Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - As part of the media event “Uzbekistan and Japan on the Great Silk Road ”, which will be held in Tokyo on December 16, a bright event will be held - the presentation of the documentary film “Silk Strings ”.

The film is dedicated to the winner of the International Poppy Festival in Shakhrisabz, Maschu Komazdaki.

The young resident of Tokyo, the pianist Mashchaya, by the will of fate, appeared in Uzbekistan as a volunteer, where she got acquainted with the national Uzbek instrument “dutar” and its silk strings. The story of Mashchu Komazdaki, her love for the culture and art of Uzbekistan, for makom and dutar, formed the basis of the film created by Japanese filmmakers with the support of the Uzbekkino.

Filming took place in Uzbekistan - the cities of Tashkent, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, in Japan - Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as in Estonia and England.

The film lasting 60 minutes will captivate the audience with its lyricism and musicality.

“The preservation of the centuries-old cultural heritage of Uzbekistan is one of the most important tasks facing our country. The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev pays great attention to the careful preservation and development of Uzbek national art of macom. He put forward a number of initiatives in this area that are being successfully implemented. So, on a regular basis in Uzbekistan, the International Forum of Makom Art began to be held, a unique album-book “Makom” was published, and Shashmak was included in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. I’m sure that the film “Silk Strings” will become an important link in the development of this unique art form,” Firdavs Abdukhalikov, head of the Uzbekkino, said.

The second documentary, “The Magic of Dance”, is dedicated to Aiko Takeuchi, who performs Uzbek folk dances.

It should be noted that the media event “Uzbekistan and Japan on the Great Silk Road” is held on the eve of the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Japan.