“KUTANism” [styled with capital letters], is an online museum for the Kutani ceramic crafts region whose aim is to share Kutaniware with the world.

The short film by Yoshitaka Mori, “Kutani Sumu Hitobito” [“The Ones Who Inhabit Kutani”], was held online from October 24th to December 20th in 2020, with a sneak peek available October 23rd.

“By the end I felt so lost I could barely say the word ‘Kutani’ anymore,” says Mori in an interview after a month of research in the area. From what point of view did he take in his day-to-day dealings with Kutani ceramics? I had the pleasure of interviewing him to find out after the premier of the film’s preview.

Click here for the interview.