Empress Michiko, the Strength of the Reed

Installed at the heart of Japanese society when the country was in a state of collapse after World War II, and then launched on a frantic course to achieve modernity, over a period of 60 years, Michiko followed an unexpected path: that of encouraging the Japanese people to indulge in greater introspection in order to build a united, peaceful and enlightened Japan.

Cast

Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

Narrator (voice)

Michiko

Self (archive footage)

Akihito

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Grégory Tanielian

Music

Anne-Sophie Chaumier Le Conte

Writer

Yuri Sudo

Producer

Shin Yasuda

Producer

Anne-Séverine des Longchamps

Producer

Anne-Sophie Chaumier Le Conte

Director