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Culture and Life

  1. Aging in Japan : when traditional mechanisms vanish [ videorecording ]

    2. A Films for the Humanities presentation ; presented by NHK.
    Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1990.
    1 videocassette (45 min).
    CALL NUMBER: HQ1064 .J3 A384 1990
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  2. The Art of Kabuki [videorecording ]

    3. NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
    [Princeton, N.J.] : Films for the Humanities, [1993].
    1 videocassette (36 min).
    Video cassette release of a 1988 production by NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
    CALL NUMBER: PN2924.5 .K3 A66 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  3. As Iwate goes-- is culture local? [videorecording ]

    4. Media Production Group.
    Produced in association with the National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan.
    1 videocassette (29 min).
    A study of the traditional, bombastic theater of Japan, with attention given to the symbolism of how two small Japanese towns have manifested in various ways the tension between local culture and traditions and the modern industrial society of Japan and the wider world.
    Chiefly in English; some interviewee responses in Japanese, followed by English translation.
    CALL NUMBER: DS822.5 .A8 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  4. Bangiku 晩菊 = Late chrysanthemum [videorecording ]

    5. Produced by Fujimoto Sanezumi ; screenplay by Tanaka Sumie and Ide Toshiro ; directed by Naruse Mikio.
    Los Angeles : World Artists Home Video, c1993.
    1 videocassette (101 min).
    Japanese with English subtitles.
    After stories by Hayashi Fumiko. A moving portrait of geisha in their declining years.
    CALL NUMBER: PN1997 .B252 1954
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  5. A Basketmaker in rural Japan [videorecording]

    6. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution, School and Family Programs, Education Department, Freer/Sackler Gallery, 1995.
    1 videocassette (12 min)
    This was developed for and shown during a special exhibit of baskets, made by a basketmaker of rural Ky&macrush&macru, at the Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in the spring of 1995. It is a portrait of the craftsman who talks about how he became a basketmaker and his philosophy of life.
    CALL NUMBER: NK3649.55 .J34 H572 1995
    LOCATION: Art and Architecture Library

  6. Buddha in the land of the Kami [videorecording ]

    7. Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, Hirose Ryohei ; editor, Annie Chevallay. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
    N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
    1 videocassette (54 min).
    Series: "Japan: Past and Present."
    Begins with the creation myth of Japan and explains the origin and scope of the Kami concept; explains the arrival of Buddhism and how Buddhism and the Kami were assimilated; discusses the role of Chinese culture, style, and writing in Japanese culture; and demonstrates how the Japanese garden epitomizes the Japanese view of the relationship between man and nature, space, time, and reality.
    CALL NUMBER: DS851 .B82 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  7. Bud¯o sai : The spirit of the Samurai [videorecording ]

    8. Tyne Tees Production for ITV ; producer, Ed Skelding.
    Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities Sciences, c1993.
    Demonstrates various martial arts including yui shin kai, aikid¯o, Karate, and capoeira.CALL NUMBER: GV1100.77 .A2 B83 1993
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  8. Business savvy [videorecording ]

    9. Produced by Shiraku Yoshihisa, Taitani Miyoko ; directed by Kojima Yoshikane ; written by Taitani Miyoko ; Yohan Publications, Inc., Walk Promotion Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo : Yohan, c1993.
    1 videocassette (24 min).
    Follows Mr. Tanaka, a Tokyo "salaryman," through a typical day at the office, highlighting the importance of harmonious social relationships, lifetime employment, and the seniority system in the Japanese business world.
    CALL NUMBER: HD8039.M39 B87 1993
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  9. Celebrating the seasons [videorecording ]

    10. Produced by Shiraku Yoshihisa, Taitani Miyoko ; directed by Yato Masashi ; Yohan Publications, Inc., Walk Promotion Co., Ltd.
    Tokyo : Yohan, c1994.
    1 videocassette (24 min).
    Focuses on Japan's seasonal festivals and traditional celebrations, revealing the Japanese' close ties to nature.
    CALL MUMBER: GT4884.A2 C45 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  10. Common experiences, different visions [videorecording ]

    11. Media Production Group, Institute for Education on Japan, Earlham College.
    Urbana, IL : Asian Educational Media Service, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, c1994.
    1 videocassette (55 min).
    Two groups of high school students, one American and the other Japanese produced the two segments of this tape. Each segment compares three aspects of teen life in the two countries: sports, shopping and vacation. Recommended as the starting point for a discussion of cultural differences between the two countries.
    CALL NUMBER: HQ799.J3 C67 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  11. Confucianism [videorecording ]

    12. Public Affairs Television.
    Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities Sciences, 1996.
    1 videocassette (58 min).
    Video cassette release of a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1996.  Huston Smith explains how the intertwining of opposites is key to understanding the great religions of China--Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He shows that Eastern religions provide "an emphasis on direct experience and a method for attaining that"
    CALL NUMBER: BL1840 .C66 1996
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  12. Customs and manners : The fabric of Japanese society [videorecording ]

    13. Written and directed by Michael Goldberg ; produced by Shin-ei Armz.
    [Tokyo] : Shin-ei Armz ; Lincoln, NE : GPN, 1990.
    1 videocassette (28 min).
    Based on the book Nippon : the land and its people written and edited by Nippon Steel Human Resources Development Co., 3rd ed., 1988.
    Call Number: DS822.5 .C88 1990
    Location: Watson Library-Reserve

