Japan in Color Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet /
It was a passion for global exploration that drove Albert Kahn to create a vast image archive, but he also felt a deep attachment to one country in particular - Japan. Although Kahn's skills as a financier gave him high-level connections there, he also held the Japanese people and their culture...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c2009.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col. |
| Series: |
Wonderful World of Albert Kahn.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Kahn's Project and Japan (1:44)
- Fascination With Japan (2:03)
- Kahn's Goals (3:10)
- Meiji Restoration and European Perspective (1:36)
- Japanese Hospitality (1:24)
- Western Fascination and Japanese Countryside (1:27)
- Toshogu Shrine (2:10)
- Geisha (2:30)
- Filmed Geisha Dance (1:12)
- Traditional Theater (3:37)
- Rural Purity (2:41)
- Silk Production (1:49)
- Traditional and Modern Silk Production (2:20)
- Japanese Gardens (1:24)
- Urban Life (2:53)
- Shintoism (1:28)
- Celebration of Warriors (3:06)
- Film of Procession (1:56)
- Imperial Family (2:11)
- Transition in Power (2:36)
- Industrialization Under Hirohito (2:04)
- Middle Class and Leisure (1:46)
- Education (1:37)
- Optimism and Catastrophe (1:45)
- Kahn's Legacy (0:55)
- Credits: Japan in Color- Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet (0:40)