JAPAN: PACIFIC NEIGHBOR

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1962

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows how in this land of mountains surrounded by sea, the Japanese people have adapted their unique environment to fit their own needs. Fleets of fishing boats range across the Pacific in search of food for Japan's dense population; merchant ships travel over the world, carrying Japanese manufactured goods in trade for raw materials to supply her many factories. Crowded cities perch on narrow shelves of land, while a multitude of tiny farms take up every foot of workable ground. Discusses transportation, education, religion, industries, city and farm life, showing how Japan faces the constant challenge of her difficult topography, climatic extremes, and growing population.

Complete Record: Source: Bailey Interest level: el-jh-sh-ad Guide: Guide Price: $160, rent $7.50 Format: sd color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)