Critical Visual Religion Approach: When Ethnographic Filmmaking Blends with the Critical Approach to Religion, a Japanese Case Study

This article draws on the research and practice developed during my doctorate fieldwork in Japan. In this work, I consider implication of using critical religion approach visual ethnographic methodology for critically investigating what is commonly labelled as its representation observed Japan with particular reference to Tohoku. begin by reviewing concept Japan, character idea use approach. continue an analysis filmmaking, focusing cases that inspired filmic discuss how two methods informed each other, creating a technique founded well sensory, participatory creative filmmaking applied documentary, Tohoku Monogatari—A Story from Northeast With article, contend necessity religions which could be achieved named