catalogue of video recordings (vhs, dvd) - The Japan Foundation

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Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
Title: Free-lance part-timer timer = Furita [Japanese edition] (The way of
life in Japan = Nihonjin no raifusutairu)
Publisher: Tokyo : Bonjinsha 1994
Physical description: 20 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in Japanese.
Summary: "A "freeter" is a person who's left school and does a
number of jobs part time for short periods rather than working for one
company for life. Freeters first emerged in Japan as result of changing
values among young people, and in response to a chronic shortage if
labor. Their numbers continue to increase. Here we meet two freeters:
one is 25-year-old man who dropped out of university in his third year
and is now seeking to exploit his full potencial via a wide variety of
jobs; the other is a 20-year-old woman who came to Tokyo in the
hope of becoming an actress and continues to nurture this dream
while working part time and living in lodgings". -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 366.8 WAY 8E
Title: Mastery of the t
chef's blade = Hocho ippon [English edition] (The
way of life in Japan = Nihonjin no raifusutairu)
Publisher: Tokyo : Bonjinsha 1994
Physical description: 20 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: In the world of the traditional Japanese chef, it is said a
newcomer takes 15 years to make the grade: the system of
apprenticeship still exists and each aspiring craftsman has to battle a
harsh meritocracy. This volume shows the life of a young man who
strives to be a chef and his struggle through their early apprenticeship.
Call Number: 367 JPF
Title: The Hanawa Family - A Japanese Family Nihon no Kazoku
Publisher: 1980
Physical description: 29 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Summary: Old Japan vs New Japan in this insightful documentary.
Family members in this extended family are introduced along with their
personal history they live in a typical high density Tokyo suburb. There
are four generations who co-exist in their various private and public
roles, The war and later economic growth in Japan are linked to the
social changes that have taken place in society, and this has lead to
the changes of Japanese families.
Call Number: 367.21 FAC 1
Title: The Story of Noriko = Noriko o no Baai [English edition] (Faces of
Japan ; 1)
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice 1986
Physical description: 30 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack chiefly in English.
Summary: This volume is about Noriko who is 21 years old and her
struggle to forge a career for herself. Noriko, as a modern young
woman, wants desperately to begin a career in Tokyo, but her parents
expect her to have omiai and have arranged marriage in her home town
in the north of Japan. This is not the only barrier for her in achieving
her goal. She is also confronted by the fact that when looking for a job
most of the position of significance are open only for men. The video
introduces Noriko's struggle toward her goal.
Call Number: 367.21 LAS
Title: Japanese Women
Publisher: South Melbourne, VIC : Australian Film Institute 1984
Physical description: 53min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: "A film for those seeking insight into contemporary
Japanese society, this one-hour documentary examines the status of
women in Japan. Through a well-balanced blend of archival footage,
candid interviews and fly-on -the-well scenes of women at home and
in the workplace, it investigates Japanese lifestyle, social values, labor
practices and the women's movement. A film highly recommended for
students of Sociology and Far Eastern and Women's Studies, as well
as for those who intend to visit or do business in Japan." -- FROM
CONTAINER.
Call Number: 367.3 FAM
Title: Families of Japan | produced and written by Eleanor Betting
marquisee.
Series title: Families of the world
Publisher: [Cincinnati, Ohio] : Master Communications, c1998, c2005.
ISBN: 1-888194-59-6
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 30 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4
in.+ 1 teacher's guide booklet (28 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm.). Kit
System requirements:DVD (All regions, NTSC),
Language: Soundtrack dubbed in English with optional subtitles in
English. Text on teache's guide in English.
Summary: The DVD documents life for one day from wake-up to
bedtime for two Japanese children, including family routines, mealtimes,
school, shopping, sports and play. Seiichi is a 9-year-old boy living on
a farm near Furukawa, and Ayako is a 9-year-old girl living in urban
Sendai. Watching the DVD allows the viewer to reflect not only on
similarities and differences with our own lives, but also on those
between the lives of Seiichi and Ayako. Having the narration from a
child’s point of view has been credited with helping young students to
relate to the foreign culture and characters being introduced. The
printed Teacher’s Guide contains the script for the DVD, along with
information and activities related to the DVD including a glossary of
the Japanese terms used, discussion, and quizzes testing students on
what they have learned about Japan. These are followed by fourteen
pages of background information on Japan including climate, history,
religion, economy, maps, and a Japanese recipe as well as websites to
find out more information on Japan.
Call Number: 367.3 FIL
Title: Human Face of Japan - 5 Part Series
Publisher: Lindfield, NSW : Film Australia 1968
Physical description: 166 Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack chiefly in English.
Summary: In Japan the big company always supplies. The Uchida
family work for Mazda, they live in company accommodation, go to the
company hospital, and were even married in the company-wedding hall.
The workforce is changing in Japan and there are the winners and
losers in the system as the day laborers are often out sight along with
Japans homeless.
Call Number: 367.3 JPF
Title: The Hanawa Family = Nihon no kazoku : Hanawa-ke no
hitobito.|The Hanawa Family = [ 日 本 の 家 族 : 塙 家 の 人 々].| 々
Publisher: [c198-?] (Tokyo : Japan Foundation, 2007).
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