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Multimedia Resources for
East Asian Studies

Entire List of Materials Funded by Kansas Library Network FY 1997 ILDP Grant:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

  1. The Age of the shoguns [videorecording] : (1600-1868) / a co-production of Antenne 2 ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Jean Antoine.

    2. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Series: "Japan: Past and Present"
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Japan--History--Tokugawa period, 1600-1868.
    2) Japan--Politics and government--1600-1868.
    3) Japan--Social life and customs--1600-1868.
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - Antoine, Jean.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    - Societe nationale de television en couleur "Antenne 2.".
    Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans ; music, James Madelon, Hirose Ryohei ; 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 daimyo, samurai, farmer and merchant, the political organization of the shogunate, the growth of the merchant class and the development of Kabuki, the delineation of Japanese sensibilities and the meaning of Seppuku.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 871 .A43 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  2. Aging in Japan [videorecording] : when traditional mechanisms vanish/

    3. a Films for the Humanities presentation ; presented by NHK.
    Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1990. 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Aged--Japan.
    2) Public baths--Japan.
    CALL NUMBER: HQ 1064 .J3 A384 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  3. The Art of Kabuki [videorecording] / NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
    [Princeton, N.J.] : Films for the Humanities, [1993]. 1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Videocassette release of a 1988 production by NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Title on cassette and container: Kabuki.
    A study of the traditional, bombastic theater of Japan, with attention given to the symbolism of the performances.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 2924.5 .K3 A66 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk

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  4. Bangiku [videorecording] = Late chrysanthemums. Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto ; screenplay by Sumie Tanaka and Toshiro Ide ; directed by Mikio Naruse. Los Angeles : World Artists Home Video, c1993. 101 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

    5. Japanese with English subtitles. After stories by Fumiko Hayashi. A moving portrait of geisha in their declining years.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .B252 1954
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  5. A Basketmaker in rural Japan [videorecording] Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution, School and Family Programs, Education Department, Freer/Sackler Gallery, 1995. 12 min., color.
    6. Grades: 4-12+

    This was developed for and shown during a special exhibit of baskets, made by a basketmaker of rural Kyushu, 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: NK 3649.55 .J34 H572 1995
    LOCATION: Art and Architecture Library
     
  6. Big Bird in China(1991) [videorecording] produced by the Children's Television Workshop.

    7. New York : Random House Home Video, c1987. 75 min., sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Grades: K-4

    Big Bird and Barkley the dog travel to China where they visit with schoolchildren, learn some Chinese words and songs, watch a tai chi demonstration, and meet the mischievous Monkey King.
    CALL NUMBER: PZ 7 .S87785 Bib 1982
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  7. Big Bird in Japan (1991) [videorecording] produced by the Children's Television Workshop. New York : Random House Home Video, c1991. 60 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    8. Grades: K-4

    This is a 60-minute video of the Children's Television Workshop in which Big Bird and his mystery friend 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: PZ 7 .S87785 Bigb 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  8. Buddha in the land of the Kami [videorecording] : (7th - 12th centuries) / a co-production of Antenne 2 ... [et al.] ; written and directed by Jean Antoine.

    9. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989. 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Series: "Japan: Past and Present"
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Japan--History--To 1185.
    2) Japan--Civilization--Buddhist influences.
    3) Japan--Civilization--Chinese influences.
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - Antoine, Jean.
    - Societe nationale de television en couleur "Antenne 2.".
    Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, Hirose Ryohei ; editor, Annie Chevallay. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
    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. VHS format.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 851 .B82 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  9. Budo sai [videorecording]: the spirit of the Samurai / a Tyne Tees Production for ITV ; producer, Ed Skelding.
    Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Martial arts.
    2)Karate.
    3)Aikido.
    4)Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental.
    5)Kendo. Demonstrates various martial arts including yui shin kai, aikido, karate, and capoeira.
    CALL NUMBER: GV 1100.77 .A2 B83 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk

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  10. Chiu-chu ta kuan ssu [videorecording] = The story of Qiu Ju = Qiu Ju Da Guan Si.

    11. Produced by Pei-ching tien ying hsueh yuan ; China Film Production Corporation; co-ordinate producer, Feng Yiting ; directed by Zhang Yimou ; original script by Chen Yuanbin ; screenplay by Liu Heng ; a SIL-Metropole Organization Ltd. & Beijing Film Academy, the Youth Film Studio production. Burbank,CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, c1993.
    The story of a village woman who goes to great lengths to sue the village chief who beats her husband in a dispute over land rights.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .C3982 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  11. China boom [videorecording] : nurturing the socialist marketplace / CBC International ; producer, Diane Rotteau ; director, Chuck Easler ; writer, Deborah Lamb. PUBLISHER: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1996. 1 videocassette (16 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

    12. SUBJECTS:
    1) China--Economic conditions--1976-
    2) Mixed economy--China. Originally broadcast on Canadian television in 1993 as a segment of: Venture. Describes how elements of the market economy are being adopted in China.
    CALL NUMBER: HC 427.92 .C4636 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  12. Chinese prison labor [videorecording]: inside China's Gulag / a production of Yorkshire Television ; producer/director, Roger Finnigan ; producer, Tim Tate.

    13. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Concentration camps--China.
    2) Political prisoners--China.
    3) Forced labor--China. Chiefly in English; some portions in Chinese with English subtitles.
    Through prison interviews and undercover footage of factories in the "Laogai," or Chinese labor camps, Harry Wu, a Chinese dissident who was released after 19 years, discloses the imprisonment, brainwashing, and torture that half a million Chinese political prisoners still suffer.
    CALL NUMBER: HV 8964 .C5 C55 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  13. Chiu tien ti tung hua [videorecording] = An autumn's tale.

    14. Produced by Te pao tien ying kung ssu ; screenplay, Lo Chi-jui ; director, Chang Wan-ting ; producer, Tsen Chien-hsun. San Francisco, CA : Tai Sheng Video Marketing Inc., [1987]
    A young Chinese girl dreams of joining her boyfriend in the U.S. and attending the same college. However, upon her arrival in the United States, she discovers her boyfriend has a new girlfriend. A young man from a Chinatown youth group befriends her and helps her to adjust to her new life as an immigrant.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .C4682 1987
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  14. Chueh li jen chia [videorecording] = A confucius family.

