The Samurai

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “Journey into Japan”.
This program examines the fate of the Samurai (warrior class) when Japan modernised at the turn of the century. Keith Adam shows the making of one of the countless popular movies which recreates the Samurai and their era and postulates that the Samurai live on not only in films but also in the business and industrial life of Japan. Narrated by Keith Adam.

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Credits

director

Stafford Garner

producer

Christopher McCullough

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Australia-Japan Foundation

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Journey into Japan

Group of items

Journey into Japan

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303471

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Japan - History

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Samurai - Conduct of life

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Samurai - Conduct of life

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Japan - Social conditions

History → Japan - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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