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The Samurai / written by Lara Lowe ; produced by Jennie Dempster ; Cromwell Productions Ltd. ; Eagle Rock Entertainment.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Lowe, Lara, screenwriter.
Dempster, Jennie, producer.
Hobson, Derek (Narrator), narrator.
Farrer, Paul, composer.
Cromwell Productions, producer.
Eagle Rock Entertainment, producer.
Films for the Humanities (Firm), distributor.
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Series:
Ancient civilizations (Princeton, N.J.)
Ancient civilisations
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Japan--Antiquities.
Japan.
Antiquities.
Japan--Civilization.
Civilization.
Samurai.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Other Title:
Title on container: Samurai Japan
Place of Publication:
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
System Details:
DVD.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
From their ascension to power in the 13th century to the unconditional surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, the Samurai, with their code of virtue and discipline, created a society that prized one's honor over one's life.
Participant:
Narrator, Derek Hobson.
Credits:
Camera, Steve Trinder, Mark Ewart ; editor, Kirk Britten ; music, Paul Farrer.
Notes:
DVD release of the 1997 motion picture.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
OCLC:
52164672
Publisher Number:
FFH 8694 Films for the Humanities & Sciences

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