Purojekuto X, chōsenshatachi. Nihon-hatsu no mai kā Tentōmushi machi o yuku : kazokutachi no jidōsha kakumei / kikaku seisaku NHK Shuppan.
プロジェクト X, 挑戦者たち. 日本初のマイカーてんとう虫町をゆく : 家族たちの自動車革命 企画・制作NHK出版.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai, production company.

NHK Entāpuraizu, film distributor.

Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, broadcaster.

日本放送出版協会, production company.

NHK エンタープライズ, film distributor.

日本放送協会, broadcaster.

Series:

Purojekuto X, chōsenshatachi (DVD videodiscs) ; box III.

NHK DVD.

Purojekuto X, chōsenshatachi ; box III

NHK DVD

プロジェクト X, 挑戦者たち ; box III

プロジェクト X, 挑戦者たち (DVD videodiscs) ; box III.

Standardized Title:

Purojekuto X, chōsenshatachi (Television program). Nihon-hatsu no mai kā Tentōmushi machi o yuku.

プロジェクト X, 挑戦者たち (Television program). 日本初のマイカーてんとう虫町をゆく.

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Automobiles--Design and construction--Technological innovations--Japan--History--20th century.

Automobiles.

Subaru automobile--History--20th century.

Subaru automobile.

Fuji Jūkōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha--Employees.

Fuji Jūkōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha.

Automobiles--Design and construction--Technological innovations.

Employees.

Japan.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

History.

Television series.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (43 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Subtitle on container: Shomin no kazoku no kuruma o tsukuru

Nihon-hatsu no mai kā Tentōmushi machi o yuku : kazokutachi no jidōsha kakumei

Subtitle on container: 庶民の家族の車を作る

日本初のマイカーてんとう虫町をゆく : 家族たちの自動車革命

Place of Publication:

[Tokyo] : Hakkō Hanbai NHK Entāpuraizu, 2011.

[Tokyo] : 発行・販売NHKエンタープライズ, 2011.

Language Note:

Japanese dialogue; optional Japanese subtitles.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 2; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo sound.

digital optical stereo Dolby

Full screen (4:3)

NTSC

video file DVD video region 2

Summary:

When the first passenger cars were introduced in Japan in 1950's, they were so expensive that only few wealthy people could afford. 7 young engineers at Fuji Jidosha, who used to be successful WWII fighter plane engineers, were struggling for life. Their dream was to develop an affordable four-seated car that the general public could afford, but their company wasn't doing well so the engines they could use for their dream car were ones meant for motorcycles. After 3 years of numerous struggles and backslidings, they finally develops a four-seated affordable car named Subaru 360, also nicknamed Ladybird by the public. Part of the documentary TV series that tells the stories of relatively unknown persons and organizations who made important contributions to the development of post-war Japan, especially in the area of technological innovations.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Originally broadcast on NHK television on May 8, 2001.

OCLC:

869736991

Publisher Number:

4988066176517 set

4988066173882

NSDX-15798 NHK Enterprise set

NSDS-15277 NHK Enterprise