Films found one film Directors "Kuentz, Gaspard" x films with a digital version 1 short films 1 Region Central Asia and Far East 1 Country Japan 1 Keywords Gender Role and Identity 1 Ritual 1 Directors Kuentz, Gaspard 1 x Series not set 1 Country of production Japan 1 Year of production 2015 1 Film Uzu 2015 27' Directed by Gaspard Kuentz . Held every October in the city of Matsuyama, the Dogo Autumn Festival is one of the most violent religious festivals celebrated in Japan. Eight teams of men carrying massive portable wood shrines that can weigh up to a ton collide them together in a holy battle, leaving many injured and exhausted. "Uzu" is an immersive documentary film that focuses on the physical and spiritual experience of the festival from within. A thrilling ride into the violence as well as a penetrating insight into its meaning, "Uzu" propounds a unique cinematic experience, between sensory ethnography and "war" reporting. Central Asia and Far East Ritual Gender Role and Identity