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  13. Danshi! [videorecording ]

    14. Japan's favorite traditional "rakugo" story teller performed by Danshi Tatekawa.
    Bamboo Video.
    [S.l.] : Take Shob¯o, c1995.
    1 videocassette (58 min).
    The famous "rakugo" storyteller, Danshi Tatekawa, presents two of his favorite tales in Japanese with English subtitles.CALL NUMBER: PN2924.5.F34 D35 1995
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  14. Dream window : reflections on the Japanese garden [videorecording ]

    15. A production of the Office of Telecommunications, Smithsonian Institution in association with Kajimavision ; directed by John Junkerman ; written by Peter Grilli.
    [S.l.] : Public Media Video, c1992.
    1 videocassette (58 min).
    A journey through some of the most beautiful gardens in the world, revealing the secrets of both classical and contemporary Japanese gardens.
    CALL NUMBER: SB458 .D74 1992
    LOCATION: Anschutz Library

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  15. Fit surroundings [videorecording ]

    16. Media Production Group ; produced in association with the National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan.
    Urbana, IL : Media Production Group, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, c1993.
    1 videocassette (28 min).
    Examines the environment and way of life of a shell-fishing village on the coast of Mie Prefecture. The divers, mostly women, speak directly about their way of life which is geared to preserve and enhance the environment which is the source of their livelihood.
    CALL NUMBER: HD6073.D472 F58 1993
    LOCATION:  Watson Library-Reserve

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  16. How Japanese companies approach product design [videorecording ]

    17. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge, Mass. : The Program, c1994.
    1 videocassette (90 min).
    Using Nippon Denso as a case study, Daniel Whitney of MIT's Center for Technology discusses how Japanese companies adapt technological design to meet specific company needs.
    CALL NUMBER: HD45 .H69 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  17. Ichiwan no matcha 一碗の抹茶: The spirit of matcha [videorecording ]

    18. Uji-shi, Kyoto: Maruk¯yu Koyamaen, 1993.
    1 videocassette (8 min).
    The 8-minute presentation is repeated twice.
    Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: TP650.I24 1993
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  18. Is the world changing Japan, and how? [videorecording ]

    19. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge, Mass. The Program, c1994.
    1 videocassette (60 min).
    Ronald Dore, professor of political science at MIT, discusses the differences between Japanese and American corporate structures and explains how one particular difference--Japanese capitalism stresses careers and American capitalism stresses jobs--permeates each country's socioeconomic culture.
    CALL NUMBER: HD70.J3 I82 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  19. Japan and East Asia : partners or competitors? [videorecording ]

    20. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge, Mass. : The Program, c1994.
    2 videocassettes (190 min).
    Dennis Encarnation, MIT Japan Program research associate, sets the stage for his analysis of Japan's relationship with East Asia by surveying Japan's current challenges. These include security concerns and defining Japan's role in global politics, as well as domestic political and economic issues, such as warring ministries, currency policies, administrative reform and changing labor demographics. Encarnation goes on to explore foreign direct investment, comparing U.S. and Japanese investment patterns and their prospects in East Asia.
    CALL NUMBER: HC462.95 .J374 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  20. The Japanese economic bubble [videorecording ]

    21. John Plender, narrator. Channel Four.
    Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
    1 videocassette (40 min).
    Explores the basis of Japan's postwar economic success, how the consensus of its shared culture broke down in the boom years, how Japanese society and the Japanese economy have changed forever, and how the country must now adapt to lower growth in a mature economy that is moving closer to the Western model.
    CALL NUMBER: HC462.9 .J3288 1993
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  21. The Japanese family : the lifestyle of the businessman [videorecording ]

    22. Produced by Shin-ei, Inc. ; written and directed by Takakuwa Makoto.
    [Tokyo] : Shin-ei ; [s.l.] : C. Itoh [distributor], 1989.
    1 videocassette (35 min).
    English.
    Contemporary Japanese family life is presented here as seen through the stories of three Japanese families.
    CALL NUMBER: HQ682 .J37 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  22. The Japanese tea ceremony [videorecording ]

    23. NHK. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities; Sciences, 1993.
    1 videorecording (30 min).
    Originally produced for television in 1988.
    The tea ceremony originated in China but was transformed in Japan into an art of infinite resonance with precise rules and formulations.
    This program is devoted to the Omote Sen-ke school.
    CALL NUMBER: GT2912 .O4 J37 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  23. Japan 2000
    • Japan 2000 [videorecording ]

      • Nebraska Educational Television Network in cooperation with U.S.-Japan Public Television Council.
      Lincoln, NE : Great Plains National Instructional Television Library, 1988.2 videocassettes (27 min. each).
      Program 1. The view from within.
      Program 2. Global perspectives.
      Examines the Japanese and their leadership in the global community, and how they view themselves and their work. Looks at the changing role of women in Japan, its aging population, economic restructuring, and regional development.
      CALL NUMBER: DS889 .J295 1988
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve
    • Japan 2000 [computer file ]

