Aging in Japan : when traditional mechanisms vanish

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Date
1990
Summary
This program provides a record of a society in flux, in which the traditional mechanisms for looking after old people are breaking down. These Japanese senior citizens created the economic miracle of modern Japan, only to find that the happy retirement they unquestioningly expected has been replaced by isolation.
Contributors
Tanaka, Keishi; Koike, Seiichi; Gordon, Hannah
Publishers
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Genre
Documentary films
Subjects
Asian Culture; Japanese Culture; Personal and Family Lives; Health, Family Studies; Japan; Older people -- Japan; Older people -- Psychology; Balneology; Families -- Psychological aspects; Health resorts -- Japan; Public baths -- Japan
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
45 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
NHK presents ; director Keishi Tanaka ; producer Seichi Koike ; narrator, Hannah Gordon.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089527; Fedora 2 PID: umd:10563; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/3038; Catalog Key: alephsys00412927; OCLC: ocn714811980

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