The Tsukinowa Tomb

The Tsukinowa Tomb

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1954
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29min

The film documents an excavation in 1953 of a large kofun (burial mound) near Yuuka village (in present day Misaki) in Okayama prefecture. Under the guidance of researchers at Okayama University nearly 10,000 locals participated in the undertaking and was hailed as archaeology/history "by the people." It is considered one the most significant documentary films of the postwar period in Japan.

The Tsukinowa Tomb

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The film documents an excavation in 1953 of a large kofun (burial mound) near Yuuka village (in present day Misaki) in Okayama prefecture. Under the guidance of researchers at Okayama University nearly 10,000 locals participated in the undertaking and was hailed as archaeology/history "by the people." It is considered one the most significant documentary films of the postwar period in Japan.
    Released
    7/26/1954
    Runtime
    29min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    Tsukinowa Eiga Seisaku Iinkai

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