    15. produced by Shanghai film studio. Shanghai : Shanghai film Studio : Nan Hai (U.S.A.) Co., Inc. [distributor], 1995. 96 min.: sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Chinese with English subtitles. Director, Wu Yigong ["Wy" Yigong on the paper sleeve is a misprint]; Writers, Qi Jian, Zhou Meisen, Yu Aiping.
    The Kong family, descendents of Confucius, has been governed by strict codes of behavior for 76 generations. But in the 1990s, the social and cultural changes of the past fifty years have had great effects on Kong lineage. Patriarch Kong Dexian finds himself, his family, and his entire world view shaken by the conflicts that arise between three generations of his family.
    CALL NUMBER: PN1997 .C4262 1990z
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  15. Chung-kuo hui hua ho yuan lin I shu ti I ching [videorecording] =Artistic Conceptions in Chinese Paintings and Gardens .

    16. [Peking] : Peking University ; Distributed by [Millbrae, CA] : Nan-hai Co., 1996.
    CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 33-19311-picture file
    LOCATION: East Asian Library [picture-file]
     
  16. Chung-kuo ku tai ti ts’ai tao I shu [videorecording] = Ancient Chinese painted pottery.

    17. Produced by [Peking] : Peking University; distributed by [Millbrae, CA] : Nan-hai yu hsien kung ssu, 1996.
    CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 33-19310-picture file
    LOCATION: East Asian Library [picture-file]
     
  17. The Coming of the barbarians [videorecording] : (1540-1650) / a co-production of Antenne 2 ... ; written and directed by Jean Antoine. 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

    18. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989.
    Series: "Japan: Past and Present"
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Japan--History--To 1600.
    2) Japan--Foreign relations--To 1600.
    3) Japan--Civilization--European influences.
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - Antoine, Jean.
    - Societe nationale de television en couleur "Antenne 2.".
    Advisors, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; cameras, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Hirose Ryohei ; editor, Annie Chevallay. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.
    The Japan of shoguns and samurai, discovered by the Portugese 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: DS 868 .C65 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  18. Confucianism [videorecording] / Public Affairs Television. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

    19. Series:
    1) Wisdom of faith
    2) Moyers collection
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Confucianism.
    2) Buddhism.
    3) Taoism. "A Bill Moyers special"--container.
    Videocassette 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: BL 1840 .C66 1996
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  19. Conversational Chinese 301 = Han yu hui hua 301.
    By Kang, Yu-hua. Beijing: Language Institute Press,1990.
    This book is for adult beginners in Chinese language study, the focus of this text is to maximize as quickly as possible the student's ability to communicate in daily situations. 40 lessons lead to an 800 word vocabulary and 301 basic sentence patterns. For classes and self-study.
    CALL NUMBER: PL1125.E6 H36 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [stacks]

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  20. Dokyumento Showa. [videorecording]: sekai e no tojo = Showa : Japan enters the world stage.
    Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences. Four part. 3 hours 20 min., b&w.
    This four-part program focuses on the key episodes from the beginning of the reign of Emperor Hirohito through WWII.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Japan--History--Showa period, 1926-1989.
    2) Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Piggott-Smith, Tim.
    - Kashiwakura, Yasuo.
    - Nihon Hoso Kyokai.
    Narrators: Tim Piggott-Smith, Yasuo Kashiwakura.
    The Showa 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 emergence 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. VHS format. Includes some Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 888.5 .D65 1986
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: if item is not on shelf, ask at circulation desk

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  21. The Education of a Singer at the Beijing Opera [videorecording] / a film by Marie-Claire Quiquemelle.

    22. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    It took seven years for Wang Runqing to get his diploma from the Conservatory of the Beijing National Opera. This program follows his rigorous training.
    CALL NUMBER: ML 420 .W36 E38 1994
    LOCATION: Music [circulation desk]
     
  22. 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.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Series: "Japan: Past and Present"
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Japan--History--20th century.
    2) Japan--Foreign relations--20th century.
    3) Japan--Civilization--20th century.
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - Antoine, Jean.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    - Societe nationale de television en couleur "Antenne 2.".
    Advisers, Iwao Sciichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Hirose Ryohei ; 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. VHS format.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 885 .E87 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk

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  23. Furyo shonen [videorecording] = Bad boys. [resented by] Shintoho. Brooklyn, NY : New York Film Annex, [19--?] 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    Based on the book "Wings that cannot fly" written by the inmates of a boys' prison.
    Videorecording of the 1960 feature film by Shintoho.
    Susumu Hani's first feature film, this "gritty pseudo docudrama" is based upon a collection of papers, "Wings that couldn't fly." It follows a young man who drifts into petty crime, is arrested, imprisoned, reformed and released. True stories of other inmates are interwoven into his experience to create a startling document of crime and punishment.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .F872 1960
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  24. Hachigatsu no kyoshikyoku [videorecording] = Rhapsody in August. Shochiku presents ; presented by Feature Film Enterprise 2. [United States] : Orion Home Video, 1994.
    Based on the novel: Nabe no naka / by Kiyoko Murata. A visit from her grandchildren and the discovery of a half-American relative cause an elderly woman to relive her memories of the atomic bomb that fell on Nagasaki.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Atomic bomb victims--Japan--Nagasaki-shi--Drama.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .H232 1991
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

  25. Hadaka no shima [videorecording] = The island.

    26. Produced by Kindai Eiga Kyokai ; direction and screenplay, Kaneto Shindo. Sandy Hook, CT : Video Images, c1991. 1 videocassette (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    Credits: Photography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; music, Hikaru Hayashi.
    Powerful Japanese film about a family struggling for existence on a remote and barren island. No dialogue, story told through the actions of the principal actors.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .H2362 1961
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  26. Hai tan ti i tien [videorecording] = That day on the beach .

