Silkworm

The life cycle of the silkworm, and silkworm care on a Japanese farm. Soon after emerging from her chrysalis the female silk moth lays over 500 eggs, which hatch in a few days. The young silkworms are fed chopped mulberry leaves and after four weeks are fully grown and are moved to straw racks where they spin their cocoons. Close-ups and microcinematography show the growth processes in detail.

Credits

production company

National Farm Cinema Association of Japan

director

Vikichi Ohta

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Japan

Production dates

1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009818

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Microcinematography

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - Japan

Animals & Wildlife → Insects

Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Moths

Animals & Wildlife → Silkworms

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Japan

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Japan

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Japan, 1952

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