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Children of the Tribe
198027 min 59 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Kalle Lasn
Production: Kalle LasnPeter JonesJohn TaylorJohn Coney
Produced for the NFB by Psychomedia in co-production with KCTS/9, University of Washington.
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A film about parenting and education in Japan, Children of the Tribe brings out the striking contrasts between Japanese and Western family life and schooling, and illustrates the two seemingly contradictory elements of Japanese society: great competitiveness and great dependence on the group. Nuances of manner and behaviour are recorded in a way that will inspire thoughtful consideration of the collective experience.
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Subject categories
- Education > Child EducationForeign Countries
- Children and Youth > Child Rearing and DevelopmentEducation and School LifeFamily LifeYouth of the World
- Families > Child Rearing and DevelopmentChildrenFamilies in Foreign CountriesSociety and the Family
- Foreign Countries > Japan
Credits
- director
- Kalle Lasn
- producer
- Kalle Lasn
- editing
- Kalle Lasn
- executive producer
- Peter Jones
- John Taylor
- John Coney
- camera
- Bill Schmalz
- Yukio Yamashita
- Fumio Sakuma
- music
- Takashi Tadahira
Awards
- Gold PrizeCompetition for Films on Japan