    27. Produced by Chung Yang tien ying kung ssu ; Hsin i cheng ying yeh kung ssu ; Yang Te-chang [director] San Francisco, CA : Tai Seng Video Marketing Inc., [1983]
    Brought up in a strict and well-protected environment, Chia-li fought against a pre-arranged marriage, left home and married Je-wei. As Je-wei's career advances, they gradually grow apart and problems arise which Chia-li refuses to confront.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .H2452 1983
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  27. Hirohito: Japan in the 20th century. [videorecording]

    28. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences; 58 min., color.
    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: DS 889.8 .H54 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  28. Hiroshima: the legacy. [videorecording]

    29. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences; 45 min., color.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
    2) Atomic bomb--Blast effect.
    3) World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima-shi.
    4) Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Shiryokan.
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - Nihon Hoso Kyokai.
    Produced by Kiyofumi Ishizawa, Ken'ichiro Iwamoto. Narrated by Klive Hale, Kaoru Kubo ; translated by Kevin P. Dobbyn ; music by Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
    The Hiroshima Peace Museum houses the scientific data and human relics of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan.
    CALL NUMBER: D 767.25 .H6 H67217 1987
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  29. Ho shang [videorecording]

    30. Written by Su Hsiao-k'ang, Wang Lu-hsiang ; pien tao Hsia Chun ; chih p'ien Huang Mei-wen ;Chung yang tien shih t'ai. [Pei-ching] : Chung yang tien shih t'ai ; Millbrae, CA. : Nan-hai Co [distributor], 1988. 6 episodes in 2 videocassettes (219 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
    In Mandarin. A well-documented study about the origin of the Chinese civilization
    - "Yellow River". The history, culture and the future of China are examined and discussed.
    1 Hsun meng
    2 Ming yun
    3 Ling kuang
    4 Hsin chi yuan
    5 Yu huan
    6 Wei lan se.

    CALL NUMBER: DS721 .H4972 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  30. Huang t'u ti [videorecording] = Yellow earth.

    31. Produced by Guangxi Film Studio ; scenario, Zhang Ziliang ; directed by Chen Kaige ; International Film Circuit Inc. New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video [distributor], [1993]
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .H7952 1984
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
  31. Hung lou meng [videorecording] = Dream of red mansions.
    pien chu Chou Lei, Liu Keng-lu, Chou Ling ; chien chih Tai Lin-feng ; tao yen Wang Fu-lin ; Chung yang tien shih t'ai, Chung-kuo tien shih chu chih tso chung hsin lu chih, [198-] [Millbrae, CA] : Nan Hai Co., 630 min., 7 videocassettes, sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    In Mandarin. Television dramatization of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber, which tells the saga of four wealthy families in the heyday of the Ch'ing dynasty.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 2727 .S224 1980z
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  32. Ichijoji no ketto (Motion picture). English. Miyamoto Musashi. Ichijoji no ketto [videorecording] = Samurai trilogy. Part 2, Duel at Ichijoji Temple.

    33. Produced by Toho Company ; director, Hiroshi Inagaki. Chicago, IL : Home Vision ; distributed by Public Media Inc., [1993?]
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645--Drama.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .M61932 1955
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  33. Inside the miracle [videorecording] / a South Production Ltd. production for Channel Four ; producer, Ana De Skalon.

    34. Princeton, NJ : Films For the Humanities, c1996. 1 videocassette (26 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Labor movement--Korea (South)
    2) Political persecution--Korea (South)
    3) Korea (South)--Economic conditions--1960-
    OTHER ENTRIES:
    - De Skalon, Ana.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    - Channel Four (Great Britain)
    - South Productions.
    Title on label and container: South Korea.
    Originally produced for television in 1995. FFH 6128.
    Examines the human consequences of the repressive labor and political policies that have accompanied South Korea's dramatic economic growth, focussing both on the struggle for union rights and on examples of the political repression that has gripped the country for years.
    CALL NUMBER: HD 8730.5 .I57 1995
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk

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

    35. 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 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
        Classifies 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. Various aspects of contemporary school education from kindergarten to graduate school and its history are described. 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. 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, fisheries work, industry, commerce or various technical fields. 60 slides with audio tape.
      No. 18 Japanese festivals
        Japan is pre-eminent as a country of festivals. Rituals as ancient as dancing round the Maypole have not been allowed to fall into desuetude but 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: DS 806 .J252 1970z
    LOCATION: East Asian [picture-file]
     
  35. Japan: Past and Present. [videorecording]

    36. Princeton, N. J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 5 videos. color.
    Five part video series about the origins of modern Japan and Japanese attitudes in the nation's 2,000-year history.
  36. The Japanese economic bubble [videorecording]/ Channel Four.

    37. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1993. 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS:
    1) Japan--Economic conditions--1989-
    2) Japan--Economic conditions--1945-1989.
    3) Economics--Japan.
    John Plender, narrator.
    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: HC 462.9 .J3288 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  37. Japanese for beginners. [videorecording]

    38. 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. color.
    10-part series that introduces viewers to the Japanese language and to the social and cultural patterns underlying it. Instruction with practical applications. Lesson 1: Asking for directions (Doko desu ka)
    Lesson 2: Obtain what you need (Ari masu ka)
    Lesson 3: Introducing yourself (Robaatsu desu)
    Lesson 4: Asking for the time (Nanji desu ka)
    Lesson 5: Expressing gratitude (Aisatsu)
    Lesson 6: Making a purchase (Ikura desu ka)
    Lesson 7: Asking for a favor (O-negai shimasu)
    Lesson 8: Seeking permission (Ii desu ka)
    Lesson 9: Asking for assistance (Wakaranai desu ga)
    Lesson 10: Expressing likes and dislikes (O suki desu ka)
    CALL NUMBER: PL535.7 .J37 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  38. The Japanese tea ceremony [videorecording]/ NHK. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

    39. 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: GT 2912 .O4 J37 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  39. Jigokumon (Motion picture)= Gate of hell [videorecording]

