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1987

Yanagawa horiwari monogatari

The Story of Yanagawa Waterways

柳川掘割物語

(c)Studio Ghibli

(c)Studio Ghibli

(c)Studio Ghibli

(c)Studio Ghibli

Release Date
August, 15th, 1987
Running Time
167 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,35mm
Subtitle
English, Dubbed : English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Nibariki

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

"The Story of Yanagawa Waterways" Distribution Committee

[ Story ]

Feature-length documentary by "Grave of the Fireflies" director Takahata Isao. The film's eleven chapters interweave actual footage with animation of the canals that crisscross Yanagawa City in Fukuoka Prefecture, showing how they work, the history, and the relationship between humans and the flora and fauna.
Yanagawa is a water capital. The canals that flow through the city have played an important role in people's lives throughout the ages. Water pollution brought about by modernization has become a problem, but a city worker's rallying cry launches a project to clean the canals. A plan to pave over the canals is put on hold.

[ Contact (International) ]

Studio Ghibli Inc.
International Division

1-4-25 Kajinocho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-0002
http://www.ghibli.jp

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