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Kimono: Symbol of a Nation
Item# 39633
© 2008
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-520-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-521-4
Elegant, flowing, and steeped in mythology, the kimono has survived for fifteen hundred years as a symbol of Japanese tradition and a mirror of Japan's evolving culture. From medieval courtesans adorn...
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White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Item# 39152
© 2007
87 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9503-6
In an era of dirty bombs and nuke-hungry rogue nations, images of the horror visited upon Japanese cities at the end of World War II serve as reminders of humanity's ongoing gamble. This program prese...
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Kawabata Yasunari: The Master of Funerals
Item# 35790
© 2007
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-4765-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-4764-6
Winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize for Literature, Kawabata Yasunari wrote novels that expressed the transitory nature of love and beauty. This program traces Kawabata's life and career, focusing on his i...
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Manga World
Item# 39142
© 2005
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-9179-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9180-9
Filmed in Japan, this program pushes beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga, how manga are drawn, and manga's influence on Japanese life as illustrated by cosplay bars, whe...
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Geisha: The Twilight of the Flowers
Item# 37146
© 2004
54 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-6552-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-6553-4
Even today, the geisha epitomize the beauty of Japan's past. But theirs is a dying profession as the glare of Tokyo neon competes with the more mellow glow of Kyoto. Drawing on interviews with the wor...
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Spirits of the State: Japan's Yasukuni Shrine
Item# 34475
© 2004
28 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1271-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1272-9
Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine honors and venerates the spirits of Japanese soldiers and officers-including convicted and executed war criminals. This program explores the history of the Shinto shrine, the c...
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Tokyo: The Neon City
Item# 34171
© 2004
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1033-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1034-3
Tokyo is one of the most technologically advanced cities on the planet, but Japan's low birth rate and the diversifying interests of its young people are causing Tokyo to rely increasingly on skilled...
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Japanese Education in Crisis
Item# 33927
© 2003
20 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-0903-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0904-0
This documentary explores sobering developments linked to Japan's emphasis on intense academic pressure and conformity: 2,000 teen suicides per year, a 60 percent increase in crime since 1994, and the...
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Mythical Tunes of Biwa: Yoshiko Sakata
Item# 30230
© 2003
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7693-2
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-7694-9
The biwa, a pear-shaped, wooden lute, is played using a triangular plectrum. With no structured tuning, the instrument is adjusted to complement the player's voice, allowing for a highly personalized...
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Eight Million Gods: The Japanese Matsuri Festival
Item# 33908
© 2002
21 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-0855-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0856-2
This program examines the Japanese matsuri or "summer festival," perhaps the best elucidation of that country's ancient polytheism. Ceremony footage from Tokyo and surrounding areas illustrates variou...
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