Tadeu Kimura is a fourth-generation Japanese-Brazilian. He crosses swords in the country his great-grandfather left.

He describes kendo as somewhere he returns to, in both of the worlds he belongs to.

Roots, the day it became forever, a place to return, both worlds, and Japan.

Chapters

  • 0:20 Roots
  • 0:50 The day it became forever
  • 1:33 A place to return
  • 2:06 Both worlds
  • 2:40 To Japan

About this series

Way of Life is a series of short portraits of people who live the way, filmed by Yusuke Makita in dojos across Europe and Japan. One person, one word, a few minutes.