      • BBC. [Princeton, N.J.]: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1997.
      1 computer optical disc. System requirements for Macintosh; System 64030, 68040 or Power PC that supports a 640x480, 256 color (8 bit) monitor ; dual-speed or better drive; system 7.1 or later, with CD-ROM extensions and Quick Time 2.0 or later (included); 4MB RAM.
      CALL NUMBER: DS806 .J14 1997
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve
    • Japan 2000 [videorecording ]

      • Director, Andy Walker ; producer, Susan Francis ; a Case Television production for BBC Education in co-production with NOT (The Netherlands) and in association with NRK (Norway), YLE (Finland) and NHK (Japan).
      Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
      4 videocassettes (20 min. each).
      Four BBC programmes focus on the topics of transport, energy, industries, agriculture and quality of life in Japan. Originally broadcast in the schools television series: The geography programme.CALLNUMBER: HC462.95 .J37 1998
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  24. Katsura Shijaku, Eigo rakugo 桂枝雀･英語落語= Rakugo in English : Shijaku Katsura [videorecording ]

    25. [Tokyo] : Toshiba-EMI Ltd., c1990.
    1 videocassette (71 min).
    English and Japanese.
    Rakugo storyteller Katsura Shijaku performs two rakugo pieces in English and, with Yamamoto Masaaki, gives a demonstration of the elements of rakugo.
    CALL NUMBER: PN2924.5.R34 R34 1990
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  25. Kod¯o 鼓動 [videorecording ]

    26. Produced by East West Visions Inc.
    New York, NY : TriStar Music Video : manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment, 1992.
    1 video cassette (51 min).
    Filmed 6/23-24/1992, at Ryotsu Shimin Kaikan, Sado Island, Japan.
    Percussion performances by Kod¯o.
    Contents: Zoku / Leonard Eto -- Lion / Leonard Eto -- Yamauta / Motofumi Yamaguchi -- O-Daiko / traditional -- Irodori / Leonard Eto.
    CALL NUMBER: M985 .K64 1992
    LOCATION: Music [Circulation Desk]

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  26. Living arts : culture in modern Kyoto [videorecording ]

    27. Presented by TDK in cooperation with The Asia Society.
    New York : The Society, c1988.
    1 videocassette (28 min).
    Portrays the intersection between traditional Japanese culture and the daily life of present-day students in Kyoto.
    CALL NUMBER: DS822.5 .L59 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  27. Living treasures of Japan [videorecording ]

    28. WQED and National Geographic Society.
    Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society Educational Services, 1981, c1980.
    1 videorecording (59 min).
    Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangile cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a potter, doll sculptor, puppeteer, papermaker, koto musician, swordmaker, textile weaver and dyer, kabuki theater actor, and bellmaker.
    CALL NUMBER: NX584.A1 L58 1980
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  28. The microelectronics industries : partnering to globalize  [videorecording ]

    29. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge, Mass. : The Program, c1994.
    1 videocassette (90 min).
    Executives of four U.S microelectronics companies discuss how to establish successful joint ventures with Japanese companies.
    CALL NUMBER: HD62.47 .M547 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  29. Neighborhood Tokyo [videorecording]

    30. Media Production Group ; produced in association with the National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan.
    Urbana, Ill. : Asian Educational Media Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, c1996.
    1 videocassette (28 min).
    Originally produced in 1992.
    Chiefly in English ; brief conversations in Japanese.
    CALL NUMBER: HN730.T65 B474 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  30. Nichij¯o seikatsu ni miru Nihon no bunka 日常生活に見る日本の文化= Safe and sound in Japan [videorecording ]

    31. Produced by Ujie Ken'ichi.
    T¯oky¯o : T¯oky¯o Shoseki, c1992.
    5 videocassettes (91 min).
    An American female college student living with a Japanese family learns about Japanese customs and culture through trial and error.
    CALL NUMBER DS822.5 .N515 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  31. Nippon : the land and its people = A visual encyclopedia illuminating the mysteries of Japan [videorecording ]

    32. ARMZ Inc; Nippon Steel Corporation.
    Tokyo, Japan : Japan Book Center : Santa Monica; 1991.
    12 videocassette (25-40 min).
    Each video includes an English Narration booklets.
    1. The tradition of performing arts in Japan: the heart of kabuki, Noh and Bunraku.
    2. The Japanese Businessman: the fighting spirit within the group ethic.
    3. The Japanese family: the lifestyle of the businessman.
    4. The taste of Japan: a tradition of hospitality.
    5. Japanese technology: a tradition of craftsman ship.
    6. Japanese society: in Tokyo and in the country.
    7. Customs and Manners: the fabric of Japan society.
    8. The Japanese and Nature: friends or foes.
    9. Japan's corporate system: the role of the entrepreneur.
    10. Education in Japan: children and their dreams.
    11. Working women: personal and social goals.
    12. Annual festivities and ceremonies: beliefs in daily life

    CALL NUMBER: DS 806 .N57 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  32. Omatcha [videorecording ]

    33. [Uji-shi, Kyoto]: Maruk¯yu Koyamaen, 1987.
    1 videocassette (30 min).
    A description of the production of matcha, Japanese green tea. Shows the methods of cultivation and processing of of matcha as practiced by the Maruku Koyamaen Co. in the Uji valley near Kyoto. Illustrates the use of macha in Japanese culture, particularly in the Japanese tea ceremony.
    CALL NUMBER: TP650.O43 1987
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  33. On to eiz¯o ni yoru Nihon koten gein¯o taikei 音と映像による日本古典芸能 [videorecording ]

