Ronald & Tony

The letter to a missing city

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Large temple establishing shot. 1868 Sensō-ji traditional timber main hall broad layered tiled roof and old five-storey pagoda EAST/right of main hall as viewed from south, before its postwar relocation. Worshippers in period dress. No modern Kaminarimon gate or giant outer lantern. Team at foreground. : Caption: Sensō-ji Temple, Asakusa. Jun: That’s it! The same five roofs.

Quiet temple courtyard, Jun holds letter, Ronald beside him. : Jun: Why did they change Edo’s name?

Ronald with old face, Tony shoulder. Temple roof background. : Ronald: Japan’s rulers changed. The shogun’s government ended, and the new government renamed the city. Ronald: Tokyo means “eastern capital”.

Overhead from behind Harly, Jun and Karen, all three study the illustrated front of the letter laid flat on a bench. Harly points with one coherent hand. : Harly: The temple is still here. But where was your father standing?

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Large temple establishing shot. 1868 Sensō-ji traditional timber main hall broad layered tiled roof and old five-storey pagoda EAST/right of main hall as viewed from south, before its postwar relocation. Worshippers in period dress. No modern Kaminarimon gate or giant outer lantern. Team at foreground.
Caption: Sensō-ji Temple, Asakusa. Jun: That’s it! The same five roofs.

Quiet temple courtyard, Jun holds letter, Ronald beside him.
Jun: Why did they change Edo’s name?

Ronald with old face, Tony shoulder. Temple roof background.
Ronald: Japan’s rulers changed. The shogun’s government ended, and the new government renamed the city. Ronald: Tokyo means “eastern capital”.

Overhead from behind Harly, Jun and Karen, all three study the illustrated front of the letter laid flat on a bench. Harly points with one coherent hand.
Harly: The temple is still here. But where was your father standing?