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The Tsukinowa Tomb

Original Title: 月の輪古墳

Status

Released

Release

1954

Runtime

29m

Storyline

The film documents an excavation in 1953 of a large kofun (burial mound) near Yuuka village (in present day Misaki) in Okayama prefecture. Under the guidance of researchers at Okayama University nearly 10,000 locals participated in the undertaking and was hailed as archaeology/history "by the people." It is considered one the most significant documentary films of the postwar period in Japan.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
29m
Jul 26, 1954
Languages
Japanese
Production Countries
Japan

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1 Cast Members