Film

Beauty of the Ancients

1958 · 22m · Documentary

Commissioned by the Tokyo National Museum, this film, regarded in some quarters as the masterpiece of Haneda’s Iwanami period, is one of several in which she documented Japan’s ancient and classical artistic treasures. Here she focuses on the Tokyo National Museum’s collection of art from the earliest eras of Japan’s (pre)history, including earthenware pottery and the striking terracotta figurines known as haniwa.

• Sumiko HanedaDirector

Release date

January 1, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

22m

Genres

Documentary