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Japan - The Bamboo Bends and Does Not Break

A look at how the various religious beliefs of the Japanese have influenced their history.
Series : Asian Insight | Episode : 3 | Year : 1976 | Total Duration : 52 Minutes | Producer : John Temple, Don Murray
Director : Arch Nicholson |
A bride and groom's nude wedding ceremony, a promotional event for a marriage agency. A stone garden feature, in a traditional Japanese garden with a building behind. A stone garden feature, in a traditional Japanese garden with a building in background. A stone garden feature, in a traditional Japanese garden with a temple in the background. Actors and crew on set of a Japanese film production.
Actors in traditional Japanese attire on set of a television drama. Aerial shot of traffic on a main road in Tokyo. An elderly women sitting at the end of an alley. Central building in the Horyu-ji Buddhist temple . Central buildings of the Horyu-ji Buddhist temple.
Central buildings of the Horyu-ji Buddhist temple. Cinematographer Dean Semler stands with camera filming a railway line. Cinematographer Dean Semler with camera in a traditional Japanese garden. Contemporary Japanese architecture. Director Arch Nicholson (right) and cinematographer Dean Semler stand holding cameras.
Japanese man dressed in a traditional Samurai costume. Japanese man dressed in traditional clothing as part of a festival. Japanese man with a street cart at the docks in Tokyo harbour. Japanese men and children dressed in a traditional costume as part of a festival. Japanese men dressed in a traditional clothing as part of a festival.
Japanese men dressed in a traditional costume as part of a festival. Man in a suit walks beside a contemporary Japanese architectural building. People sitting by a road. Portrait of a Japanese ceramicist, throwing a pot on a wheel Portrait of an older Japanese ceramicist, throwing a pot on a wheel.
Ships docked in Tokyo harbour. Silhouette of Horyu-ji Buddhist temple at sunset. Silhouette of Horyu-ji Buddhist temple at sunset. Sound recordist Peter Lipscomb stands beside Japanese street signs. Station guards assist commuters to board peak hour trains.
Statue of Buddha in one of the buildings of the Horyu-ji Buddhist temple. Street scene of a truck in motion and contemporary Japanese architecture. Sumo heavyweight wrestler squats before his opponent. Traditional Japanese architectural style building, surrounded by water. Traditional Japanese building and garden.
Traditional Japanese building and garden. Traditional Japanese building and garden. Traditional Japanese building and garden. Traditional Japanese building and garden. Traditional Japanese wedding, Phoenix hall, Byodoin Buddhist temple.
Traditional Japanese Zen rock garden, viewed through the doorway of a house. Traditional Japanese Zen rock garden, viewed through the doorway of a traditional house. Traditional Japanese Zen rock garden. Traditional Japanese Zen rock garden. Two men compete against each other in the Japanese martial art, Karate.
Two men compete against each other in the Japanese sport of Sumo heavyweight wrestling. Two men compete against each other in the Japanese sport of Sumo heavyweight wrestling. View from a traditional Japanese building of a garden, the walls are painted in traditional Japanese landscape style. View from a traditional Japanese building of a garden. View from a traditional Japanese building onto a garden, the walls are painted in traditional Japanese landscape style.
CU face of traditionally dressed and made-up woman. Zoom out to woman making ikebana flower arrangement with Buddha statue to side of frame. VS two men sumo wrestling. Golf driving range, pan around large building interior with multi levels arranged around void middle space filled with people practicing golf shots on various levels. WS Shinkansen (bullet train) towards and past camera.
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Access No. 134201 | 38 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS Japanese temple and tilt down past bridge to large group having their photograph taken. GS female tour guide in orange suit and carrying flag leading group of Asian tourists. VS groups of people in Japan including WS workers in hard hats, MS a long haired man amidst crowds, GS people brushing smoke around shrine and train on railway bridge over street of traffic. Track following young man past open fronted electronics shop with multiple television screens.