    40. Produced by Daiei International, Ltd. ; producer, Masaichi Nagata ; director/writer, Teinosuke Kinugasa. Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, c1986.
    Based on the play Kesa's husband by Kan Kikuchi. Japanese dialogue ; English subtitles.
    Film is set in the 12th Century Japanese rebellion (the Heiji Revolt). A samurai becomes a monk to atone for his crime after his love for an honorable married woman leads to a tragedy.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .J4472 1953
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  40. Jing, A Chinese Girl [videorecording]

    41. Produced by Leslie Swartz, China specialist in the Harvard East Asian Program at the Children's Museum of Boston. Chatsworth, Calif. : AIMS Multimedia, c1990. 18 min., color.
    Grades: 4-8
    In this program, viewers spend a typical Saturday and Sunday with a fifth-grade student in Hangzhou, China and are introduced to her family, school and friends.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 779.23 .J56 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  41. Kaidan [videorecording]

    42. Produced by Toho Co., Ltd. Home Vision (1995?) [s. l. : New York Film Annex, 1960? 161 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Four elegant ghost stories adapted from the works of Lafcadio Hearn. The black hair.--The woman of the snow.--Hoichi the earless.--In a cup of tea.
    CALL NUMBER: PS 1917 .M524 1986
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

    Kakushi toride no san-akunin (Motion picture)
  42. The Hidden fortress = Kakushi toride no san-akunin [videorecording]

    43. Produced by Toho Company, Ltd. ; directed by Akira Kurosawa. Los Angeles, CA : Home Vision Cinema, 1986. 2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sd., b&w. ; + guide (4 p. : ill. ; 30 x 30 cm.)
    The headstrong Princess Yukihime is under the protection of a brave and resourceful samurai, General Rokurota. They are pursued by enemies of her clan, bent on capturing the family war fund of gold bars. The gold is hidden but is discovered by two cowardly, opportunistic samurai, Tahei and Matashichi. Rokuroto surprises them at their thievery and forces them into serving the princess in her dangerous and eventful journey to safety.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .K342 1958
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  43. Kanojo to kare [videorecording] = She & he.

    44. A film by Susumu Hani ; directed by Susumu Hani. [New York, NY] : New York Film Annex, 1963. 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b/w ; 1/2 in.
    A woman living in a sterile, high-rise complex becomes discontent with the empty life she and her husband are leading. Eventually she befriends a brooding ragpicker, a blind girl he has adopted and their dog. The husband's discontent leads to a terrible tragedy.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .K362 1963
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  44. Ketto Ganryujima (Motion picture). English. Miyamoto Musashi. Ketto Ganryujima [videorecording] = Samurai trilogy. Part 3, Duel at Ganryu Island.

    45. Produced by Toho Company ; director, Hiroshi Inagaki. Chicago, IL : Home Vision ; distributed by Public Media Inc., [1993?]
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .M61942 1956
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  45. Ke tu chiu hen [videorecording] = Song of the exile.

    46. Produced by Kao shih tien ying kung ssu, Chung yang tien ying kung ssu. New York, N. Y. : Kino International Corp., c1991. 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; ½ VHS.
    Graduating from a university in Britain, Hueyin Cheung returns home to attend her sisterâs wedding but quickly finds herself at social and emotional odds with her seemingly imperious mother. The turbulent homecoming revives Heuyinâs memories of the changed atmosphere of her childhood in Macao. Hueyin reluctantly agrees to accompany her mother on a visit to her once rich and prominent family in Japan. There, she begins to understand that she and her mother are very much alike, both having suffered similar feelings of loss and alienation throughout their adult live.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .K392 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  46. Kodo [videorecording]

    47. Produced by East & West Visions Inc. New York, NY : TriStar Music Video : manufactured by Sony Music Entertainment, 1992. 1 video cassette (51 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 1/2 in. VHS format. Filmed July 23-24, 1992, at Ryotsu Shimin Kaikan, Sado Island, Japan. Percussion performances by Kodo.
    Contents: Zoku / Leonard Eto -- Lion / Leonard Eto -- Yamauta / Motofumi Yamaguchi -- O-Daiko / traditional -- Irodori / Leonard Eto.
    SUBJECTS: Music, Japan; Percussion ensembles, Japan; Kodo (Musical group)
    CALL NUMBER: M985 .K64 1992
    LOCATION: Music [Circulation Desk]
     
  47. Konversationskurs chinesisch. [videorecording + textbook] = Chinese through pictures = Han yu chiao hsueh t'u ts'e.

    48. ed. by Li Xiulan et al. Beijing, Sinolingua, 1990. Four video tapes and one textbook.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 1129 .G4 K66 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  48. Korea [videorecording] : ancient treasure, modern wonder / Master Communications Group.

    49. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1990. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Korea.
    2) Korea (South)
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Cusick, Kelly Riemer.
    - Dean, William.
    - Sullivan, Michael.
    - Master Communications Group.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    Distributor's serial no. FFH 2513. Credits: Writer/producer, Kelly Riemer Cusick ; executive producer, Bill Dean. Narrator: Michael Sullivan.
    This documentary explores Korean history, tradition, its modernization, and current role as an economic power.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 902 .K526 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  49. The Korean War [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; a production of Visnews.

