Video Recording collection - The Japan Foundation

Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library
Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
Title: Lifestyle in Japan = Nihon no seikatsu (Japan today ; 11)
[videorecording]
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice 1986
Physical description: 45 min Video Recording
System requirements:VHS (NTSC).
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: This volume looks at various parts of lifestyle such as housing,
food and journalism in Japan.
Call Number: 302.1 NEW 2
Title: The New Japanese Episode 2 [videorecording]
Publisher: USA: TBS Productions 1991
Physical description: 47mins Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Call Number: 302.1 JAP 20
Title: Traditional culture = Dentō bunka [videorecording]
Series title: Japan today : video library ;20
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice, [199-].
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (approx. 45
min.) :sd., col. ;1/2 in. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: This video takes you on a tour of Japan through the
representative traditional cultural assets of Japan such as Zen and Kabuki.
Call Number: 302.1 NHK
Title: 'Nihon rikai no kagi' : sanpuru-ban = Keys to Japan : video
sampler [videorecording] / [produced by NHK International].|「 日 本
理 解 の 鍵 」 : サンプル 版 = Keys to Japan : video sampler
[videorecording] / [produced by NHK International].|
Publisher: [Tōkyō] : NHK International, |[ 東 京 ] : NHK International, |
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC) (approx. 50 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Japanese dialogues with English subtitles.
Call Number: 302.1 KAI N-27
Title: Sekai ni tsunagaru Nihon no kurashi (Kaigai shijo no tame no
Nihongo gakushu bideo kyozai ; seikatsu-hen non guredo ; N-27)
[videorecording]
Publisher: Tokyo : Nihon Terebi Bunka Jigyodan 1980
Physical description: 20 min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in Japanese.
Call Number: 302.1 NAT
Title: Japan, of tradition and change [videorecording] / [produced by
National Geographic Society's Television and Educational Films
Division in association with Tak Inagaki Productions].
Series title: National Geographic video ;056.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1980.
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (24 min.) :sd., col. ;1/2
in. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: Teruko Kaida lives with her family in a suburb of Tokyo.
Teruko's father died in 1975, and as the eldest child, Teruko works to
contribute to her younger siter's education. She is part of a growing group
of Japanese women who have joined the work force. Teruko works at the
headquarters of Isetan, one of Japan's leading department stores. The
department sotre plays a unique role in contemporary Japanese life,
providing much more than merchandise for the modern Japanese family.
Call Number: 302.1 NAT
Title: Nations of the world [videorecording] Japan / producer Stewart
MacLennan ; director Stafford Garner.
Series title: National Geographic video ;253.
Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic Society; Monavale,
N.S.W. : Key Book Services [distributor], c1987.
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (26 min.) :sd., col. ;1/2
in.+ 1 teacher's guide pamphlet. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: Tells how Japan has manufactured and exported its way to
prominence in the modern world. Examines geography, economics, and
politics in Japan today.
Call Number: 302.1 NEW 1
Title: The New Japanese Episode 1 [videorecording]
Publisher: USA: TBS Productions 1991
Physical description: 49mins Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Call Number: 302.1 TAF
Title: Getting to Know Japan Through TAFE [videorecording]
Publisher: Australia: National Resource Centre 1980
Physical description: 24min Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: This is a recording of a Japanese cultural day held at TAFE, it
is a basic introduction toJapanese culture hosted by four Japanese
students. It includes two performance of traditional Japanese dance, a
discussion about Japanese kimono, an origami class and a cooking class.
Call Number: 312.1 NAT
Title: Democratic governments [videorecording] Japan / produced
and directed by Stafford Garner ; production company Garner
MacLennan Films.
Series title: National Geographic video ;327.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society; Monavale,
N.S.W. : Key Book Services [distributor], c1992.
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS, PAL) (29 min.) :sd., col. ;1/2
in. + 1 teacher's guide folded sheet. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack in English.
Summary: Japan's economic success is well known, but its system of
democratic government is not widely understood. This video shows how
Japan has adapted Western-style democracy to create a unique form of
government influenced by Japanese history and culture. Students first
learn about changes that took place in Japanese government, as japan
evolved form a country ruled by powerful shoguns to a young democracy
instituted after World War 2.
Call Number: 314.85 FAC 12
Title: Running and running for mayor [videorecording] = [Chiiki
shakai to senkyosen] / producer, Masanori Nakasone ; teleplay,
Marilyn Nissenson ; executive producers, Jonathan Donald, Hirohisa
Ohta.|Running and running for mayor [videorecording] = 地 域 社 会
と 選 挙 戦 / producer, Masanori Nakasone ; teleplay, Marilyn
Nissenson ; executive producers,
Series title: Faces of Japan ;12
Publisher: Tokyo : Intervoice, c1986.
Physical description: 1 videocassette :sd., col. ;1/2 in. Video Recording 1
booklet (22 p.)
System requirements:VHS (PAL)
Language: Soundtrack in English. Libretto in English and Japanese.
Summary: This volume follows two politicians running for Mayor in
Hakuba, Nagano prefecture. The video features the election campaigns by
candidates and supporting groups.
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