The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka (2009)

Original title

田中絹代の旅立ち～占領下の日米親善芸術使節～

Directed by

Koko Kajiyama

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

31 min

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the 1949-1950 journey of Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka to the United States. It uses archival footage to follow her travels and interactions during that time.

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What happens

The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka (田中绢代的旅行, Tanaka Kinuyo no tabidachi) est un film documentaire japonais réalisé par Koko Kajiyama et sorti en 2009. Le documentaire se base sur des images d'archives du voyage qu'a effectué Kinuyo Tanaka aux États-Unis du 21 octobre 1949 au 19 janvier 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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