The Roof of Japan

The Roof of Japan (1957)

白い山脈

This film was touted as its country's first full-length "nature documentary." Following the tradition established by Disney's "True-Life Adventures," the film transports the viewers to the loftiest heights of Japan's mountain ranges. Here, the hardy residents struggle for survival against the elements, and do a pretty good job of it (after all, they've been there longer than the audience has!) Especially well handled are the sequences involving the animal denizens of the snow-capped regions.

Date of release
1957-02-27
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Sadao Imamura

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