The Samurai

Australia, 1979

Film
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

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.

Credits

director
producer

Christopher McCullough

production company

Australia-Japan Foundation

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Journey into Japan

Group of items

Journey into Japan

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

38215

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

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/82324--the-samurai/ |title=The Samurai |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=4 August 2021 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}