well, it ain't gonna set the world on fire doc-wise, but http://films.com/id/2918/Japan_Past_and_Present.htm
is still around (films.com) gary > Howdy folks, > > I'm fairly positive it is out of print, but does anyone know where I might > be able to score copies of the 26 part (1987-1988) PBS series, "Faces of > Japan" narrated by Dick Cavett, produced by TeleJapan USA? We have an > instructor who uses it frequently, but ILL and "26 part VHS series" is > just > not a happy combination for a course offered regularly. As a fall back, > can anyone recommend a documentary that might capture the stresses of > contemporary Japanese society (which I suspect was all the rage in the > roaring '80's), from a first person account? > > Thanks! > Scott > > -- > Scott Spicer > Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian > University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities > 341 Walter Library > spic0...@umn.edu 612.626.0629 > Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media > SMART Learning Commons: smart.umn.edu > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
