanashi. In Fukushima, his old mate Ryûgyô - whose temple was wrecked by the tsunami - lives in a portacabin and works on construction sites.