Production Note

"We went location hunting for Gyudmed Monastery in July 2007. The purpose was to make the preliminary inspection of the shooting environment. The lesson we got the electricity supply was very unstable sank into our minds. So, we had to bring a lot of extra batteries and the cables when we went again there for shooting the film in August." (by Murakami, the Producer)

A meeting with all the shooting staff

A meeting with all the shooting staff

Testing. One, two, three…  How am I coming through?

Testing. One, two, three… How am I coming through?

Shooting the meditation room

Shooting the meditation room

Director Nishizawa and Mr. Tshoko

Director Nishizawa and Mr. Tshoko

Interview with the Abbot

Interview with the Abbot

Shooting equipment is heavy

Shooting equipment is heavy

The purification ceremony to ward off the evils is about to start!

The purification ceremony to ward off the evils is about to start!

We made friends with a dog

We made friends with a dog

We must write and thank the following persons:

Hidenobu Hiraoka

Hidenobu Hiraoka

  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Seifu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School, and Seifu Nankai Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • Headmaster of Seifu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
Reverend Lobsang Gelek

Reverend Lobsang Gelek

  • The Abbot of Gyudmed Monastery
Kouichi Hiraoka

Kouichi Hiraoka

  • Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Seifu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
  • Vice Headmaster of Seifu Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
Reverend Alak Tulku Rinpoche

Reverend Alak Tulku Rinpoche

  • The Vice Abbot of Gyudmed Monastery
Lhakpa Tshoko

Lhakpa Tshoko