Shinkichi Noda Movies
- 1973
The Horse-running Ritual of Honmoku Shrine
The Horse-running Ritual of Honmoku Shrine01973HD
For four hundred years, the Honmoku Shrine in Yokohama’s Naka Ward has hosted the Oumanagashi Horse Running Festival to ward off evil. The...
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- 1971
A Million Prayers for Amitabha Buddha and the Lion Dance of Yozuku
A Million Prayers for Amitabha Buddha and the Lion Dance of Yozuku01971HD
In Yamakita, a town in the Ashigarakami District of Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a nenbutsu chanting practice associated with the Noanji Soto Zen...
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- 1957
The New Japanese Geography Film Series: The Roofs of Honshu
The New Japanese Geography Film Series: The Roofs of Honshu01957HD
In the mountains of the Chubu region, farmers grow legumes, buckwheat, and millet. Silk cultivation and forestry are also important sources of...
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- 1959
The New Japanese Geography Film Series: Villages of the Northeast
The New Japanese Geography Film Series: Villages of the Northeast01959HD
The farming villages that exist throughout Tohoku are known for their rice production but struggle with cold-weather crop damage. Many who rely on...
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- 1956
Country Life under Snow
Country Life under Snow01956HD
Depiction of the harsh life in a rural town in Yamagata.
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- 1951
Work in Retail
Work in Retail01951HD
Documentary by Noda Shinkichi
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- 1972
Sagicho in Oiso
Sagicho in Oiso01972HD
This film documents the Sagicho Fire Festival, which takes place in the eight communities constituting Oiso, a town located in the warm climate...
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- 1972
Miura Kikuna’s Ameya Dance
Miura Kikuna’s Ameya Dance01972HD
Located on Kanagawa Prefecture’s Miura Peninsula, Kikuna bustles with beachgoers in the summer. In October, the Miura Shirayama Shrine holds...
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- 1949
The Girl of the Valley
The Girl of the Valley01949HD
Documentary directed by Noda Shinkichi
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- 1991
Good Road for the Living and the Dead: Niino Bon Odori, Festival to Send Off the Gods
Good Road for the Living and the Dead: Niino Bon Odori, Festival to Send Off the Gods101991HD
On the nights of the 14th, 15th, and 16th of August, the obon festival takes over the streets of the Niino community of Nagano Prefecture. At its...
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- 1971
Yoshihama’s Kashima Dance, Ashigara’s Sasara Dance
Yoshihama’s Kashima Dance, Ashigara’s Sasara Dance01971HD
The Kashima Dance is performed in the area of Kanagawa Prefecture extending from Odawara City along the western shore of Sagami Bay. This film...
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- 1956
Festivals in Tohoku Part 1
Festivals in Tohoku Part 101956HD
First film in the festival trilogy
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- 1957
Festivals in Tohoku Part 3
Festivals in Tohoku Part 301957HD
Third film in the festival trilogy
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- 1970
Festivals in Tohoku Part 2
Festivals in Tohoku Part 201970HD
Second film in the festival trilogy
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- 1954
The Unforgivable Atom Bomb: The Singing Voice of 1954 Japan
The Unforgivable Atom Bomb: The Singing Voice of 1954 Japan01954HD
This film documents a large-scale event organized by the Utagoe (Singing Voice) working class choral and musical movement that took place over the...
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- 1958
Forgotten Land
Forgotten Land01958HD
A documentary depicting the the impoverished fishing village in Honshu's northernmost region as they struggle in the face of modernization.
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- 1950
The Locomotive Kid
The Locomotive Kid01950HD
Documentary by Noda Shinkichi
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- 1972
The Lion Dance of Toya
The Lion Dance of Toya01972HD
A folk festival with a three-hundred-year history held at Suwa Shrine in Toya in Sagamihara City’s Midori Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. Within...
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- 1954
The Matsukawa Incident: Seeing the Truth Through the Wall
The Matsukawa Incident: Seeing the Truth Through the Wall01954HD
A passenger train derailment occurred on August 17, 1949. In the aftermath, it was suspected that Communist sympathizers were responsible and...
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- 1954
Technique of Foundry: The Cupola Operation
Technique of Foundry: The Cupola Operation01954HD
Film by Noda Shinkichi
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