    50. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1990. 1 videocassette (30 min) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; ½ in.
    SERIES: Archive of the 20th century
    SUBJECT: Korean War, 1950-1953.
    A brief overview of the Korean War, its causes and aftermath in the North.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 918 .K564 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  50. Kumonosu-jo (Motion picture) Throne of blood [videorecording]

    51. Produced by Public Media Home Video. [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Janus Films ; distributed by Public Media Inc., [1993?], c1961. 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth set in feudal Japan.
    NOTES: "The Japanese classic collection."
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .K762 1961
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  51. Kuo nien [videorecording]=Spring festival

    52. By Pei-ching tien ying chih p'ien ch'ang, Hsiang-kang wan ho ying shih yu hsien kung ssu lien ho she chih ; pien chèu Chiang I ; tao yen Huang Chien-chung. Millbrae, Calif. : Nan-hai [distributor], [1995?] In Mandarin with English subtitles. Color.
    An old couple in a small snow-bound town in northern China thinks they are going to have a peaceful Spring Festival, but the unexpected arrival of their five children and their families and fiancâees brings excitement, conflict, and melodrama.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .K782 1995
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  52. Mao par lui-meme. [videorecording]=Mao by Mao

    53. Princeton, N .J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences; 28 min., color.
    This autobiography is drawn from the text of Mao's writings, diaries, speeches and personal notes. Mao became a virtual living god to nearly a billion Chinese during Chinese Cultural Revolution period (1964-1975). His historical importance in the history of China remains unchanged despite current Chinese re-evaluations of his political infallibility.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 778 .M3 A33 1980
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  53. Mao Tse-tung: the architect of modern China . [videorecording]

    54. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences; 30 min., b&w/color.
    This program looks at the life, the achievements, and the legacy of Mao Tse-tung from his birth, education, and enlistment in the revolutionary army revolting against the Manchu dynasty; through the founding of the Communist Party and the first Chinese Soviet; the break with the Kuomintang and the Long March; the formulation of the rectification campaign adapting Marxism to Chinese culture; victory over the Nationalists in 1949; the Great Proletarian Revolution; the Cultural Revolution; to the opening of China to the West; the death of Zhou En-lai; the death of Mao; the fall of the Gang of Four; and the Tiananmen massacre.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 778 .M3 M28 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  54. The Meiji period [videorecording] : (1868-1912) / a co-production of Antenne 2 ...[et al.] ; written and directed by Jean Antoine.

    55. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1989. 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SERIES: Japan past and present
    SUBJECTS: 1) Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912.
    2) Japan--Civilization--1868-1912.
    3) Japan--Foreign relations--1868-1912.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Antoine, Jean.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    - Societe nationale de television en couleur "Antenne 2.".
    Advisers, Iwao Seiichi, Sakamoto Mitsuru, Wada Mitsuhiro ; camera, Baudoin Saeremans, Philippe Theaudiere ; music, James Madelon, Hirose Ryohei ; 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 shogun 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: DS 882.6 .M44 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  55. Miyamoto Musashi [videorecording] = Samurai trilogy. Part 1, Musashi Miyamoto.

    56. Produced by Toho Company ; director, Hiroshi Inagaki ; producer, Kazuo Takimura. Chicago, IL : Home Vision ; distributed by Public Media Inc., [1993?]
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .M61932 1955
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  56. Muhomatsu no issho [videorecording] = Muhomatsu, the rikisha-man.

    57. Produced by Toho Company, Ltd. ; directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. [Chicago, IL. : Facets Multimedia, 199-?] 1 videocassette (105 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    "Based on the story by Shunsaku Iwashita". Title on case: Rikisha-man, Muhomatsu no issho. A simple rikisha man falls in love with the beautiful mother of a young boy he has befriended, but knows he can never have her because of their class differences.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 830 .W34 M824 1958
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  57. Nihongo daisuki : Japanese for children through games and songs : a teacher's manual complete with photo-ready materials. [textbook + audio tape]

    58. by Hirate, Susan H. Honolulu, HI : Bess Press, 1990.
    Grades: K-6

    A 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: Brief no.: 93-03972
    LOCATION: Request by brief number from the circulation desk.
     
  58. Nihongo kyoikuyo shashin paneru banku: I. Ishokuju to dogu. (Japanese language teaching photographs panel bank : I. Clothing and Utensils.)

    59. Produced by Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Senta. Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.: CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.; 107 plates; ISBN: 4-88996-029-5.
    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
     
  59. Nihongo kyoikuyo shashin paneru banku: II. Shakai seikatsu. (Japanese language teaching photographs panel bank: II. Society life.) Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Senta.

    60. Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.: CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.; 156 plates; ISBN: 4-88996-033-3.
    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
     
  60. Nihongo kyoikuyo shashin paneru banku: IV. Gyoji . (Japanese language teaching photographs panel bank: IV. Festivals and holidays.) Kokusai Koryu Kikin Nihongo Kokusai Senta.

    61. Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading, Co., Ltd.: CA.: Japan Trading, Inc.; 125 plates. ISBN: 4-88996-030-9.
    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
     
  61. Nijushi no hitomi [videorecording] = Twenty-four eyes / a Janus Films presentation [of a] Shochiku [production]

    62. produced by Ryotaro Kuwata ; written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. [Chicago, IL : Facets Multimedia], 1987. 1 videocassette (VHS) (155 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    Based on a novel by Sakae Tsuboi. The story of a very special elementary school teacher and her students living on a remote island in prewar Japan. Beauty and innocence are lost as progress and war intrude.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 839 .S8 N524 1954
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  62. 1999 nen no natsu yasumi [videorecording] = Summer vacation, 1999.

    63. New Century Producers Co. New York, NY : New Yorker Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
    SERIES: International cinema
    The story of four boys who experience the adolescent birth pangs of romantic love, sexual awareness and jealousy.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .A2142 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  63. Nippon: the land and its people [videorecording] = A visual encyclopedia illuminating the mysteries of Japan.

    64. ARMZ Inc; Nippon Steel Corporation.
    Tokyo, Japan : Japan Book Center : Santa Monica; 1991; VHS, color, Hi-Fi Stereo, each video includes an English Narration booklets. 25-40 min. per title. vol. 1-12.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 806 .N57 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
      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 craftsmanship.
      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.

