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Homeless in Japan
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In Tokyo's Shinjuku Park, a community of laid-off day laborers lives in tents equipped with television, food, and kitchens. Although assisted by charities, the men here miss their families who cast...
In Tokyo's Shinjuku Park, a community of laid-off day laborers lives in tents equipped with television, food, and kitchens. Although assisted by charities, the men here miss their families who cast them out because they lost their jobs. Another group of the homeless occupies brightly colored cardboard boxes inside the subway, painted by artist Junichiro Take. Like many other artists, Take has shunned the values of the past generation to embrace homelessness as a more self-directed lifestyle. From these campers to the former executives who have taken up residence in capsule hotels and cybercafes, this program explores the world of the homeless in Japan - a force that due to the 1994 economic crash is now more than 30,000 strong.
Details
- Creator
- Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn858451159
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on December 19, 2012.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Portions with English subtitles.
- Invisible Homeless Community (0:50) -- Recession Victims (1:15) -- Failed by the System (2:47) -- Floating Life (2:05) -- Free Lunch Day (2:28) -- Down and Out in Japan (1:11) -- Blue Tent City (2:47) -- Waiting for Social Security (1:54) -- Homeless by Choice? (2:17) -- Intersection of Art and Poverty (3:56) -- Recognizing Humanity in the Homeless (2:21) -- Kamagasaki (2:49) -- Silver Generation (1:00) -- Getting by without Government Assistance (3:46) -- Viewing Homelessness in a Creative Light (1:00) -- Recession's Effects in the Workplace (1:09) -- Otaku Generation (1:50) -- Charitable Urban Farming in Japan (1:33) -- Willing to Work (3:17) -- Psychological Effects of Shame (1:37) -- Individual Efforts (2:11) -- Taking the Initiative (4:01) -- Credits: Homeless in Japan (0:44)