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Gaea girls. Part 2 /

Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Williams, Jano (Director), Longinotto, Kim (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with English subtitles.
Published: London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2002.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Women wrestlers > Japan.
Wrestling > Training.
Women wrestlers.
Japan.
Lutteuses > Japon.
Lutte > Entraînement.
Lutteuses.
Women wrestlers
Wrestling > Training
Japan
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Summary:Every Spring in Japan, young people have to decide their future. Many young girls are are setting their sights on a gutsy future - professional wrestling. Gaea is one such company that rears young wrestling hopefuls. The girls are expected to go through a grueling year's initiation, where they will have to undergo severe physical training and hardship. This documentary follows the extraordinary transformation of young Japanese females, from timid youngsters, into confident fighting machines.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.).
Playing Time:00:49:52