Sumiko Haneda Movies

  • 2012
    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

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    Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal...

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer
  • 1957
    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

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    Haneda’s debut as full director, made after four years spent as an assistant, is set in a farming village in Shiga Prefecture (east of Kyoto)....

    School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village
  • 1968
    The Cabbage Butterfly

    The Cabbage Butterfly

    The Cabbage Butterfly

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    Haneda employed various cinematic and scientific technic to explore the world of cabbage butterfly, and the result was a completely new type of...

    The Cabbage Butterfly
  • 1981
    Hayachine Kagura no Sato

    Hayachine Kagura no Sato

    Hayachine Kagura no Sato

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    Short documentary made for the communities at the foot of Mount Hayachine. Not satisfied with it, Haneda expanded it into what eventually became Ode...

    Hayachine Kagura no Sato
  • 1977
    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

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    The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families...

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
  • 1976
    Ima genshiryoku hatsuden wa

    Ima genshiryoku hatsuden wa

    Ima genshiryoku hatsuden wa

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    TV documentary about the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and its safety concerns in 1976.

    Ima genshiryoku hatsuden wa