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Record of A Long White Line
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Record of A Long White Line

1960-03-03 · 13 min · Not rated

Documentary

Early experimental PR "cine-poem" by Toshio Matsumoto. Commissioned by Kansai Electricity, the film paints an abstract, near-wordless retelling of the development of power stations in Japan, through to the presumed oncoming advent of nuclear power.

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Directors
Toshio Matsumoto
Production companies
Kansai Electricity, Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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