Subseries VI.7: Documentary Film Materials (Books, Magazines, Files), 1934-2006
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This subseries contains materials related to documentary film, often referred to as culture films (bunka eiga/文化映画) or PR (public relations) films in the pre-war andkiroku eiga/記録映画 in the post-war.
This subseries has bulletins, newsletters, magazines, directories and the monthly journalKiroku eigaof The Association of Education Filmmakers (Kyōiku Eiga Sakka Kyōkai/教育映画作家協会), and materials from The Association after it changed its name in December 1960 to The Association of Documentary Filmmakers (Kiroku Eiga Sakka Kyōkai/記録映画作家協会). The subseries also contains experimental film fliers and programs as well as movie theater handbills and bulletins for wartime news films/news reels from Nippon Eigasha (Nichi-ei)/Japan Film Company/日本映画社, and Asahi News. The subseries also contains wartime scenarios for documentary films from Fuji Sutajio, Nippon Eigasha/日本映画社 as well as scenarios for short films(tanpen eiga/短編映画) from these companies. It also contains wartime company documents for Fuji Studio/Fuji Sutajio.
There are documentary film movement materials written in the hand of writer, Atsugi Taka/厚木たか (1907-1998). Several translations by Atsugi Taka of Paul Rotha's book, Documentary Film,Bunka Eiga ron/文化映画論,as well as the original English edition of Rotha's book are also included in this subseries. The 1976 edition is autographed by Atsugi Taka for Makino.
The subseries contains production documents, including scenarios, cut lists, and location shot schedules for several documentary films made by Makino as well as for a Korean film,Ilbon esŏ p'in Han munhwa ŭi kkot/일본 에서 핀 한 문화 의 꽃,written by Kim Chŏng-ju.
See Subseries XI.1: Post-War Magazines: Film Magazines for more post-war documentary and PR film magazines (arranged by title). For Movie Theater handbills that are not specifically for documentary films, see Series XII: Movie Theater Handbills/Chirashi.Some issues of the magazineBunka eiga/文化映画are filed here. For additional issues on specific topics, see Subseries VII.2: East Asian: China (including Manchuria) and Subseries III.4: Film-related Individuals' Files: Kanō Ryūichi.
For documentary film festival materials (including Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival/YIDFF/山形国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭 journalsDocumentary Box,schedules, fliers, and news digests), see Subseries XVI.4: Film Festival Materials: Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
For still photographs of pre-war news films, some of which Makino kept with documentary film materials, see Subseries XVII.2: Photos and Posters: News Film Stills. For still photographs and postcards of culture films(bunka eiga),see Subseries XVII.1: Photos and Posters: Albums, Bromides and Stills.
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A detailed listing of the items in Subseries VI.7 can be consulted in adownloadable Excel spreadsheet.
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