Osorezan--
--Journey of the Lost Souls
In the northern part of Japan in Aomori is the “Osorezan”, the mountain of terror. 
There live the “Itakos” the Shamans who open the door and show the passage between the world of the living and the dead.

There are many people who have left things undone in this life. 
They have attachments and cannot let go. 
Their bodies may be dead but their souls hover between the living and the dead forever lost in perpetual motion.

The Shaman opens the door, enters the passage, the corridor between the two worlds. 
She lights the ritual candle to create the magic circle protecting her from being lost in eternity. 
She then allows herself to be possessed by them
and then starts the dangerous journey to the world of the dead where she sets them free.

The spirits depart.  Shaman is lifeless.  The door closes and the magic circle of flames shows her back to this land where the process continues.
Shakti Studio Tokyo 2009