13: Beautiful Human Life | Inside Japan

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Film looks at Japanese attitudes towards consumer society, way young people are receptive to Western ideas and shows one couples wedding preparations.

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1: The Chrysanthemum People | Inside Japan

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2: Foundation Stones | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'09''

Looking at small business companies that are typical of Japan.

3: Harmony of the Team | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'30''

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4: Factory Flower Office Lady | Inside Japan

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5: Morning Till Night | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'40''

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'34''

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7: Grey Youth | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'25''

Concentrates on Japanese educational system and pressures put on children to succeed in surviving system by ambitious parents.

8: Love the Criminal, Hate the Crime | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'08''

A look at the treatment of prisoners at one of Japan's largest prisons.

9: White Elephants | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'14''

Looking at problems of old age in Japan, where extension of life expectancy has led to the increase in proportion of elderly in population.

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'14''

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11: Thinking Ahead | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'07''

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12: Don't Wake Them Up | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'28''

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'31''

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14: Echoes of the Wind | Inside Japan

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'24''

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BBC One | 1980 | 28'38''

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