Japanese Boy : The Story of Taro (1963)
1963 · Short film · 19 min
Synopsis
This is a story about a Japanese child who loses a friend, gains a treasured possession, and learns that growing up often means sacrificing one end to gain another. Pictures life in a Japanese home and school, revealing the attitudes, customs, and problems of a farm family living on the edge of a city. Filmed in central Honshu. The narrator is Bill Deneen, who uses a Japanese accent. According to Denneen, this film nearly didn't get distributed. According to Deneen, when EB Films' president…
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★★★★ · Sweet story, a brief glimpse of Japanese life · kerriganm · 2017-03-15
This film shows our hero, Taro, as he goes about his Japanese life: perfecting his calligraphy at school, going to worship his ancestors, taking a dip in the public baths with his best friend (a university student who lodges with his mother), going on a field trip to discover the beauty of nature (hey, America, that's a great idea!). Another short but informative film by this director about children (just boys?) from cultures different our own.