  64. Niu peng [videorecording] = Chine, ma douleur = China, my sorrow.

    65. Une co-production [de] Titane, Flach film, La sept. ; une film de Dai Sijie. Santa Monica, Calif. : Connoisseur Video, c1993. 1 videocassette (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Prisons--China--Drama. 2) China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969-- Drama.
    A 13 year-old boy plays a love song to a girl and is arrested by Mao's cultural police and branded as a propagator of obscene records. Sent off to a remote mountain re-education work camp, he befriends another teenage enemy of the people and an elderly, sage Buddhist monk. His new friends help him preserve his familial traditions and his unique sense of self.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .N52322 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  65. Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki [videorecording] = When a woman ascends the stairs

    66. produced by Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Ryuzo Kikushima ; directed by Mikio Naruse ; screenplay by Ryuzo Kikushima. Los Angeles : World Artists Home Video, c1995. 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b&w, 1/2 in.
    A young widow with family obligations, Keiko is the madam of an upstairs bar in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo. As she approaches 30, she realizes that her life is at a crossroads; she must either go into business and open her own bar, or marry.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .O52 1960
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  66. Our Hiroshima [videorecording] / an Anton Wagner production in association with Vision TV ; produced and directed by Anton Wagner.

    67. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1997. 1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
    2) Atomic bomb victims--Japan.
    3) World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese.
    4) Atomic bomb--Japan--History.
    5) Atomic bomb--Blast effect.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Wagner, Anton, 1949-
    - Vision TV.
    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: D 767.25 .H6 O974 1995
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  67. Origins of Chinese characters = Han tzu tzu yuan ru men .

    68. by Wang, Hung-yuan. Beijing: Sinolingua, 1993.
    Text in Chinese and English. A guide to the origins and histories of Chinese characters. Wang employs a new approach to teaching the practical ideograph of Chinese to those whose native scripts are alphabet-based.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 1281 .W36x 1993
    LOCATION: East Asian Library

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  68. Pa-wang pieh Chi [videorecording] = Farewell my concubine

    69. Miramax Films in association with Maverick Picture Company and Tomson (HK) Films Co., Ltd. [ S. l.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Buena Vista Home Video (distributor), c1993. 2 videodiscs (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Based on the novel by Lilian Lee. Story that spans more than 50 years in the lives of two men at the Peking Opera, friends since childhood, and the woman who comes between them.
    Also an absorbing drama of the period in Chinese history from the warlord era through the Cultural Revolution.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .P382 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  69. Pictorial encyclopedia of Japanese culture: the soul and heritage of Japan . Tokyo: Gakken Co., Ltd. 130 pp.

    70. A visual guide to the culture and history of Japan with 500 photographs and illustrations. It is an easy-to-use reference to Japanese Shinto shrines and temples, Kabuki and Noh theaters, traditions and festivals, architecture and art.
    CALL NUMBER: DS821 .P528 1987
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  70. Pictorial encyclopedia of Japanese life and events .

    71. Tokyo: Gakken Co., 1993. 112 pp.
    The book is about Japan’s annual events and festivals. It explains why such events and observances occur and how the Japanese see the underlying elements of their life. It provides information for understanding changing lifestyles, customs, and attitudes among the Japanese.
    CALL NUMBER: DS821 .P5285 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  71. Pien tsou pien chang [videorecording] = Life on a string.

    72. A Serene production with Pandora Film, Beijing Film Studio, and China Film Co-production Corporation ; producer, Don Ranvaud ; director, Chen Kaige ; screenplay, Chen Kaige. New York, N. Y. : Kino on Video, c1994. 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    From a short story by Shi Tiesheng. The story of a blind boy who is promised the restoration of his sight if he devotes his life to music.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .P482 1991
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  72. Portrait of Japan [videorecording] / TBS Productions.

    73. New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Publishing, c1992.4 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Japan--Social conditions--1945-
    2) Japan--Civilization--1945-
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
    - Savage, John, 1949-
    - TBS Productions, Inc.
    - Ambrose Video Publishing.
    Credits: John Savage, producer.
    Narrator: Richard Chamberlain.
    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: DS 822.5 .P67 1992
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks] has: cassette 1-4
    CURRENT STATUS: if item is not on shelf, ask at circulation desk
     
  73. Portrait of an Onnagata [videorecording] / Films for the Humanities and Sciences ;

    74. Hulsbergen TV Production. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1992.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Nakamura, Shibajaku.
    2) Kabuki.
    3) Actors--Japan--Biography.
    4) Theater--Japan.
    5) Female impersonators--Japan.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Hulsbergen, Tineke.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    Script, composing, direction, Tineke Hulsbergen. Nakamura Shibajaku, Ichikawa Monnosuke, Ichikawa Danshiro, Uemura Kichiya, Aoki Takayori, Harmke Pijpers.
    Examines the role of the Onnagata in Kabuki theater, the male actor who plays a female role, who exemplifies ideal and ultimate womanhood. Because Kabuki theater is played entirely by men, the role of the Onnagata is very important.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 2924.5 .K3 P67 1992
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk
     
  74. Postwar Japan-- 40 years of change [videorecording] / NHK Enterprises (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)

    75. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 1989. 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col, and b &w ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Japan--Economic conditions--1945-
    2) Japan--History--1945-
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Nihon Hoso Kyokai. Originally produced for televison in 1987.
    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: HC 462.9 .P6 1987
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  75. Practical cultural communication 400 = Shih yung wen hua chiao chi 400 chu.

    76. by Ni, Ming-Liang. Beijing: Sinolingua, 1995. 351 p.
    A practical elementary textbook structured around the theme of cultural comparisons between China and other countries.
    CALL NUMBER: Brief no.: 33-19339
    LOCATION: East Asian

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  76. Rashomon [videorecording]

    77. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; Janus Films ; producer, Jingo Minora ; director, Akira Kurosawa ; screenplay, Shinobu Hashimoto and Akira Kurosawa. [S. l.] : Public Media Home Vision, [1993?], c1950. 1 videocassette (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    Based on: Yabu no naka = In the forest / by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Four differing versions of the murder of a husband and the rape of the wife by a bandit illustrate the elusive nature of truth.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .R2432 1950
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  77. Ren min ying hsiung [videorecording] = People's hero

    78. producer, Chen Chien-hsun ; director, Erh Tung-sheng. [Taiwan] : Long Shong Picture Ltd. ; [s. l.] : Maverick Film
    Ltd. ; Tai Seng Video Marketing, c1988. 1 videocassette (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col.or ; 1/2 in.
    Cantonese language, English subtitles.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .R45862 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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

