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Island of the spirits / a BBC and WGBH/Boston co-production ; produced by Patrick Morris.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Morris, Patrick, producer.
Hurt, John, 1940-2017, narrator.
Gunning, Christopher, composer.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), distributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hokkaido (Japan).
Islands--Japan.
Islands.
Japan.
Ainu.
Japan--Description and travel.
Genre:
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, [1999]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Summary:
In this episode, Nova travels to Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido, a rarely seen wonder filled with towering volcanoes, steaming lakes, marshy valleys, fairy tale forests and wondrous wildlife. Here the native Ainu people revere the island's special creatures and extraordinary landscape, uniting the natural and spiritual worlds.
Participant:
Narrated by John Hurt.
Credits:
Cinematography, Michael W. Richards ; editor, Jill Garrett ; music, Christopher Gunning.
Notes:
Videocassette release of an episode from the television program Nova.
Description based on VHS version record.
Other Format:
VHS version Island of the spirits /
ISBN:
1578072115
OCLC:
43413858
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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