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Access No. 134202 | 55 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU face of presenter John Temple inside train talking to camera about the apparently contradictory aspects of the Japanese character and culture. WS shinkansen (bullet train) travelling away from camera. Opening titles and zoom in to graphic map of Japan. Aerial track over forested mountain and tilt from forest tree tops down to Temple walking along path in Mount Mima to timber temple.
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Access No. 134203 | 2 mins 10 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS presenter John Temple to camera telling of the origins of the Shinto religion and legend of the Amato cult. VS Japanese visitors to the temple performing various rituals. VS farmer tilling soil and GS another spreading grain from basket with overlaid map of Asia showing movement of Buddhist religion from Korea into Japan in 552AD. MS farmer tending vine with tilt to Japanese pagoda in background. VS Japanese temples with other Asian influences shown.
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Access No. 134204 | 3 mins 26 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Aerials over Buddhist temples, pagodas, Nara city, Horiyuji, Mt Mima, farms and aerial track past worshippers at temple. CUs largest wooden temple in the world, Todaji, Nara. VS visitors and statues. MS presenter John Temple talking to camera and zoom out to enormous Buddha Vairocana, the Daibutsu. VS of the 22 metre high Buddha. Zoom out from pagoda to rooftop of Kyoto temple.
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Access No. 134208 | 2 mins 13 secs | 1970s | Nara, Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU pan across faces of traditionally dressed Buddhist musicians. Zoom out and VS of performance outside temple of musicians, chanters and dancers. WS Japanese pond with lilypads and round stepping stones. GS temple buildings and MS of presenter John Temple talking to camera about power structure in the 9th century Han period and warriors. VS slow-motion of pair of warriors fighting with swords.
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Access No. 134210 | 2 mins 24 secs | 1970s | Kyoto, Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CUs Han style scroll paintings. WS Japanese architecture striving for harmony with nature featuring timber houses, ponds and arched bridges. Zoom out from Jodo Buddhist temple to series of buildings. Zoom out from Buddha statue's face. WS track of the Phoenix Hall of the Byodoin Temple with gardens in foreground.
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Access No. 134211 | 2 mins 3 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with architect Mr Kisho Kurokawa explaining Tokyo architecture. WS pan of various styles of architecture in Tokyo, past temple to high-rise office buildings, high density and traffic. Zoom out from windows in concrete structure to conical modern structure behind. Zoom out from circular windowed building resembling building blocks. MS tracks along symmetric horizontal forms of buildings
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Access No. 134212 | 1 min 19 secs | 1970s | Tokyo, Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Zoom out from striped facade of building to tilt up geometric exterior form to ceiling. VS modern Tokyo buildings. CUs scroll paintings featuring fighting warriors. WS superimposed map of Asia showing progress of Mongol armies into Japan. CU tilt down Zen Buddhist in meditation from face to hands down black robes. VS three men in meditation.
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Access No. 134214 | 2 mins 20 secs | 1970s | Tokyo, Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS traditionally dressed Japanese woman in kimono practicing ikebana flower arranging. MS pair of men practicing judo throws in slow-motion. VS man kneeling on tatami mat carrying out ritual tea ceremony and presenting bowl to Zen master. VS pairs of men practicing Kendo fighting. Zoom out from cross atop church spire to WS Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan. High angle shots over village streets and buildings.
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Access No. 134216 | 2 mins 37 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan. MS marble Madonna statue and VS interiors with statues and crucifix. MS Madonna statue being shattered as a parallel to the fate of early Christianity. Pan along painting depicting the crucifixion of numerous Japanese converts and priests in Nagasaki in 1597. VS memorial to these martyrs in modern-day Japanese church in the form of statues set into wall. MS presenter John Temple recounting Shimabara Massacre soon after the crucifixion.
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Access No. 134217 | 2 mins 2 secs | 1970s | Nagasaki, Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS ceremonial parade through streets with men dressed as various characters from Tokugawa Shogunate times. MS interview with psychologist Father M. Bairy reviewing the period and Japanese society. VS elaborate details on shrine. VS Asian visitors and large groups having photographs taken. Slow-motion archer on horseback across bridge at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko firing arrows from bow at target, watched by spectators.
