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Tasha Tudor

DOCUMENTARY 2017 105 minutes Episode(s): 1 japanese Japanese
Tasha Tudor is one of America’s best author-illustrators of children’s literature. This documentary film features a humorous lifestyle full of flowers, animals, and heart-warming words for the future. The "mother of the slow life" provides you with a key to fully enjoying your life.

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    ISANA -Taiji Town in Turmoil
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    Daring Attempt of Oystermen to Overcome Earthquake Adversity
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    The oystermen on the Sanriku Coast of Japan suffered great losses in the tsunami caused by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. A good 90% of the oyster cultivation facilities in Miyagi Prefecture, nearly 12,000 of them, were lost. This program tells of men who are attempting to bounce back from this adversity...
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    Daidai Kagura -The Ritual Dance of Iki, the Island of the Gods-
    2017 30 mins

    Iki Island, in Nagasaki Prefecture, has about 1,000 shrines. The Iki Kagura is an ancient and sacred dance practiced only by Shinto priests and is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. The sacred ceremony is carried out with the playing of flute and drum accompanied by dance. Every year...
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