(Living Treasures of Japan)

Content: Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangible cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a potter, a doll sculptor, a puppeteer, a papermaker, a koto musician, a swordmaker, a textile weaver and a dyer, a kabuki theater actor, and a bellmaker.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1981

Directors:

Norris Brock

Production companies:

National Geographic Society,

WQED

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