The New Japanese Geography Film Series: Villages of the Northeast

The farming villages that exist throughout Tohoku are known for their rice production but struggle with cold-weather crop damage. Many who rely on the single crop this land produces end up leaving their villages to earn money. At the same time, innovative work has progressed with im- proved adaptation of rice beds to the environment. The film also features people who have cleared land for dairy farming and regions where large-scale land reclamation projects have been undertaken.

• Shinkichi NodaDirector

Release date

October 25, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

20m