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SERIES Discover Asia | Growing Food in a Dry Land – Ulan Bator, Mongolia –

DC050008Documentary

アジア発見 | 乾いた大地に糧を求めて モンゴル・ウランバートル [NHK]

|Length : 24min. |Year : 2000

Mongolia suffers from serious food shortages. At a school on the outskirts of the country's capital, Ulan Bator, a farm was established in spring, 1999. Teachers, students and parents transformed a one-hectare former garbage dump into the school farm. The crops harvested on the farm are given to poor families and sold at the market. The profit from these sales is used to buy teaching materials for the school. This program demonstrates how the Mongolian people are responding to a new form of food aid.

Memories by Candlelight – Honey Candle Craftsman Ryuji Ando –

DC230021Documentary

灯火に思いを寄せて 蜜ろうそく職人 安藤竜二 [YBC]

|Length : 25min. |Year : 2000

Asahi in Yamagata Prefecture is well known as a town of beekeepers. However, due to the planting of Japanese cedar and other fast-growing trees, the number of horse chestnut trees favored by the bees has been decreasing. But one group of local beekeepers has banded together to plant chestnut trees. Ryuji Ando, along with helping with the planting of trees, also uses the wax secreted by the bees to make candles. In the light of these candles he sees the hope that forests of broad-leaved trees will once again flourish.

The Sea Bream of the Inland Sea – The Splendid Cuisine of the King of Fish –

DC260004Documentary

瀬戸内海鯛物語 海の王・華麗なる“食”の世界 [RNB]

|Length : 30min. |Year : 2000

The sea bream has long been an essential part of many different kinds of celebratory occasions in Japan, including festivals and marriage parties. Indeed, it is often referred to as 'the king of fish'. In this documentary, we see fishermen rod-fishing in the Inland Sea, men cultivating top-quality fish, a master chef of a high-class restaurant in Tokyo creating various mouth-watering dishes, and a chef at a hot-spring inn on Shikoku Island attempting to recreate several 18th century sea bream recipes.

The 1000-year Nail : A Blacksmith’s Challenge

DC270017Documentary

千年の釘に挑む [NHK]

|Length : 43min. |Year : 2000

Yakushi-ji is a temple in Nara, which is located in Honshu Island. It is World Heritage listed and its buildings are the second oldest wooden structures in the world. A bold plan is in progress to reconstruct the temple buildings. Today, common nails last for around 50 years. The question is: can a contemporary craftsman recreate the 1000-year nail? This program tells the story of Yukinori Shirataka, the last surviving blacksmith in Japan who can make 25-centimetre nails using traditional Japanese methods.

SERIES Maestros de alta tecnología | Hélices gigantes

DC790008Documental

ハイテクの職人たち | ミクロの研磨 巨大スクリュー [NHK]

|Length : 10min. |Year : 2000

En un mundo donde la competencia en la industria ya en el comercio ha alcanzado un nivel internacional , Japón ha conseguido mantener su posición de líder en muchos sectores gracias a su avanzada tecnología. Las computadoras ya los equipos de alta precisión no son las únicas herramientas necesarias para fabricar productos de primera clase a nivel mundial, la experiencia y ala dedicación de trabajadores de gran capacidad es también un elemento crucial del proceso industrial. En la fabricación de hélices gigantes para petroleros ya grandes buques de carga pro ejemplo, las maquinas sólo pueden realizar una parte de los trabajos de terminación. Para transformar estas hélices en las mejores del mundo hace falta la mano humana. El Sr. Miyata, uno de los maestros artesanos presentados en este documental declara: "para mejorar el rendimiento de la hélice hay que hacerlo a mano. "Este breve documental muestra el proceso de fabricación de hélices gigantes desde la etapa inicial donde la aleación del cobre se vierte en el molde, hasta la etapa final de acepillar el orificio de la hélice donde debe encajar a la perfección el eje y también el pulido a mano de las aletas. Si el toque humano, las hélices usadas para impulsar los enormes buques que transportan productos manufacturados a través de los océanos del mundo producirían ruidos y vibraciones que afectarían el desplazamiento correcto de la embarcación. En las palabras del Sr. Izutani, otro maestro artesano con 25 años de experiencia: "Los seres humanos son todavía superiores a la máquinas.

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