School life in japan

A survey of present day educational facilities for children in Japan, from pre-school to university. The film underlines the value which the Japanese place on a good educational system.

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Credits

production company

Sakura Motion Pictures

Duration

00:18:30:00

Production places

Japan

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009468

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Japan

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools - Japan

Places → Japan

Short films

Short films → Short films - Japan

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Japan, 1965

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