A music that moves quietly yet surely toward eternity.
Osaka Castle embodies both the monumental achievements of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the tragic fate that befell the Toyotomi clan after his death, above all Lady Yodo and Toyotomi Hideyori.
Yet their glory and tragedy have not vanished into the past.
They still shine over the land of Osaka and remain deeply cherished by its people.
For this very reason, the plum grove surrounding Osaka Castle may well be called the finest in Japan.
Held within history, memory and the devotion of its people, its blossoms continue to return with quiet nobility.
Stone.
Light.
Memory.
A 14-minute visual poem set to the Adagio of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
From The Turntable of Civilization – Eternal Archive.