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Japanese family

United States, 1950
film

The daily routine and activities of a post-war family of silk weavers who live in Kyoto, Japan. Illustrates work at the looms; preparation of meals; children ..

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The World changes: Japan's new family patterns

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A Day with a Japanese family

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Children of Japan

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Families: alike and different

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School day in Japan

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Japan's living craft

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Living arts of Japan

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Rural Japan: helping to feed a nation

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An Island nation: Japan

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Japan: work and play in the land of the cherry blossom

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A Working couple

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Women in kimono

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