This film, made by one man alone, is the story of one man crossing the coldest region in Japan in the middle of a freezing cold winter. Beginning with the loose rhythm of jazz, The White is a unique documentary about a person who is set against the scenes of winter. Katsuyuki Hirano takes off on his journey of 2328 km crossing Hokkaido on December 1st, 1998. All he has are the minimum necessities, a bicycle, and the video camera to record his adventure. His journey of riding a bicycle during the day and setting up a tent at night is lonely yet witty. Also his journey leads the audience to the state of innocence as the film progresses. The film has just the snowy landscapes of winter and the director who goes in front and behind the camera. As the camera points at the landscape, the film looks at the inside of the director. Set against the landscape of winter, The White casts a question on the nature of the cinema of catching the inside and outside of the human being, and about the human being who sets the goal and achieves it. (Kwon Yong-Min)