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Gaea girls / by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Women wrestlers--Japan.
- Women wrestlers.
- Wrestling--Training.
- Wrestling.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2002.
- Language Note:
- In Japanese.
- Original language in Japanese.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2014).
- OCLC:
- 894132381
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