The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn - Season 2 Episode 5 Japan in Colour
2007-12-06
48 minutes.
Season - Episode
2
Season 2 Nov 08, 2007
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2 - 1Europe: After the Fire Nov 08, 2007 -
2 - 2Middle East: The Birth of Nations Nov 15, 2007
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2 - 3Far East: Expeditions to Empires Nov 22, 2007
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2 - 4The End of a World Nov 29, 2007
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2 - 5Japan in Colour Dec 06, 2007
1
Season 1 Apr 19, 2007
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1 - 1A Vision of the World Apr 19, 2007
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1 - 2Men of the World Apr 26, 2007
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1 - 3Europe on the Brink May 03, 2007
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1 - 4The Soldiers' Story May 10, 2007
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1 - 5The Civilian's Story May 17, 2007
0
Season 0 May 21, 2007
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0 - 2Japan in Colour May 21, 2009
Overview
Some of the most important of all the 72,000 colour images in Kahn's Archive were shot during three separate visits (in 1908, 1912 and 1926) to Japan. As an international financier, Kahn had established a network of contacts that included some of the most prominent members of Japan's business, banking and political elites. Consequently, Kahn's photographers were granted privileged access to places that would have otherwise been off limits - including some of the royal palaces, where they shot colour portraits of the princes and princesses from Japan's Imperial family. But some of their most fascinating images capture moments from the lives of ordinary Japanese people at work and play. This film showcases Kahn's treasury of films and autochromes of silk-farmers, Shinto monks, schoolchildren, porcelain merchants, Kabuki stars and geishas - pictures that were recorded at a time when this fascinating country was going through momentous changes.
Year 2007
Studio BBC Four
Director
Popularity 0.4681
Language English
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