Sumiko Haneda Movies

  • 2012
    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer

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    Sumiko Haneda returns to film what will be the final bits of Akiko Kanda's life, documenting Kanda's will to dance as she struggles with terminal...

    And Then Akiko Is... A Portrait of a Dancer
  • 1996
    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement

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    In 1982, the socialist researcher Ishidō Kiyotomo organized a round table with women activists who had participated in the rise of the labor...

    Women’s Testimonies - Pioneering Women in the Labor Movement
  • 2011
    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian

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    Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War....

    Far-Away Home: Lushun and Dalian
  • 1977
    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms

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    The poignant focal point for this film is a cherry tree that is over 1400 years old. Beginning with the tree, the director then explores the families...

    The Cherry Tree with Gray Blossoms
  • 1985
    Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer

    Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer

    Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer

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    “I have three tasks in my life: to dance, to teach dance, and to create dance,” says the pioneering Japanese performer Akiko Kanda in...

    Akiko: Portrait of a Dancer