1981
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0h 59m
Genres
Documentary
Rebuilding an Old Japanese House
Overview
Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.
Key Crew
Director: Richard Leacock, Rachel Strickland
