7: Grey Youth | Inside Japan

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

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1: The Chrysanthemum People | Inside Japan

1: The Chrysanthemum People | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'47''

Most people think of Japan as an urban, industrial country. In many important ways, however, life in Japan is still an extension o...

2: Foundation Stones | Inside Japan

2: Foundation Stones | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'09''

Looking at small business companies that are typical of Japan.

3: Harmony of the Team | Inside Japan

3: Harmony of the Team | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'30''

Baseball has been played in Japan for more than 100 years, and it's now the country's most popular sport.

4: Factory Flower Office Lady | Inside Japan

4: Factory Flower Office Lady | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'29''

Looking at the life of two working girls in Japan, their opportunities and expectations as women in Japan today.

5: Morning Till Night | Inside Japan

5: Morning Till Night | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'40''

Katsuji Mizuumi works in a small shipyard. He has few of the benefits of working for a large corporation.

6: The Company Comes First | Inside Japan

6: The Company Comes First | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'34''

This programme is about two executive lifestyles in Japan: Wako Takayasu (General Manager Mitsubishi Corp.) and Yoshiro Yoshioka (S...

7: Grey Youth | Inside Japan

7: Grey Youth | Inside Japan

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

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

BBC One | 1980 | 28'08''

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

9: White Elephants | Inside Japan

9: White Elephants | Inside Japan

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.

9: White Elephants | Inside Japan

9: White Elephants | Inside Japan

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.

11: Thinking Ahead | Inside Japan

11: Thinking Ahead | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'07''

Film about the Japanese adaptability and flexibility in industry, shown through the organisation of the Mitsubishi company.

12: Don't Wake Them Up | Inside Japan

12: Don't Wake Them Up | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'28''

Programme looks at situation of young people in a country which expects conformism.

13: Beautiful Human Life | Inside Japan

13: Beautiful Human Life | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'31''

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

14: Echoes of the Wind | Inside Japan

14: Echoes of the Wind | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'24''

Programme on the Japanese concept of 'ma' - the balance of silence and sound in traditional Kabuki theatre and music, the use of space ...

15: Everybody's Friend | Inside Japan

15: Everybody's Friend | Inside Japan

BBC One | 1980 | 28'38''

This programme looks at Japanese Foreign Policy.
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