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Fukuoka: A Traditional Japanese Wedding Film

Seiya and Zynn’s wedding video. Fukuoka, Japan. October 2018.

I haven't seen anything like it.

And I'm not talking about Seiya & Zynn's traditional Japanese wedding ceremony at Kushida Shrine - visually appealing kimonos, utmost silence and all. Or how the food was prepared in such an artisanal way, with all the intricacy and none of the Andersonity of the sushi scene from Isle of Dogs. It wasn't that super amusing voice-controlled sumo game during the after-party even. I'm talking about 02:28: I was at a loss on how to articulately and artistically describe it, I defaulted to something as straightforward as a situational meme: When your husband is a hairstylist and he gives you an entirely new haircut for your second look at the reception.

Seiya & Zynn's traditional Japanese wedding in Fukuoka, Japan. Filmed on location: 櫛田神社 Kushida Shrine, 日本の料理屋 Imuri and ルーリー Luree, 福岡市 Fukuoka, Japan. Cinematography, editing, color grading and original music by Guj Tungpalan. "Discovery 103-2-1" (My first full length track!) (c) 2018 Sony A7S II. DaVinci Resolve 16 color remastered, August 2020. HolyGrain 4K Grain. #福岡 #結婚式 #前撮り #東京写真部 #結婚式準備 #ポートレイト #ウェディングフォトグラファー #ウェディングフォト #結婚式写真 #結婚式カメラマン #持ち込みカメラマン #外人風ヘアメイク #ロケーションフォト #ビーチウェディング