| Description |
1 online resource (60 minutes) |
| Summary |
In April 2005, a commuter train crashed into an apartment building in Japan and killed 107 people when a driver tried to catch up with an 80 - second delay. Brakeless looks at a society which does not seem to know when to stop its pursuit of efficiency. It examines the way in which the characteristics conventionally considered to be national virtues - punctuality and loyalty to protocol - have become societal impediments and ultimately, dangers to the people of Japan. The film revisits the train journey and follows the aftermath through the eyes of the survivors |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed May 28, 2020) |
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"Every second lost is another closer to disaster" |
| Credits |
Rachel Wexler, Felix Matschke, Kyoko Miyake, producers ; Kozo Natsuumi, cinematographer ; Bert Hunger, editor |
| Notes |
In Japanese with English subtitles |
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Winner of the Peabody Award, 2014 |
| Subject |
Railroad accidents -- Japan -- Amagasaki-shi
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Punctuality -- Japan
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Manners and customs.
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Cultural Characteristics
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Manners and customs
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Punctuality
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Railroad accidents
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069579
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| Subject |
Japan
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Japan -- Amagasaki-shi
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Miyake, Kyoko, director, producer
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Wexler, Rachel, producer
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Matschke, Felix, producer
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Film Platform, film distributor.
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