    79. Boston, MA: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1994/1995. 5 videocassettes (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col., 1/2 in. + 5 guides.
    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 nonverbal aspects of communication as well as differences in levels of speech.
    CALL NUMBER: DS822.5 .S3 1992
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  79. Salisbury’s report on China: The Chinese revolution and beyond . [videorecording]

    80. Princeton, N. J. : Films for Humanities and Sciences, 1993. 3- 50 min. color.
    Part 1. The leaders of the revolution
    Part 2. Slogans and policies
    Part 3. From liberalization to crackdown Harrison Salisbury, noted New York Times correspondent, witness to much of the history of the Chinese revolution and confidant of many of its leading political figures, is the host of this major series, which covers the history of the Chinese Revolution and culminates in the Tianamen Square Massacre.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 777.75 .S254 1989
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

     
  80. Silk Road. [videorecording]: an ancient world of adventure

    81. Produced by NHK/Japan and China Central TV; Distributed by Boston, [New York] : Central Park Media, c1990-1992.
    Grades: 9-12+

    A panoramic tour examining the world's most historic and inaccessible locations, Silk Road escorts the viewer on the ancient path travelled by Marco Polo, linking the riches of China with the European markets of the Middle Ages.
    Program titles include: 1. Glories of Ancient Chang-An
    2. 1000 Kilometers Beyond Yellow River
    3. Art Gallery in the Desert
    4. The Dark Castle
    5. In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-lan
    6. Across the Taklamakan Desert
    7. Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
    8. A Heat Wave Called Turfan
    9. Through the Tian Shan Mountains
    10. Journey into Music -- South through the Tian Shan Mountains
    11. Where Horses Fly Like the Wind
    12. Two Roads to the Pamirs CALL NUMBER: DS 712 .S54 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks] has: cassette 1-12
    CURRENT STATUS: if item is not on shelf, ask at circulation desk
     
  81. Storm from the east [videorecording] / series producer, Robert Marshall ; an NHK, BBC co-production.

    82. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [c1994] 4 videocassettes (124 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Mongols--History, Military.
    2) Genghis Khan, 1162-1227.
    3) Kublai Khan, 1216-1294.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Marshall, Robert.
    - Barrett, Sean.
    - Woodruff, Viviana.
    - Nihon Hoso Kyokai.
    - British Broadcasting Corporation.
    OTHER ENTRIES: Mongols, storm from the east. [title]
    NOTES: Title on containers: Mongols, storm from the east. Contents: [tape 1]. Birth of an empire -- [tape 2]. World conquerors -- [tape 3]. Tartar crusaders -- [tape 4]. The last khan of khans.
    Directors, Robert Marshall, Viviana Woodruff ; series consultants, David Morgan, Morris Rossabi, James Chambers, Reuven Amitai-Press ; music, Richard Attree. Narrator: Sean Barrett.
    Eight hundred years ago Europe awoke to a terrible army which suddenly appeared out of the eastern mists. Very little was known about it, and what was known was terrifying. This series traces the history of the Mongol empire from Genghis Khan, who united the Mongol tribes, to the fifth Great Khan, Kublai Khan, who was disappointed in his quest to unite the entire Chinese nation.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 919 .S76 1993
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks] has: cassette 1-4
    CURRENT STATUS: if item is not on shelf, ask at circulation desk
     
  82. Study of Chinese characters = Chien ming shih yung Han tzu hsueh .

    83. by Li, Dasui. Beijing: Peking University Press, 1993. 334 pp.
    Comprehensive introduction on shape, definition, index and calligraphy of Chinese words.
    CALL NUMBER: PL1281 .L5177 1993
    LOCATION: East Asian
     
  83. Sun Yat-sen and the three principles of the revolution. [videorecording]

    84. Princeton, NJ: Films for Humanities and Sciences; 14 min. Videotape, Black and white.
    This program shows China's peasants and their lives in 1949; the antecedents, events, and aftereffects of the Boxer Rebellion; the revolts of 1911 and 1919, and the appearance of Sun Yat-sen on the scene; the founding of the Kuomintang, the role of the war lords, and the events following the death of Sun, up to the Long March. The program thus presents the backdrop and explains the goals of the three principles of the Chinese Revolution; improve the life of the people, drive out the foreigners, and modernize China.
    CALL NUMBER: DS 777 .S87 1991
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  84. Sun-tzu: the art of war. [videorecording]

    85. Princeton, NJ: Films for Humanities and Sciences; 50 min, color.
    The Art of War, from the calligraphic brush of a fourth century BC Chinese general and military philosopher, has been the textbook of Western as well as Eastern leaders for centuries—to the benefit of those who were able to apply his lessons well and the disaster of those who were not. The book is as much about psychology, morality, and style as a novel.
    CALL NUMBER: U101 .S9524 1994
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  85. Ta hung teng lung kao kao kua [videorecording] = Raise the red lantern = Da hong deng long gao gao gua

    86. ERA International (Hong Kong) Ltd. ; China Film Co-Production Corporation ; directed by Chang Yi -mou ; produced by Chiu Fu-sheng ; screenplay by Ni Chen. New York, NY. : Orion Home Video, c1992. 2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Based on the original novel, Wives and concubines by Su T'ung. Set in 1920's China, 19-year-old Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen. Yet she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian discovers that the other wives cheat to win the red lantern, she decides to join the fight for Chen's attention.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .T232 1991
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  86. Tao ma tsei [videorecording] = The horse thief

    87. produced by Xi'an Film Studio. New York : Kino on Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.
    A herdsman, caught between poverty and religion, commits a crime and is expelled form his clan. The story takes place in 1923 in Tibet.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .T332 1986
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]  
  87. Tien luan [videorecording] = Song of China .