    34. Prodeuced and directed by  Kishibe Shigeo, et al.
    T¯oky¯o: Nihon Bikut¯a Kabushiki Kaisha, 1992, c1991.
    25 videocassettes incluede:

     1-2:  Ky¯utei gein¯o to shinji gein¯o I-II  (117 min.)
     3-4:  Bukky¯o gy¯oji to Bukky¯o gein¯o I-II  (118 min.)
     5-7:  N¯o to ky¯ogen I-III  (165 min.)
     8-11:  Kabuki I-IV  (342 min.)
     12-13:  Bunraku I-II  (89 min.)
     14-15:  Katarimono no ongaku I-II  (10 min.)
     16:  Edo nagauta to kabuki buy¯o (53 min.)
     17:  Kamigatauta to zashikimai  (32 min.)
     18:  Sankyoku  (53 min.)
      Bekkan 1-2: Ongaku o ch¯ushin ni mita Nihon koten gein¯oshi  (110 min.)

    Accompanying books have subtitles S¯oron hen [Bk. 1] and Eiz¯o kaisetsu hen [Bk. 2].
    Examples of classical Japanese entertainment forms with background history (Bekkan 1-2), general remarks ([Bk. 1]), and commentary
    ([Bk. 2]).
    CALL NUMBER: PN2920 .O68 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  34. The organization of business networks in Japan and the U.S. [videorecording ]

    35. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge. Mass. : The Program, c1994.
    1 videocassette (90 min). Taped 11/22/1994.
    CALL NUMBER: HD69.S8 O74 1994
     Location: Watson Library-Reserve

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  35. Partnering with Japan : paths to success [videorecording ]

    36. MIT Japan Program.
    Cambridge, Mass. : The Program, c1990.
    1 videocassette (90 min).
    Taped 9/28/1994.
    CALL NUMBER: HD69.S8 P37 1994
    Location: Watson Library-Reserve

  36. Portrait of Japan [videorecording ]

    37. TBS Productions.
    New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Publishing, c1992.
    Credits: John Savage, producer.
    Narrator: Richard Chamberlain.
    4 videocassette.
    Presents an overview of various aspects of Japanese culture, religion, arts and social customs. Discusses what is being retained from the past; what is being lost or not retained; what is being accepted from others.
    CALL NUMBER: DS822.5 .P67 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  37. Portrait of an Onnagata [videorecording ]

    38. Script, composing, direction, Tineke Hulsbergen, Nakamura Shibajaku, Ichikawa Monnosuke, Ichikawa Danshir¯o, Uemura Kichiya, Aoki Takayori, Harmke Pijpers ; Hulsbergen TV Production.
    Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1992.
    1 videocassette (30 min).
    Examines the role of the Onnagata in Kabuki theater, the male actor who plays a female role, who exemplified ideal and ultimate womanhood. Because Kabuki theater is played entirely by men, the role of the Onnagata is very important.CALL NUMBER: PN2924.5 .K3 P67 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  38. Principles and practice of Zen  [videorecording ]

    39. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Ilumanities, 1988.
    1 video cassette (116 min).
    Shows the rigorous physical and mental discipline demanded of the Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest at the Shogenji monastery, gives some historical background of Zen in Japan, China and India, and traces the influence of Zen on the arts and everyday life of Japan.
    CALL NUMBER: BQ9294.4.J3 P75 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  39. Safe and Sound in Japan Cultural Video Series [videorecording ]

    40. Boston, MA: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1994/1995.
    5 video videocassettes (91 min).
    Grades: 9-12+
    This is a set of five videos that uses sketches, based on the experiences of American students in Japan, to highlight the differences between Japanese and American culture, lifestyles, and customs in everyday life. Sketches show non verbal aspects of communication as well as differences in levels of speech.
    CALL NUMBER: DS822.5 .S3 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  40. Schools of thought : teaching children in America and Japan [videorecording ]

    41. Oregon Public Broadcasting ; Shizuoka Broadcasting System ; producers, John A. Booth, Reagan Ramsey (Oregon), Gomi Kazufumi, Ogawa Mitsuru (Shizuoka) ; director, John A. Booth (Oregon) ; writer Reagan Ramsey (Oregon).
    Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1995.
    1 videocassette (55 min).
    An American team visited Japanese schools and a Japanese team American schools to document efforts in both the United States and Japan to balance creativity and discipline in education.Location:
    CALL NUMBER: LB1025.3 .S36 1995
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  41. Shinto festival music [videorecording ]

    42. Written by William P. Malm, Sidney D. Brown and Eugene Enrico ; produced and directed by Eugene Enrico and David Smeal.
    [Norman, Okla.] : University of Oklahoma, Center for Music Televison, [1994].
    1 videocassette (30 min).
    First broadcast in 1994.  Filmed at the Sanja Matsuri Tokyo, May, 1993.
    CALL NUMBER: video ML340.5 .S55 1994
    LOCATION: Music & Dance Library-Media & Reserve Desk

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  42. The traditional crafts of Japan
    43. [videorecording ]
    Tokyo : Diamond, Inc., c1992.
    8 videocassettes in 4 boxes.
     
