November 8th 2020 O.A.

Documentary film “Words can’t go there”

“Words Can’t Go There,” a documentary film about a Japanese shakuhachi flute master, John Kaizan Neptune will be streamed online starting
November 20th.

This is a feature-length documentary about how a Californian, John Kaizan Neptune became a shakuhachi player.

John starts learning shakuhachi from Genzan Miyoshi of Tozan method in the 1970s at Kyoto.
He then gets promoted to a master and gets the name “Kaizan” following his master.

He later moves to Chiba and releases more than 20 albums as a shakuhachi player.
He has influenced the Japanese shakuhachi community by inventing new techniques and incorporating elements from jazz and Indian
music.

Director, David Neptune is John’s eldest son.
Not only does he talk about his father being a musician but also depicts their relationship as a family.

Strenuous effort is required from John as a foreigner who dived into a conservative culture and seeks new possibilities for the shakuhachi.

The documentary film “Words Can’t Go There” will be available worldwide through iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon starting November
20th.