Rebuilding an Old Japanese House 1981 Directed by Richard Leacock , Rachel Strickland

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.

Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 1 December 1981
59 mins