    1. v. 1. Weaving : Nishijin textiles
    2. v. 2. Dyeing : Kyoto Yüzen
    3. v. 3. Ceramics : Shigaraki ware
    4. v. 4. Lacquer : Wajima ware
    5. v. 5. Woodworking : Kyoto joinery
    6. v. 6. Metalworking : Sakai forged blades
    7. v. 7. Papermaking : Echizen paper
    8. v. 8. Brushes and Sumi ink : Nara writing utensils


    CALL NUMBER: folio NK1071 .T734 1992
    LOCATION: Art & Architecture Library.
    (Cass.3-4 copy1 Temporarily Located at Art & Architecture Reserve - In Library Use Only)

  43. Traditional Japanese architecture [videorecording ]

    44. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
    1 videocassette (30 min).
    The subject of this documentary is Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. Built in the early 17th century, the compound contains gardens and a tea house in addition to the main building. The processes of restoration shown in the program provide a further dimension to understanding the materials and the esthetics of traditional Japanese architecture.
    CALL NUMBER: NA7758 .K94 T73 1989
    LOCATION: Art and Architecture Library

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  44. The Way of life in Japan [videorecording ]

    45. Produced by NHK International, Inc. and The Japan Foundation.
    T¯oky¯o : Distributed by Bonjinsha, 1994-1996
    20 vols. English ed.
    Program includes:
      [Pt. 1]. Business bachelors
      [pt. 2]. Cultivating dreams : college women living alone in Tokyo
      [pt. 3]. The day of a female entrepreneur
      [pt. 4]. The family life of a "salaryman"
      [pt. 5]. Fishing for a future
      [pt. 6]. Foreign students in Japan : Dares and Rahman
      [pt. 7]. The fourth generation in Hokkaido
      [pt. 8]. Free ter (Free-lance part-timer)
      [pt. 9]. Group portrait of high school students
      [pt. 10]. Hello! Furusato
      [pt. 11]. Homestay
      [pt. 12]. Housewives
      [pt. 13]. Lessons for life
      [pt. 14]. Mastery of the chef's blade
      [pt. 15]. One man's dream of becoming a manga artist
      [pt. 16]. A policeman's story
      [pt. 17]. A second chance
      [pt. 18]. University students
      [pt. 19]. Weddings in Japan
      [pt. 20]. A yanmama's love.

    CALL NUMBER: DS806 .W33 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve  

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    Education

  45. Big Bird in Japan [videorecording ]

    46. Produced by the Children's Television Workshop.
    New York : Random House Home Video, c1991.
    1 videocassette (60 min).
    Big Bird and Barkley the Dog explore some of Japan's famous sights, meet a Japanese family, and learn some Japanese words and customs. Originally filmed for television in 1988.
    CALL NUMBER: PZ7 .S87785 Bigb 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  46. Japanese for beginners . [videorecording ]

    47. Produced by NHK (the Japanese National Broadcasting Company) in cooperation with the Center for the Teaching of Japanese, the National Language Institute.
    Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences.
    10 videotapes (28 min each).
    10-part series that introduces viewers to the Japanese language and to the social and cultural patterns underlying it. Instruction with practical applications.
       
    1. Lesson 1: Asking for directions (Doko desu ka)
    2. Lesson 2: Obtain what you need (Ari masu ka)
    3. Lesson 3: Introducing yourself (Robaatsu desu)
    4. Lesson 4: Asking for the time (Nanji desu ka)
    5. Lesson 5: Expressing gratitude (Aisatsu)
    6. Lesson 6: Making a purchase (Ikura desu ka)
    7. Lesson 7: Asking for a favor (O-negai shimasu)
    8. Lesson 8: Seeking permission (Ii desu ka)
    9. Lesson 9: Asking for assistance (Wakaranai desu ga)
    10. Lesson 10:Expressing likes and dislikes (O suki desu ka)

    CALL NUMBER: PL535.7 .J37 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  47. Nihongo daisuki 日本語大好き [textbook + audio tape]

    48. Japanese for children through games and songs : a teacher's manual complete with photo-ready materials.
    Honolulu, HI : Bess Press, 1990.
    1 cassette tape and 2 boxes.
    Grades: K-6A collection of classroom-tested aural-oral beginning Japanese language activities for elementary-school children. Includes material on family, foods, animals, numbers, time, and other topics of interest to children. Also includes proficiency-oriented lesson plans with copy-ready illustrations and Japanese songs with music notation. The song tape features ten Japanese songs with words and music on one side and music only on the other.
    CALL NUMBER: PL539.3. H57 1990
    LOCATION: Watson Library (cassette tape is located at Watson Library-Reserve)

  48. Nihongo ky¯oikuy¯o shashin paneru banku 日本語教育用写真パネルバンク
    • Ishokuj¯u to d¯ogu 衣食住と道具

      • Produced by Kokusai K¯oryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Sent¯a.
      Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.
      CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.
      107 plates.
      Including 107 color photographs with a couple of lines of explanation on the back of each plate. Accompanied with one explanatory booklet (52 p.). Photos including: clothing (12 plates); food (19 plates); housing (18 plates) and utensils/tools (59 plates) all taken from Japanese ordinary life.
      CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 35-09454-picture file
      LOCATION: East Asian Library
    • Shakai seikatsu 社会生活

