| CU061 |
Old and Happy in the Home Town (45 min.)
The population of Hirota Village in Ehime Prefecture is 1,400 of which 27% are 65 years old and older. One out of every six households consists solely of senior citizens. These senior citizens who have decided to live in their hometown for the rest of their lives have formed a “Senior Citizen’s Friendship Club,” and are now starting a communication network. |
| CU062 |
Goddess of Mercy for Prevention of Senility (45 min.)
As the number of elderly increase in Japan, the number of senile people is also growing. People are making various efforts to prevent senility, especially in western Japan. Statues of the Goddess of Mercy, who is said to prevent senility, are being dedicated in greater numbers in various areas. |
| CU063 |
Ryoji Koie - Potter (30 min.)
Mr. Koie makes not only traditional everyday ware, but also avant garde works which are esteemed internationally. The program shows Mr. Koie’s personality emerging in his constant struggle with clay. |
| CU064 |
Kohei Miyata - Goldsmith (30 min.)
Mr. Miyata uses the lost-wax process to create highly original jewelry. He also combines traditional and modern materials in unusual sculptures. |
| CU065 |
Izumi Ando - Metal Sculptor (30 min.)
Ando’s specialty is the creation of the larger-than-life animals sculpted in copper. The program focuses on one work, a lion with lion-tamer entitled “The Chances of an Upset”. |
| CU066 |
Shingo Kojima - Cabinetmaker (30 min.)
As Kojima makes his furniture, he engages in an interesting struggle between the direction of his creativity and the very nature of trees. The program follows Kojima’s life with wood in a workshop situated in natural surroundings. |
| CU067 |
Lacquer Dreams of Glass -Shogyo Ohba’s Challenge- Lacquerer (45 min.)
Shogyo Ohba (73), an authority on Japanese lacquer, completes an epoch-making work combing the traditions of Japan and France, lacquer and glass. The flower vase entitled “Colors of Light” is a French crystal glass with a lacquer design on it. Glass and lacquer have apparently incompatible characteristics. What kind of new art will emerge from the combination of these two? |
| CU068 |
My Gift is Peace of Mind - Dr. Yoko is Coming to Town (45 min.)
In the town of Erimo in Hokkaido, there had been no doctors in the past, the town greeted a woman doctor from Osaka. She went to medical school while raising her children, and successfully became a doctor at 42 years old. Through the life of Dr. Yoko, who lives away from her own family to help the sick people, the program reconsiders the “true mind of medical practice”, which tends to be forgotten today. |
| CU069 |
Eddie’s Last Fight - The Old Trainer and the 19 Year Old World Champion (45 min.)
Edward Townsend, Jr., known as Eddie, who raised six champions in Japan, passed away on January 31, 1988. On the previous day, Eddie’s sixth champion, Ioka, succeeded in defending his title for the first time. The program described the relationship between Eddie who continued to encourage Ioka until the last minute, and Ioka, who struggled to respond to Eddie’s expectations. |
| CU070 |
Japan Spirit and Form: Form at the Beginning (45 min.)
This video emphasizes a more cultural and esoteric view of clay sculpture and ceramics in modern and ancient times. It studies Jomon clay work. |
| CU071 |
Japan Spirit and Form: The Meeting of the Gods and the Buddha (45 min.)
Information about Shintoism compared to Buddhism. This esoteric video looks at the meaning behind the festivals, Buddhist history and ceremonies. It also includes a first visit on the New Year to a Shinto shrine. |
| CU072 |
Japan Spirit and Form: Discovery of the “Pure Land” (45 min.)
This esoteric video looks at Japanese history through art, temples and shrines. Monks achieve enlightenment by having a likeness carved in wood. There is also a very good comparison of the portrait artists from Japan and Europe. |
| CU073 |
Japan Spirit and Form: The Japanese Ink Painting (45 min.)
Iwasaki Hajin, one of the leading ink painters today demonstrates his art. Ink painting came from China over 700 years ago. Comparisons are shown between expressionist paintings and Japanese ink paintings in form and style. |
| CU074 |
Japan Spirit and Form: The Rimpa School Crosses the Ocean (45 min.)
The Rimpa style of glasswork is discussed in great detail. The Rimpa School is compared to the western schools of glassworks. Art nouveau compared to Japanese art is discussed at length. |
| CU075 |
Japan Spirit and Form: The Cosmos in the Hand (45 min.)
This esoteric video discusses the art of raku and its history. |
| CU076 |
Japan Spirit and Form: Women in Ukiyoe (45 min.)
This esoteric video discusses the art of the woodblock print. It compares the western and eastern styles and how women are portrayed. |
| CU077 |
Japan Spirit and Form: Escape into Fantasy (45 min.)
A number of Japanese artists’ paintings are discussed. This video goes into the form, spirit and soul of the artist from plain fantasy to the macabre. It briefly discusses spirituality and Christianity in art. |
| CU078 |
Japan Spirit and Form: Hokusai Returns (57 min.)
Woodblock prints by Hokusai were discovered in Boston. The method and form of woodblock prints and their techniques are investigated. |
| CU079 |
Working Women - Personal and Social Goals (30 min.) 1991
This video shows the roles of women both at work and at home. You will be able to see glimpses of single women office staff in their 20s and housewives in their 40s reentering the job market as part-time workers as well as socially active career women recounting their lives. |
| CU080 |
Miscellaneous Topics #4 (48 min.)
a. The Sounds of Japan
b. The Working Women of Japan
c. Japanese Leisure Time |
