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Ama Girls

Ama Girls

7,0 /10 (8 Votes)
1958 EN 29 min

Overview

Oscar winning documentary short from 1958

Release date

09/07/1958

Votes

8

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

29 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-02-11

⭐ 6

This isn't really about the "Ama" girls, more a review of a Japanese maritime community in the 1950s. With a slightly sarcastic and borderline condescending commentary from Winston Hibler, we spend a day with the villagers whose lives have hardly changed in centuries. The employ a myriad of techniques - some quite innovative - as they plunder the sea and the beach for anything edible or sellable to a nation that values freshness over everything. We do see a little of these renowned ladies. They dive deep into the rocky crevices in the chilly waters looking for rare seaweed or maybe the odd pea…

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