Kites and Other Tales (1975)

Kites and Other Tales (1975)

1975-01-01 13 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates Tom Joe’s tales of the Polynesian fish kite made from leaves and branches to fool fish; the Chinese general whose trapped army fashioned a fighting kite; and Shirone, the “kite crazy town” in Japan where 20-foot fighting kites duel in magnificent matches. Children will be inspired to try making these kites.

Cast

Tom Joe is kite maker
kite maker
Yuki Shimoda is narrator
narrator

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