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Access No. 134218 | 5 mins 27 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Re-enactments of samurai fighting (probably from film). MS presenter John Temple walking in temple garden talking about the samurai and the Tokugawa period. CU memorial plaque commemorating the landing of Commodore Perry of the US Navy and tilt up Japanese writing on memorial. VS commercial boats in Yokohama harbour. VS cargo being lifted onto boat from container ship and MS men unloading contents.
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Access No. 134219 | 2 mins 46 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Zoom into 19th century painting of Emperor Meji. VS paintings of Japanese scenes showing western influences such as bowler hats. CUs painting of Japanese navy with Asian map overlaid showing Manchuria. VS industrial floor with workers in hard hats and masks welding and sanding in shipbuilding yard. VS shipbuilding yard POV ascending crane.
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Access No. 134221 | 2 mins 15 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival footage of Japanese Rising Sun flag and WS over mass of military marching, two soldiers on horseback watching march. CU airforce plane propeller starting and air-to-air shots of formation flying into battle. Bombs dropping POV plane. VS land bombings with clouds of smoke and soldiers manning cannons. VS Japanese soldiers walking in town streets and VS military procession.
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Access No. 134222 | 1 min 6 secs | 1940s | Japan | © Visnews | B&W |
Archival footage of Japanese soldiers with European POWs. VS groups of Japanese soldiers cheering in unison. Present day footage with zoom out from bombed-out domed tower to presenter John Temple in Hiroshima with building in background. WS track following pigeons flying across Peace Square and GS Japanese businessmen through park past memorial. WS rectangular building with memorial and statues in foreground.
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Access No. 134223 | 2 mins | 1970s, 1940s, | Hiroshima, Japan | © Visnews/ NFSA | Colour |
CU small shrine and zoom out to shopping street with mixture of cars and elderly pedestrians pushing trolleys along street past shops. VS traffic of cars, bicycles and pedestrians and VS shoppers. WS roomful of workers in surgical gear looking into microscopes in orderly rows of tables and chairs. MS of women at microscopes and CU of soldering microchips. Track past rows and rows of workers.
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Access No. 134224 | 59 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Sharp/NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with Dr Sanai Mito, Executive Director of Sharp Corporation speaking about the two management schools of thought in Japan. WS young Japanese businessmen entering eating house in laneway at night and CUs meal and beer on table. Zoom out to group sitting on floor around table smoking and talking and eating noodles with chopsticks. MS Japanese man batting in baseball game. VS running between bases. VS women and couples with their babies
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Access No. 134225 | 2 mins 24 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS Japanese family interactions with CU of young children being bounced on tree branch and small girl riding on front of bicycle towards camera. Track in kindergarten classroom past teacher at piano and small children sitting at desks singing. MS kindergarten children frog-jumping and playing outdoors and CUs small children in classroom and partaking in activities. VS couples in parks holding hands, laughing, talking, eating and smoking (fashions look quite contemporary).
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Access No. 134226 | 1 min 53 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS pans of crowds in Japanese streets. MS interview with psychologist Father M. Bairy about the Japanese formality in personal exchanges. VS nude wedding (promoted as Ôgerm free' wedding) with bride and groom walking down aisle flanked by media photographing them. VS couple at alter taking vows with bride wearing only elaborate hat with veil.
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Access No. 134230 | 2 mins 29 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS backward track of girls walking through centre of seated crowd waving yellow pompoms followed by female marching band, single file. CUs audience clapping in time with VS performers on stage in front of crowds promoting a certain Buddhist sect. VS speaker in front of crowds with pans of enormous stadium filled to capacity. WS crowds all lifting arms in unison.
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Access No. 134232 | 2 mins 15 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS presenter John Temple speaking to camera as he walks in park about about the lack of universality in the Japanese way of life. WS Japanese priest walking along path past stone pagoda shaped objects. MS scholar in silhouette against screen chanting with end titles superimposed. MS family bicycle riding and youth laying on grass watching small television. Bowing disciple being caned on back by master. MS crush of crowds into peak hour commuter trains. WS pagoda silhouetted in sunset.
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Access No. 134233 | 3 mins 51 secs | 1970s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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