Across the Equator

Tsuburaya served both as director and cinematographer of this feature-length national policy documentary, supported by the naval ministry, which creates a sketch of life among cadets aboard a naval training vessel on a voyage around Indochina, Malaya, Hawaii and the South Pacific islands. The film clearly outlines the economic motives behind Japan’s southward expansion, but also presents the music and dance traditions of various regions, in what has been termed “folklore through sound”.

• Eiji TsuburayaDirector
• Hirohisa IkenagaProducer
• Chuzo AochiEditor

Release date

January 15, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary