The True Face of Japan

Series

Series Name

This Modern Age

Issue

Issue No.

37

Date Released

4 Sep 1950

Length of issue (in feet)

1918

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The True Face of Japan

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

NoS synopsis: A discussion about whether Japanese culture is embracing Western capitalism, or Japan’s traditional religion and cultures (including courtesy, family instinct and veneration of the past).

Researcher Comments

Trade shown 18 July 1950.

Keywords

Customs and traditions; Religion and belief

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Enticknap, Leo. The Non-Fiction Film in Britain, 1945-1951 unpublished PhD thesis   p257.

Credits:

Production Co.

This Modern Age, Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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