Sakubei and the mining of Japan / produced & directed by Hiroko Kumagai ; Office Kumagai.
Sakubei Yamamoto (1892-1984) was a lifelong miner in the Chikuho coalfield in southern Japan. In his mid-60s, he began to paint a documentary record of work and daily life in and around the coal mines. In May 2011, 697 paintings and journals by this little-known miner were inscribed on the register...
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