      • Produced by Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Sent¯a.
      Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.
      CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.
      156 plates.
      Including 156 color photographs with a couple of lines of explanation on the back of each plate. Accompanied with one explanatory booklet. Contents including communications, hospital, services, transportation, societies, commercials, educational agents.
      CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 35-09455-picture file
      LOCATION: East Asian Library
    • Gy¯oji 行事

      • Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Sent¯a.
      Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, Co., Ltd.
      CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.
      125 plates.
      Including 125 color photographs with a couple of lines of explanation on the back of each plate. Accompanied with one explanatory booklet (64 p.).
      This series is about important holidays, festivals and ceremonial events which take place in a Japanese’s lifetime .
      CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 35-09456-picture file
      LOCATION: East Asian Library

  49. Passport to Japan : konnichiwa [videorecording ]

    50. [Kansas City, Mo.]: KCPT Public Television 19, 1998.
    1 videocassette (88 min).
    It is the only passport you'll need to an integrated, cross-curricular approach to teaching western children in grades 4-8 about the children of contemporary Japan. The series includes 4 topics, school, family, community and traditions, and each video is 20-minute with caption.
    CALL NUMBER: DS806 .P37 1998
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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    History and Document
  50. Japan : Past and present
    • The Age of the sh¯oguns [videorecording ]

      • Written and directed by Jean Antoine.
      Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
      1 videocassette (52 min).
      Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans ; music, James Madelon, Ryohei Hirose; editor, Annie Chevallay. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
      Looks at the history of Japan during the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and-a-half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world. Topics include the established classes of daimy¯o, samurai, farmer and merchant, the political organization of the sh¯ogunate, the growth of the merchant class and the development of Kabuki, the delineation of Japanese sensibilities and the meaning of Seppuku.
      CALL NUMBER: DS871 .A43 1989
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve
    • The Coming of the barbarians [videorecording ]

      • Written and directed by Jean Antoine.
      1 videocassette (53 min).
      Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
      Advisors, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Mitsuhiko Wada ; cameras, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Ryohei Hirose; editor, Annie Chevallay. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
      The Japan of sh¯oguns and samurai, discovered by the Portuguese in 1540, soon appeared to be swept away by a wave of Westernization. This program presents a portrait of the regent Hideyoshi, illustrating his lifestyle, his taste, and his abrupt shift in direction. Christian priests and converts were persecuted and martyred and, in 1650, Japan shut tight its doors to the outside.
      CALL NUMBER: DS868 .C65 1989
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve
    • The Essence of being Japanese [videorecording ]

      • A co-production of Antenne 2 ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Jean Antoine.
      Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
      1 videocassette (48 min).
      Advisers, Iwao Shiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Ryohei Hirose ; editor, Elvire Lerner. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
      Covers the events of the 20th century -- the earthquake of 1923, the rise of militarism, the accession of Emperor Hirohito, the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, the Pacific War, Hiroshima, and the American occupation of Japan -- but the primary focus is on what makes Japan Japanese.
      CALL NUMBER: DS885 .E87 1989
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve
    • The Meiji period [videorecording ]

      • Written and directed by Jean Antoine.
      Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
      1 video cassette (53 min).
      Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Ryohei Hirose; editor, Elvire Lerner. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
      The arrival of Commodore Perry in 1854 set the stage for Japan's dramatic leap from the Middle Ages into modernity. In 1868, the last sh¯ogun gave way to a 15-year-old Emperor who dressed in Western-style clothes. Edo became Tokyo, education became a national passion, and the dichotomy between ancient shared values and new imported styles and forms deepened.
      CALL NUMBER: DS882.6 .M44 1989
      LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  51. The Bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording ]

    52. Columbia Pictures Corporation ; a Horizons picture.
    Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1993], c1957.
    1 videocassette (162 min).
    Videocassette release of the 1957 motion picture.
    Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
    When British P.O.W.s build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it.
    CALL NUMBER: PQ2603.O754 P624 1957
    Location: Watson Library-Reserve

  52. Diffusing lean production : the Japanese as reluctant missionaries [videorecording ]

    53. MIT Japan Program.
    [Cambridge, Mass.] : The Program, c1994.
    1 videocassette (60 min).
    James P. Womack, lead author of The machine that changed the world, traces the history of lean production, from Toyota's historic innovations to the diffusion of Japanese automobile manufacturing practices around the world. The role of the Japanese transplants, "Samurai consultants" and the Toyota Supplier Support Center are considered in the transformation of the Japanese into the "reluctant missionaries" of lean production.
    CALL NUMBER: HD58.9 .W655 1994
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  53. Deshima 出島 [videorecording ]

    54. Conceived and directed by Ping Chong in collaboration with Michael Matthews.
    New York, N.Y. : Ping Chong & Company, 1993.
    1 videocassette (96 min).
    A multimedia play with dance sequences portraying critical moments in the long history of encounters between Japan, the Dutch East Indies, and the West from the arrival of Dutch ships in Japanese waters in 1598 to the wholesale deportation of people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast during World War II.
    CALL NUMBER: PS3553.H586 D424 1993
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  54. Dokyumento Sh¯owa = Sekai e no t¯oj¯o ドキュメント昭和･世界への登場 = Sh¯owa: Japan enters the world stage

