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

Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library
Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: "More than 10% of Japan's population is now over 65 years
old. However, many elderly people are still very energetic and young at
heart, and they have plenty of time on their hands. Today they are
playing various important roles in the local community, such as working
as volunteers." --From NHK International TV Programme catalogue
Restriction & Screening notes: Not for Laon. Licensed for public
screening at JF-Sydney
Call Number: 367.7 SBS
Title: The Silent Question - The Fourth Season
Publisher: Australia : [SBS Australia]
Physical description: 30min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: "This program takes us to Japan and explores how the aged
cope with their lives. It also takes a general look at Japan's health
system". -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 367.7 WAY 1E
Title: A second chance = Hanazakari daini no jinsei [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: This volume features the lifestyles of the older generation
who relish a broad range of interests and enjoy their second youth are
featured.
Call Number: 367.7 WAY 1J
Title: A second chance = Hanazakari daini no jinsei [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: "The population of Jpan is about 120 milion, of whom about
15 milion are aged 65 or over. These are people who experienced the
Second world War and lived through the period of economic hardship
that followed it. As members of a generation that was single-mindedly
devoted to the development of Jpan, they never had a chance to enjoy
their childhood and younger days. But now thoes of them in atable
circumstances are making the most of a :second youth". Here we are
members of this older generation relishing a broad range of interests.
In scenes of everyday lives filled with vintage cars, dancing, poetry
recitals and even rugby, we find out more about this generation and
the way they think". -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 367.8 FAC 6
Title: Cram School = Jyuken Sangyo [English edition] (Faces of
Japan an ; 6)
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice 1986
Physical description: 30 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: This volume introduces the importance of the college
entrance exam in the lives of young Japanese and their families, and
thus the importance of the cram school for those who failed the exam.
The video focuses on two roonin who have failed the exam. One left
home in Hiroshima to attend a famous cram school in Tokyo and earns
his living as a newspaper delivery boy. The other lives with the family,
attends a cram school, and endures hard suffering from the pressure
by his parents.
Call Number: 367.8 JPF
Title: Voices of young Japan = [Nihon no wakamono wa ima].|Voices
of young Japan = [ 日 本 の 若 者 はいま--
--].|
Publisher: [c1979]; (Tokyo : Japan Foundation, 2007).
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 30 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Video Recording
System requirements:DVD (Region ALL).
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: Young Japanese have grown up in a period of peace and
prosperity, and their lifestyle seems very Western. Yet there are some
deep undercurrents in their lives that make them different in some
ways from Western people. The starting point for understanding
Japanese youth is the intensely competitive Japanese education
system. The most prestigious jobs are reserved for the graduates of a
few top universities; thus, during school years pressure is high, and
failure can lead to severe depression or even suicide. After this
traumatic period, most young Japanese settle into rather conventional
lifestyles, accepting their lot with patience and resignation. However,
there are a growing number who, for various reasons, take a more
challenging attitude towards the future. This film introduces some of
these people and their achievements. The English narration is
supplemented with extensive interviews which give provocative and
sometimes humorous insights into the thinking of the young Japanese.
What they say gives an important clue to the way Japan as a nation
may change in the next few decades.
Restriction & Screening notes: Licensed for public screening at JF-
Sydney
Call Number: 368.8 FAC 8
Title: From Swords to Factories = Kulafutoman sippu [English edition]
(Faces of Japan ; 8)
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice 1986
Physical description: 30 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: This volume introduces the story of a swordmaking master
and his son whose art and craftsmanship has been handed down from
generation to generation. It also tells the story of a young steelworker
who works with the same zeal and his commitment as the craftsmen.
Both stories reveal that the unique working spirit and disciplines
contribute to the high quality and productivity of Japanese
workmanship.
Call Number: 371.3 NIT 10
Title: Education in Japan : children and their dreams = Nihon no
kyoiku : kodomotachi to sono yume (Nippon : the land and its people =
Nihon : sono sugata to kokoro ; 10)
Publisher: Tokyo : Nittetsu Hyuman Deberopumento 1991
Physical description: 30min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: "This look at two urban households with school-age children
gives us some insight into the Japanese education system which relies
heavily on test scores to rank students and their attitude. We will see
how Japanese students get through exam hell. Interviews with
students and the future but also that frustration that this conpetitive
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