MovieReleasedDocumentary
Rebuilding an Old Japanese House
Release1981
Runtime59m
Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.
Original Language
en
Release Date
December 1, 1981
Popularity
4