    55. [videorecording ]
    Princeton, N. J.: Films for Humanities and Sciences, 1993.
    2 videocassette (140 min). b & w.
    Narrators: Tim Piggott-Smith, Kashiwakura Yasuo.
    This four-part program focuses on the key episodes from the beginning of the reign of Emperor Hirohito through WWII.
    The Sh¯owa period began in 1926, seven years after the Versailles Treaty. The first part deals with the formation of the League of Nations and Japan's attitude towards it. The second part looks at the emersion of Japan as an industrial giant and the economic war that occurred with the USA in motor vehicle manufacturing. The third part focuses on the Manchurian Incident which led to the establishment of the state of Manchukuo and the end of China's Ching Dynasty. The final part deals with Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations, and the effective isolation of Manchuria from China.
    Includes some Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: DS888.5 .D65 1986
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  55. Fuji : sacred mountain of Japan [videorecording ]

    56. Media Services Division of Academic Service in cooperation with the Dept. of Religion, Western Michigan University ; producer/writer, H. Byron Earhart ; director/editor, John R. Provancher.
    [Honolulu] : University of Hawaii Press, 199?
    1 videocassette (27 min).
    CALL NUMBER: No call number
    LOCATION: ON ORDER--request this item at the circulation desk

  56. Hirohito : Japan in the 20th century [videorecording ]

    57. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences, 1989.
    1 videocassette (58 min).
    This program covers the highlights of 20th century Japanese history: economic depression; the invasion of Manchuria and the departure from the League of Nations; the 1940 Tripartite Alliance; the 2,600th anniversary of the birth of Japan; Pearl Harbor; the turning of the Great East Asia War; Hirohito’s surrender message; the emperor’s denial of his divinity; the recovery and the entry of Japan into the international community; and Hirohito’s funeral.
    CALL NUMBER: DS889.8 .H54 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  57. Hiroshima : the legacy [videorecording ]

    58. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences.
    Produced by Ishizawa Kiyofumi, Iwamoto Ken'ichiro. Narrated by Klive Hale, Kubo Kaoru ; translated by Kevin P. Dobbyn ; music by Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
    1 videocassette (45 min).
    The Hiroshima Peace Museum houses the scientific data and human relics of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan.
    CALL NUMBER: D767.25 .H6 H67217 1987
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  58. Hunting tigers [videorecording ]

    59. A Groovy Movies production ; written & directed by Steven Okazaki ; produced by Oki Keisuke.
    [San Francsico], CA : Farallon Films, c1988.
    1 videocassette (28 min).
    A look at some eccentric contemporary artists in Japan, with ¯Oe Kenzaburo and others.
    CALL NUMBER: NX584.A1 H86 1988
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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  59. The Inland Sea [videorecording ]

    60. Written and narrated by Donald Richie based on his book ; directed by Lucille Carra ; produced by Brian Cotnoir and Lucille Carra.
     [United States] : Travelfilm Co. : Public Media Video [distributor], 1991.
    1 videocassette (57 min).
    In English with some Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: DS895.I5 R524 1991
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  60. Japanese-American heritage [videorecording ]

    61. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Video Productions, c1997.
    1 videocassette (25 min).
    Closed captioned.
    Exciting adventures appear at every turn as children are introduced to the interesting geography, history and culture of Japan. Children also learn about the lives of Japanese Americans who first came to the United States over 100 years ago, and how their descendants live today.
    CALL NUMBER: E184.J3 J36 1997
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  61. Japanese history and literature [videorecording ]

    62. Produced by Columbia University's Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum of Schools and Colleges ; in collaboration with the Annenberg/CPB Project.S.
    Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1996.
    3 videocassettes (160 min).
    This three-program series provides an overview of a fascinating time in Japanese history, covering the years 552 to 1868. For each period, key historical themes are integrated with notable works of literature of the time.
    CALL NUMBER: DS835 .J38 1996
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  62. Japan of Today [color slides + audio tapes ]

