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Surrounding Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture has prospered since the Middle Ages as a major axis linking Kyoto to the Kanto region. However, after the war, with the development of transportation and industrialization, it was facing the risk of becoming a mere transit route. These documentary films, shot during that period of transition and capturing the traditional lifestyles and social system of Shiga’s farming and fishing villages, are now precious records of Japanese farmers’ way of living after the war.

“Shiga Prefecture” (From the Japan Discovered series)
1961 / 28 min 50 sec / Digital version of original 16mm film / BW
Produced by Iwanami Film Production Co. / Producer: Takeji Takamura / Director: Masato Hanamatsu / Scenario: Junpei Yoshihara / Camera: Hiroshi Oda

“Women’s College in the Village”
1957 / 25 min 27 sec / Digital version of original 35mm film / BW
Planned by the Ministry of Science, Education and Culture / Produced by Iwanami Film Production Co. / Producer: Teizo Oguchi / Director & Scenario: Sumiko Haneda / Camera: Shizuo Komura

Schedule

Feb 14 (Sat) 2015

Opening Hours Information

Hours	11:00-18:00 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.

Fee

Free

Venue

Intermediatheque
http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en/

Location

2F, 3F JP Tower 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7003

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Access

1 minute walk from the Marunouchi South exit of JR Tokyo Station, 2 minute walk from exit 4 at Nijubashimae Station on the Chiyoda line.

Phone

050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)

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