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Tokyo waka : a city poem / a film by John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Crows--Adaptation--Japan--Tokyo.
- Crows.
- Crows--Japan--Growth--Regulation.
- Human-animal relationships--Japan.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Growth.
- Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs--1945-.
- Tokyo (Japan).
- Japan.
- Japan--Tokyo.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (63 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pa.] : [Distrobuted by] Bullfrog Films, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English and Japanese, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Tokyo Waka tells the story of 20,000 crows who have adapted to city life in Tokyo and the 13 million people of Tokyo who now live alongside them in a stalemate. A Buddhist priest comments on garbage as the remnants of desire; a gardener considers the relentless persistence of nature amidst urban grit; a homeless woman talks about forging community in her tent village deep in the corner of a city park. Tokyo Waka gives these smart, opportunistic crows their due, but the film is ultimately an episodic and discursive poem about the life and culture of Tokyo, one of the great cities of the world.
- Credits:
- Directed by John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson ; cinematography, sound, editing, John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson ; music, Todd Boekelheide ; sound design, Pete Horner.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Previously released in 2012.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed January 13, 2014).
- Winner, Best Cinematography, UNAFF ; Official selection, San Francisco International Film Festival ; Winner, Best Feature Film, Green Film Festival, Seoul ; Official selection, Silverdocs Documentary Festival
- Publisher Number:
- bf-twaka Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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