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Masks of Arcadia /

In the rice village of Kurokawa, the contradictions of rural life in Japan are particularly evident. Tradition appears strong, but this close-knit community is living through a time of enormous change. Today, Gonjiro, the grandson of a prosperous farmer and master of the Noh theatre, keeps his house...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dunlop, Geoff
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 1989.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Nō > Japan.
Dance > Japan.
Japan > Social life and customs > 1945-
Japan > Economic conditions > 1945-
Nō > Japon.
Danse > Japon.
Japon > Mœurs et coutumes > 1945-
Japon > Conditions économiques > 1945-
Dance.
Economic history.
Manners and customs.
Nō.
Japan.
Since 1945
Documentary.
Encoded moving images.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the rice village of Kurokawa, the contradictions of rural life in Japan are particularly evident. Tradition appears strong, but this close-knit community is living through a time of enormous change. Today, Gonjiro, the grandson of a prosperous farmer and master of the Noh theatre, keeps his house and land by dividing his time between farming, construction work and the Tokyo railway. His predicament is to find a balance between the practical and the ideal.
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 3, 2011).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.)
Production Credits:Writer and director, Geoff Dunlop.