Stronger since the war?

Australia, 1964

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Examines the status of women in Japan since the end of World War II, and their new social and economic conditions. Raises the question of whether the Japanese women are better off since their emancipation from the traditional way of life. Shows the changed life of women of the fishing villages and rice farms, and of women in the city; geishas, a Zen-Buddhist ‘Garden of Nothingness’, and the famous Japanese Tea Ceremony are also recorded. Awards: Winner of Silver Award, Documentary Category, Australian Film Awards, 1965)

Credits

director

Brett Porter

producer

Gil Brealey

production company

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Intertel

Language

English

Duration

00:53:27:00

Colour

Black and White

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