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Mystery In The Forest

1935 , Japan (Other)

Cat no. 3643

Nature throughout the seasons in a forest in Japan.

Documentary. The flora and fauna in a forest in Japan. Winter landscapes and snow clearing (snow shovelled into large open baskets carried on the backs of women); swans flying over water; spring flowers with shots of Mount Fuji. A man using his fingers as a pan pipe to attract birds. The juichi (a kind of cuckoo), the nests with eggs of the grand thrush, greenfinch and the warbler. Chicks of the blue robin and snakes. A titmouse that has built her nest in a tomb. Greenhorn chicks; nests of night herons and the chicks; owls.

Keywords

Birds; Mount Fuji; Japan; Snow; Women workers

Background Information

This film was made by Koji Tsukamoto (also found referred to as Khoji Tsukamoto). He lived in Tokyo, Japan. He was born 12 January 1896 in Tokyo, and died 26 September 1963. Tsukamoto was a mountain photographer before he began shooting films. Most of the small-gauge films that he made were documentaries that featured nature and mountains. He was a member of Cherry Amateur Movie Society and Nippon Amateur Cine Slide Association. He served as the chair of Nippon Amateur Cine Slide Association in 1950. He was awarded medals of honour by the Government in 1962 (Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon and Medal with Purple Ribbon). See Amateur Cinema website https://www.amateurcinema.org/ Reviews in American Cinematographer 1938 https://archive.org/stream/america19asch/america19asch_djvu.txt Films known of: The Inland Sea of Japan 1928 An Alpine Conquest 1933 The Water Country 1934 Mount Zao 1935 / 1937 Mystery in the Forest 1935 / 1938 Autumn Around Fuji 1938 Dates may be date of production, or award in competition, drawn from the sources mentioned above

Manifestations

Mystery In The Forest

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      • Note: Awards (data migration 25/06/2021): Awarded ‘Home Movies’ Cup in the 1936 IAC Competition. [1975 listing]

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