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Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo
Title
Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo [electronic resource (video)] / Journeyman Pictures (Firm).
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2010.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 22, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Directed by Iain Overton.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
When Tomoko finds some messages for a Mr. Smith on a lost mobile phone, she finds herself on an "Alice in Wonderland" journey through Tokyo's boulevards and back alleys. From the tyranny of symmetry in soaring office blocks to buildings that look like spaceships, this creative documentary reveals the city's soul. And as Tomoko watches the sun rising over buildings ranging from imperial to space-age styling, from the height of function to the height of whimsy, the spirit of the city - encompassing past, present, and future - comes alive. This breathtaking documentary was created by Bafta-award-winning director, Iain Overton.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Credits
Directed by Iain Overton.
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
13 & up.
Contents
Invitation to an Adventure (3:28)
Architecture of Conformity (3:31)
Post-WWII Architecture (3:28)
National Identity and Architecture (2:49)
Bento Architecture (2:18)
Architecture and Nature (3:50)
Architecture: Futuristic Distractions (4:56)
Architecture and Religion (5:14)
Architecture of Shopping (4:13)
Nonverbal Communication in Japan (2:54)
Manga Architecture (4:16)
Costume Art/Red Light District (2:17)
Tokyo by Night (3:26)
Tokyo's Spirit (2:38)
Credits: Mr. Smith Goes to Tokyo (0:50)
Videorecording number
50018 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
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