弓道 kyudo: La Cible en Soi

1963
camera: F.Pichard
reporter: J.P Goretta
director: Jean-Jacques Lagrange
archer: Suzuki-sensei
location: imperial palace Tokyo

2012 update.
I got this film from a friend a couple of years ago,
It was on a VHS video tape, I cleaned it up and added some color grading.
The original was shot on 16 mm film.
I think its a wonderful dance of Suzuki-sensei and Frank Pichard.
Swiss television recently put the original film online with an interview with the director:
http://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/informa...

If you read french, Christina Chapallaz gives the text connected to the report:
http://www.asukado.net/home/lacibleen...

"hato8man" wrote:
I think he is Suzuki hiroyuki hanshi(鈴木弘之範士,1900-1984)

On Hartman-sensei's site I found that Suzuki-sensei studied under Awa-sensei so the "zen" that Innerprince put in there is not totally without basis.
"Suzuki Hiroyuki
Born in 1901, died in 1984, age 83. Hanshi 10th dan. Studied kyudo under Awa Kenzo Hanshi and Chiba Tanetsugu Hanshi."

What I like best is the markings on the floor, so many people stood there before him.
It's almost fifty years ago, I wonder if the dojo is still there and I hope they did not change the floor!