Lullaby

1932 , Japan (Other)

Mother and child in the Japanese countryside.

Documentary. Mother and child in the countryside, the child picking flowers and being given a doll by her mother. Images of the mother walking with pannier baskets across her shoulders.

Keywords

Children; Countryside; Mother-child relationships; Play (leisure)

Background Information

This film was made by Tatsuichi Okamoto (also found referred to as Tatuschi Okamoto). He lived in Matsuyama, Japan. He was born 24 April 1898 in Ehime. Okamoto was the son of a lawmaker. Okamoto served as a mayor of Saijō City in Ehime Prefecture between April 1951 and April 1955. See Amateur Cinema website https://www.amateurcinema.org/ A letter by Tatsuichi Okamoto writing about his work on 8mm film appears in the September 1936 issue of Cine Kodak News http://mcnygenealogy.com/book/kodak/cine-kodak-v12-n04.pdf The accompanying text notes that ’Mr Okamoto is one of the outstanding amateur cinematographers of the world. In 1935 he won first award for photography in the international contest of the American Society of Cinematographers, open to 8mm and 16mm films, with his ‘Vanishing Autumn’. In 1934 his ‘Tender Friendship’ reel carried off the same award. In 1932 his ‘Early Spring’ first brought him renown by capturing the photographic award.’ Films known of: Lullaby 1931 / 1932 Early Spring 1932 Tender Friendship 1933 Autumn Leaves 1934 Early Summer 1932 / 1935 Vanishing Autumn 1935 Dates may be date of production, or award in competition, drawn from the sources mentioned above

  • Camera : T. Okamoto (photographer)

  • Production company : Okamoto Picture

  • Distributor : Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

Manifestations

Lullaby

  • Award:
    • Group 1:
      • Note: Awards (data migration 25/06/2021): The film was awarded 2nd prize in the 1932 Amateur Motion Pictures competition sponsored by the American Society of Cinematographers.

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