As the Japanese Like It

Synopsis

Television documentary. Derek Jacobi narrates a documentary that progresses from the Hamlet production of the Old Vic Theatre Company in Japan to a brief consideration of some the Shakespeare productions in Tokyo. The film concentrates on As You Like it performed by the Haiyuza Company, directed by Toshikiyo Masumi at the Sunshine Gekijo, Tokyo. Daishi Horikoshi is Rosalind.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

24 May 1972 at 22:35 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

75 mins

Credits

Director

Roger Bamford

Producer

Cedric Messina

Contributor

Bill Wright; Derek Jacobi; Tony Peirce-Roberts

Additional Details

Theatre company

Old Vic Theatre Company

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

As You Like It; Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre - Japanese

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

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