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Kites and Other Tales (1975)
Directed by Alan Ohashi
Documentary · 13m
Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates Tom Joe’s tales of the Polynesian fish kite made from leaves and branches to fool fish; the Chinese general whose trapped army fashioned a fighting kite; and Shirone, the “kite crazy town” in Japan where 20-foot fighting kites duel in magnificent matches. Children will be inspired to try making these kites.
Cast
Yuki Shimoda
Crew
- Director
- Alan Ohashi
Details
- Release date
- 1975-01-01
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- Visual Communications