Suho and the White Horse

Duration: 10 min.

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Weston

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Mystical melodies of the horse-head fiddle recall a Japanese legend about Suho, a poor shepherd lad, and the new horse he finds on the Mongolian steppes. Iconographic., Retells the Mongolian legend about a poor shepherd whose devotion to his horse resulted in the creation of the traditional horse-headed fiddle of the Mongolian steppes.

Complete Record: , An iconographic film retelling the legend of Suho, a poor shepherd and the newborn foal he finds on the Mongolian steppes. The tale of their friendship, their tragic separation by a cruel governor and their ultimate reunion serves to reveal the origin of the first horse-head fiddle. , Mystical melodies of the horse-head fiddle recall a Japanese legend about Suho, a poor shepherd lad, and the newborn foal he finds on the Mongolian steppes. The tale of their friendship, their separation by a cruel governor, and their reunion tells us about the creation of the first horse-head fiddle. A deeply moving story illustrated by the noted Japanese artist Suekichi Skaba., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.