"Expressions of the Year 1970"(*)
A 16-mm motion picture with soundtrack planned by The Mainichi Newspapers and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company.
Produced by Mainichi Film Productions.
Scenarist-Director: Hani Susumu, Narrator: Mikuni Ichiro
Part I: 383.1 metres(F-2) Part II: 262.5 metres(F-3)

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A-8-4-1"Expressions of the Year 1970" 27
*Prologue
Suburban housing areaJapan Housing Corporation complex seen from
the air
ExpresswayInterchange, vertical crossing
City streetsThe heart of Tokyo
Sky over the citySmog
High-rise buildings
Industrial zone
RendezvousIn front of Shibuya Station
TelephonesRow of red public telephones, and users
Diet Budget Committee sessionPrime Minister Yoshida Shigeru replies to a
question from Kono ichiro
Baby and mother
* Joy
Little boys sharing a watermelon
Nakayama Masa assumes her postThe first woman to become a Minister in the
Japanese Cabinet (Minister of Welfare)
Sumo wrestler Taiho defeats KashiwadoPaving the way for promotion to yokozuna (Grand
champion)
Toei Flyers win the Pacific LeagueManager Mizuhara being tossed into the air
Baseball Championship
Hankyu Braves win the Pacific LeagueHankyuu players celebrate
Baseball Championship
Finals of the High School BaseballOkayama Higashi High School secures the
ChampionshipChampionship as a player slides into home base
The Matsukawa trialPeople rejoicing at the verdict "Not Guilty"
* Sorrow
Little boys wrestlingA young brother crying
Professional boxingFuji Takeshi defeats Sandro Lopopolo of Italy
only to be beaten by Nikolino Locche of Argentina
Coal dust explosion at a Mitsui collieryThe sorrow of the bereaved families
Train crash at Tsurumi, YokohamaPresident Ishida of Japan National Railways
expresses sympathy for the bereaved
Sinking of the "Tokiwa Maru"The sorrow of the bereaved children
Plane crashk, All Nippon AirwaysGrief-stricken faces of the bereaved
* Anger
Higashi-Fuji military training groundAnger of the local people
The Sunagawa struggle
Uproar in the Diet(1)Clash between the Government and Opposition
after the Police Law is railroaded through the Diet
Uproar in the Diet(2)The Japan-USA Security Treaty session: finally,
policemen are brought into the Diet
The Japan-USA Security TreatyDemonstrators storm the Diet Building
Spartan educationPupils wince after being slapped on the face
Unrest in the UniversitiesStudents' mistrust of their education and teachers
turns to anger
* Pleasure
The windows of an office buildingOffice workers relaxing by the windows
An indoor fishing pondYoung office workers enjoy fishing
A sports' dayBun-eating race; obstacle race
Recreation ground
Flower-viewing
Shichi-go-san(*)A children's festival
A banquetSerious host; guests having fun
Bon odoriSummer dances
Dance in celebration of a good harvest
Hana matsuri
Nabezumi festival
Mud-splashing festival
* Work
An orchestra at workThe Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Ozawa Seiji
The "Shinkansen" super-express trainAn engineer taking his job seriously
A locomotive stokerCoping with scorching heat; covered with coal
dust
A maker of sumi(Indian ink)Carrying on an old tradition
Deep-sea fishermenBonito and tuna fishin; a dolphin
The rice harvestAutomatic harvesters can be seen but many
farmers still use traditional methods
Tatami maker
A factoryWelding; a television receiver assembly line
Commercial photographerA photographer perched dangerously on top of
a moving car
A bargain saleJust befor the shop closes
The special discountFor those who pay in \5 coins
New company employees in training
Futon-making school
Intensive training school for popular singers
* Masculine-Feminine
Boys and girlsThe 1st grade of elementary school
A high-school baseball teamIntensive training
Women's accomplishmentsTea ceremony and playing the koto
A "charm" schoolLearning about makeup
A beauty parlourExercise equipment. Mud bath
A weddingThe bridal attire
The honeymoonHoneymooners at Tokyo Station
Newlyweds leaving by aeroplaneThe parents' faces
'Honeymoon Bus'A bus with its newlywed passengers on the
Nichinan coastline, Miyazaki Prefecture
* Poise and Posture
Posture exercisesDemonstrated by a travelling instructor
Exercises for old people
The grace of gymnastics: floor exercisesVera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia, winner of the
all-round individual championship at the Tokyo
Olympics, 1964
Unyielding determination:Abebe Bikila, winner of the marathon at the
the marathonTokyo Olympics, 1964. Tsuburaya of Japan was
third
The poise of the youngSinging; listening to pop music
The movement of youthDancing the 'go-go'
The Emperor loses his hatA sign that the Emperor, too, is human
Military orderThe Self-Defence Force
People en masseA Soka Gakkai convention
AthleticsAt the Defence Academy
The posture of officialdomA tax official receiving a restaurant proprietress,
a factory owner and a foreman
Awa odori"Dancing fools and onlooking fools".
Japanese saying
* Theatre
The Kabukiza(kabuki thatre)A night view of Ginza, Tokyo and the Kabukiza
Kabuki(1)The super-human warrior role(aragoto)in the
kabuki piece "Shibaraku". Aragoto makeup, known
as kumatori
Kabuki(2)Female role played by a man(onnagata)
in "Musume Dojoji"
No"Shojo"
Bunraku"Ichinotani Futaba Gunki"
ComedyFujiyama Kanbi and laughing audience
* Children of the television Age
BroadcastingA stage show: TV director and entertainers
DubbingDubbing artists at work
A mother and child watching television
A child viewer responding to movements shown on television
Miming song contest for childrenChildren copy precisely the gestures and
movements of popular singers
School broadcastingTelevision in school; a televised morning meeting;
the head teacher makes an announcement
The expressions of children who will survive the 20th century