    88. Douglas MacLean presents a United Photoplay Service picture ; supervision and direction, Lo Ming-yu ; author, Chung Shih-ken ; photography, Wang Shao-fen. Burbank, Calif. : Hollywood's Attic, c1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 65 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
    A family saga set in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .T5162 1936
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
  88. To live [videorecording]

    89. The Samuel Goldwyn Company presents an Era International (HK) Ltd. production in association with Shanghai Film Studios.
    Los Angeles : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1995. 134 min.: sd., b&w ; 1/2 in
    Base on the novel Huo che by Yu Hua. The story of a prodigal son set against the backdrop of China in the tumultuous era of the 40s and beyond.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .T59372 1994
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  89. Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan [videorecording] = The ghost of Yotsuya

    90. Shimoto Enterprises ; a Shintoho production ; producer, Mitsugi Okura ; director, Nobuo Nakagawa. [Chicago, Ill. : Facets Multimedia, 199-?] 1 videocassette (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Based on the Kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. The ghost of a treacherously slain wife seeks revenge on her murderers.
    CALL NUMBER: PL 799 .T75 .T524 1959
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  90. Traditional Japanese architecture. [videorecording]

    91. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences; 30 min, color.
    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: NA 7758 .K94 T73 1989
    LOCATION: Art and Architecture Library
     
  91. Tu Wei-ming [videorecording] : a Confucian life in America / from WNET/New York, WTTW/Chicago, WTVS/Detroit ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; edited by Michael Collins ; executive producers, Judith Davidson Moyers, Bill Moyers ; a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc.

    92. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994. Moyers collection. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
    SUBJECTS: 1) Tu, Wei-ming--Interviews.
    2) Philosophy, Confucian.
    3) Confucianism.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Tu, Wei-ming.
    OTHER ENTRIES: - Moyers, Bill D.
    - Pellett, Gail.
    - Films for the Humanities (Firm)
    - WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
    - WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
    - WTVS-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.)
    - Public Affairs Television (Firm)
    - World of ideas (Television program) [title]
    NOTES: Title on container: Confucian life in America, Tu Wei-ming.
    S: First released in 1990.
    Broadcast over PBS as a segment of: A world of ideas / with Bill Moyers.
    "FFH 5005"--Container.
    Presenter: Bill Moyers.
    Bill Moyers interviews Tu Wei-ming who discusses the relevance of Confucian philosophy to our times and the recent student movement in China. Tu Wei-ming suggests that the humanism of Confucius can help us sort out some of the ethical problems of today.
    CALL NUMBER: B 127 .C65 T8 1990
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
    CURRENT STATUS: Ask at the Watson Library Reserve Desk

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  92. Understanding China in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia/Pacific Region. [audio tape + text]

    93. Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford University, Stanford, 1996.
    Grades: 9-12+

    This curriculum unit including an audio tape, text, and activity cards introduces students to the historical legacies of Japan's military involvement in China during the 1930s and the Tiananmen Square incident of June 4, 1989; describes China's political situation and economy in transition; explores issues related to human rights and security; and introduces concepts related to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
    CALL NUMBER: DS 779.26 .U64 1995
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  93. Wan chia teng huo [videorecording] = Myriads of lights .

    94. Produced by The Peak Film Industries Corp., Ltd. ; producers: Xia Yunhu, Ren Zongde ; screenplay: Yang Hensheng, Shen Fu, director: Shen Fu. [Beijing : China Film Export and Import Corp. ; Los Angeles, CA : China Film Import & (LA), 1994?] 122 min. : sd., b & w, 1/2 in. VHS In Chinese with subtitles in English.
    Portrays life in war-torn Shanghai (1937-1945).
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .W322 1947
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]
     
  94. The Way of life in Japan. [videorecording]

    95. Produced by NHK International, Inc. and The Japan Foundation. 12 vols. English ed.
    Program includes:
      1. Group portrait of high school students.
      2. The fourth generation in Hokkaido: introduces the lives of two agricultural high school students in Hokkaido and looks at rural life in northern Japan.
      3. University students: follows a day in the life of typical university students focusing on the activities of a girl and boy.
      4. Home-stay: an American high school student's experience of living with a Japanese family.
      5. Foreign students in Japan: Dares and Rahman: This program shows the communication and understanding between two foreign students and their host families during the New year holidays and an evening meal at their best friend's house.
      6. Free ter (Free-lance part-timer): This program takes a look at the lives of two people who are not students but who work part-time. They are known in Japan as "free ter."
      7. Weddings in Japan: Ringing the changes

        8. A look at what an engaged couple goes through right up to their wedding day. The program also features the various types of weddings that Japanese couples choose.
      8. A Second chance: With more Japanese facing retirement, this program introduces two retirees and shows how they are living their so-called "second lives."
      9. Cultivating Dreams: College women living alone in Tokyo

        10. Introduces the trials and ordeals that take a young lady leaving home for the first time go to university in Tokyo.
      10. Housewives: A look at three housewives fo different generations living conventional lifestyles in Tokyo.
      11. The Family Life of a salaryman: A look into how Japan's salaried workers or salarymen spend their time with their families on their days off.
      12. Mastery of the Chef's blade: Introduces the life of a young apprentice under a master chef in a traditional Japanese restaurant in a modern hotel.

        13. CALL NUMBER: DS 806 .W33 1994
        LOCATION: Watson [Stacks] has: cassette 1-20; text 1-20
        CURRENT STATUS: if item is not on shelf, ask at circulation desk

  95. Wo ho wo ti t'ung hsueh men [videorecording] = Me and my classmates.

    96. Produced by Shang-hai tien ying chih p'ien ch'ang ; pien chu, Hsieh Yu-chun ; tao yen, P'eng Hsiao-lien. [Millbrae, Calif. : Nan-hai Co., 1988] 80 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
    Chinese dialogue, English subtitles. A female high school student who is elected sport monitor of her class learns to grow up and develops friendships with her classmates.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .W5952 1988
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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  96. Yojinbo (Motion picture) Yojimbo [videorecording] = The bodyguard.

    97. Seneca International presents a Toho Company, Ltd. production ; produced and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Images, c1983. 110 min.
    A wandering samurai becomes embroiled in a small town's feuds.
    CALL NUMBER: PN 1997 .Y532 1962
    LOCATION: Watson [Stacks]

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