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Living Treasures of Japan (1981)
Directed by Norris Brock
Documentary · 57m
Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangible cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a potter, a doll sculptor, a puppeteer, a papermaker, a koto musician, a swordmaker, a textile weaver and a dyer, a kabuki theater actor, and a bellmaker.
Crew
- Director
- Norris Brock
- Writer
- Miriam Birch
- Editor
- Hyman Kaufman
- Producer
- Miriam Birch
Details
- Release date
- 1981-02-11
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- National Geographic Society, WQED