Stanley Burns, entrepreneur and thinker, decides to export Australiana to Japan and so, being the astute businessman he is, sets out to understand the inscrutable Japanese. This amusing comedy makes many allusions to Japanese film classics including a Samurai duel, a la Kurosawa, where the protagonists use chop-sticks instead of swords. Basically a satire on the enigma of Japanese culture as seen through western eyes. Cast: Roger Pulvers, Howard Stanley, Chong Weng Hoo, Ue Kyogo, Amanda Ma.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323471
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Japanese - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)