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On the road a document
Title
On the road [videorecording] : a document / Toyo Cinema.
Published
[Hamden, Conn.] : Zakka Films, 2011.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (42 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Notes
Originally made in 1963 and winner of international awards, but not shown in Japan until 2003.
Director, Noriaki Tsuchimoto ; producers, Masami Makino, Kiyoshi Kurahashi, Takashi Marumo ; camera, Tatsuo Suzuki ; script, Tokuo Kusunoki ; music, Minoru Miki.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Summary
"In 1963, Japan was in the midst of its long period of high economic growth and Tokyo was busy revamping its urban infrastructure. When most were celebrating the economic expansion, Noriaki Tsuchimoto focused his analytical gaze on the life of one taxi driver. What he saw were miserable and unhealthy labor conditions, a Tokyo littered with traffic jams and construction work, a city where traffic accidents were multiplying and pedestrians unsafe. Coupling the tense visuals with impressive music, Tsuchimoto likens this supposedly new Tokyo to a skeletal wreck."--From container.
Variant and related titles
Dokyumento rojo
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Japanese
Added to Catalog
June 06, 2011
Series
Documentaries of Noriaki Tsuchimoto
Credits
Director, Noriaki Tsuchimoto ; producers, Masami Makino, Kiyoshi Kurahashi, Takashi Marumo ; camera, Tatsuo Suzuki ; script, Tokuo Kusunoki ; music, Minoru Miki.
System details note
DVD, NTSC.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Also listed under
Toyo Cinema.
Ciné Associé (Firm)
Zakka Films (Firm)
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