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The Story of a Stream

DC219821Documentary

四季・牛渡川 [NHK]

|Length : 45min. |Year : 1998

A visual poem depicting the four seasons in the Tohoku region

The Ushiwatari River starts its journey from Mt. Chokai, and meanders along the northern edge of Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture in northeastern Japan, finally emptying out into the Japan Sea. It serves as a source of life and entertainment to the people in the area, flowing through rice paddies and residential areas. The combination of cold mountain water and its proximity to the sea allows the river to provide a unique environment which is capable of supporting both freshwater and seawater life.

Village of Dog’s Tooth Violets – The Four Seasons of Sawauchi, Iwate Prefecture –

DC219820Documentary

カタクリの里 岩手県沢内村の四季 [IBC]

|Length : 52min. |Year : 1998

Urban Life can be a turn-off for some people. Mr. Sakamoto, who had been employed by the Maritime Safety Agency, chose to move to the village of Sawauchi where he and his family could live a life more suited to them. Sawauchi is known as the "Village of Dog's Tooth Violets," for the pretty purplish-pink flowers that flourish there. Here in this village they learn not only how to choose and care for horses, but also how to grow and harvest rice. They also meet a man who has spent years traversing the mountains in search of signs of the ancient matagi, or bear-hunters of the area.

The Four Seasons of Mt. Daisetsu

DC219819Documentary

大雪山の四季 [HTB]

|Length : 45min. |Year : 1998

The gardens where the gods play

Mt. Daisetsu, located in Hokkaido, is the largest national park in Japan. The Ainus, Japan's aboriginal peoples, referred to this mountainous area filled with forests as "Kamuimintara," or the gardens where gods play. Covered by snow and ice eight months of the year, it is said that Mt. Daisetsu has only two seasons: spring and winter. The spring, while short-lived, is a microcosm of new life with flying squirrels traversing the night sky, and alpine plants unique to this area covering the grounds with their huge flowers.

The Char Man

DC219618Documentary

いわな仙人 [BSN]

|Length : 28min. |Year : 1996

Hooked on Preservation

Shinzo Igarashi, known as the "Char Man," is dedicated to hooking the Nikko Char sport fish. But he prizes his catch neither as a meal nor a trophy. Instead, the 68-year-old Igarashi carries the char in a tank on his back to the isolated source of a mountain stream. There he releases the fish, an endangered species, to multiply in safety.

Adventure Fishing! – In Pursuit of Large Char at the Hidaka Headwaters –

DC219617Documentary

アドベンチャーフィッシング 日高源流に大イワナを追う! [EX]

|Length : 30min. |Year : 1996

The Lure of the Unknown

The theme of Man vs. Nature plays out as three intrepid adventurers journey to Japan's last largely unexplored region - Hidaka in rugged Hokkaido Prefecture. After driving as far as an off-road vehicle can take them, the three hike and climb the remaining distance to the Hidaka Headwaters, where they finally cast their lines.

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