Rebuilding an Old Japanese House (1981)
0h 59m | PG-13
Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.
Director: Richard Leacock
Studio: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p