Film Record: Mystery in the Forest

Identifier:

• 3643 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive )

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Khoji Tsukamoto

Country of Production:

Japan

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:11:38

Length:

400 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Ninth Annual Little Movie Party, 1938
Awarded ‘Home Movies’ Cup in the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Competition, 1936.

Description:

"'Mystery in the Forest' came from Khoji Tsukamoto in Japan; a series of bird pictures of beauty and interest, with shots of heron chicks emerging from the shell outstanding" American Cinematographer, April, 1938, 173.

"Documentary. The flora and fauna in a forest in Japan. Winter landscapes and snow clearing (snow shovelled into large open baskets carried on the backs of women); swans flying over water; spring flowers with shots of Mount Fuji. A man using his fingers as a pan pipe to attract birds. The juichi (a kind of cuckoo), the nests with eggs of the grand thrush, greenfinch and the warbler. Chicks of the blue robin and snakes. A titmouse that has built her nest in a tomb. Greenhorn chicks; nests of night herons and the chicks; owls" (EAFA Database).

Resources:

IAC Film Library Catalogue (Silent and Sound). Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, 1975.
This film is part of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection held by the East Anglian Film Archive, UK.

Locations:

• Mount Fuji, Japan (Filming)

Subjects:

• Agriculture
•      Forests and forestry
• Animals
•      Birds

Genre:

• Nature

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

Screenings:

• Ninth Annual Little Movie Party, 1938: McMillin Theatre, New York, NY

Video Link:

• Eafa.org.uk

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