    63. Produced by Tokyo, Japan: International Society for Educational Information, Inc.
    This is a color slide program series. Each program contains 60+ color slides with English narration on audio cassette.
    • No.6 The History of Japan: Traces the history of the country from ancient times until the present. 100 slides with English tape narration.
    • No.7 The Modern history of Japan: Discusses Japan’s modern development beginning with the arrival of Commodore Perry and ending with Japan’s postwar economic development.60 slides with English tape narration.
    • No.8 Japan—the face of the country: Introduces sixteen regions of Japan with four to ten slides for each. 120 slides, explanatory guide, and a map of Japan with 18 of Japan’s major cities described.
    • No.9 Japan’s Modern culture and its roots: Discusses topics of government, economy, industry, transportation, education, religion, food, nature, family life and customs. 100 slides with English tape.
    • No.11 Mt. Fuji: the mountain and its surroundings. Shows the Mt. Fuji’s scenery changed from the past due to industrialization and changes in farming and Japanese life styles. 60 slides with audio and tape.
    • No.12 Japanese art: the birth of a native tradition. National treasures, important cultural properties and well-known modern works. 120 slides with audio tape.
    • No.13 The beauty of Japan: Classify Japanese art under lyricism, harmony with nature, symbolism, and ornamentation. It illustrates Japanese aesthetic sensibility through the various works of painting, sculpture, ceramics, garden art, lacquer ware, etc. from ancient time to today. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No.14 Japanese education: It covers school and adult education, community education projects and education within the families and describes various aspects of contemporary school education from kindergarten to graduate school and its history. Traditional customs and training carried on from generation to generation in Japanese society are also included. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 15 Daily life and work life in Japan today: Japanese life from the aspect of industry and daily activities, including agriculture, fishery, animal husbandry, power, heavy and light industry, manual industry, transportation, clothing, food, housing and recent developments using high-tech. 100 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 16 Tokyo: Sixty Tokyo scenes are included. From a landsat view through transportation parks, museums, commerce, homes, earthquake refuge zones, riparian work, festivals, markets and other aspects of Tokyo life today. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 17 Technical education at Japanese high school: Scenes at schools providing training for students who wish to specialize in agriculture, fishers work, industry, commerce or various technical fields. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 18 Japanese festivals: Japan is preeminent as a country of festivals. Rituals as ancient as dancing round the Maypole have not been allowed to fall into desuetude out preserved. A collection of 60 ancient to contemporary modern Sapporo Snow Festival. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 19 Japanese industry: A comprehensive overview of Japanese industry of energy, materials, machinery and plant, consumption, industrial infrastructure and traditional crafts. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 20 Food Customs and Traditions: The traditional foods, cooking utensils, domestic arrangements and eating customs of Japan have been fast disappearing from today’s homes. A change into modern kitchens, and ‘instant’ or precooked varieties of materials invade in the domain of the traditional. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 21 Japanese housing: modern and traditional various aspects of current Japanese homes of different types and examples of traditional farmhouses, inns and storehouses as well as wealthy residential housing. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 22 Japan and its geographical context: Five sections including natural environment, industry/transportation, urban population, land use/destruction of the environment, and the world and Japan. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 23 Children’s lives: Life of the Japanese elementary school students, including their schools, families and neighborhoods. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 24 Japanese costume through the ages: A history of Japanese costume from the 6th century to the everyday and formal wear of today’s Japan. 60 slides with audio tape.
    • No. 25 Images of Japan: These slides were from ISEI's 10th Photo Contest. Scenery, festivals and observances as well as various aspects of daily life in Japan today. 60 slides with audio tape.
    CALL NUMBER: DS806 .J252 1970
    LOCATION: East Asian office

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  63. Kyoto Vivaldi : The four seasons [videorecording ]

    64. Produced by Nakanishi Rei ; directed by Iwasa Toshiya ; designed, conceived and written by Nakanishi Rei. Toshiba-EMI.
    Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c1985.
    1 videocassette (45 min).
    Vivaldi's The four seasons, arranged for koto ensemble, as a musical background for scenes of the ancient capital city, Kyoto.
    CALL NUMBER video M969.V58 K9 1985
    LOCATION: Music & Dance Library-Media & Reserve Desk

  64. Nine days of hell  : Japan's toughest school [videorecording ]

    65. Produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
    New York : Filmakers Library, [1992?]
    1 videocassette (18 min).
    Japan's most ambitious parents pack off their promising kids at holiday time to an academic boot camp that will either make them or break them. Successful completion of this ordeal enables them to stand up to the tremendous pressures of the Japanese school system.
    CALL NUMBER: LA1311.82 .N56 1992
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  65. Our Hiroshima [videorecording ]

    66. An Anton Wagner production in association with Vision TV ; produced and directed by Anton Wagner.
    Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities; Sciences, c1997.
    1 videocassette (43 min).
    Made in 1995. Credits: Camera, Nigel J. Akam ; editors, Didier Kennel, Caroline Christie ; narrators, Amanda McConnell, R.H. Thomson ; music, Allen Booth. Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow, a relentless campaigner for peace, was 13 when the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima, killing most of her family. Her vivid eyewitness account, combined with rare archival footage taken before and after the event, provides a comprehensive record of this pivotal episode in world history. The program also takes a hard look at the politics involved in developing and promoting the use of the bomb, and delves deeply into Canada's role in supplying uranium and scientists to the Manhattan Project.
    CALL NUMBER: D767.25 .H6 O974 1995
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  66. Postwar Japan-- 40 years of change [videorecording ]

    67. NHK Enterprises (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
    Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 1989.
    Originally produced for television in 1987.
    1 videocassette (56 min).
    Outlines Japan's rise from the ashes of wartime destruction, the results of its policy of promoting economic growth, and changes in Japanese society, industry, and everyday life.
    CALL NUMBER: HC462.9 .P6 1987
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

  67. Senj¯o no onnattachi 戦場の女たち = Senso daughters, daughters of war [videorecording ]

    68. Tenchijin Productions, Siglo Co., Ltd. and Institute of PNG Studies ; produced & directed by Sekiguchi Noriko.
    New York : First Run/Icarus Films, c1989.
    1 videocassette (54 min).
    Dialogue in English and Japanese and Papua New Guinea language with English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: D810.C698 S464 1989
    LOCATION: Watson Library-Reserve

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