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The Tsukinowa Tomb

1954Documentary

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.

Original title月の輪古墳
Release1954-07-26
Runtime29 min
StatusReleased
CountriesJapan
Original languageJA
SpokenJapanese
ProductionTsukinowa Eiga Seisaku Iinkai
Popularity1
TMDB ID1703723

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