佐久間ダム建設記録　第二部

Awards and Recognition 4th All Japan PR Film Contest, Minister of Construction Award Film Overview Production: Ei Eiga-sha (British Film Company) Company: Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. Construction: Hazama Corporation Planning/Composition: Hazama Corporation 1956, Black and White, 59 minutes A record of the construction of the Tenryu River Sakuma Dam, then the largest dam in Japan, symbolizing post-war economic recovery. "Construction Records from Spring 1953 to the End of 1954" (Part Two) The Sakuma Dam, which dams the Tenryu River and boasts a magnificent and imposing landscape, is of high historical value as a major dam that had a significant impact on the civil engineering industry by being the first in Japan to introduce large-scale civil engineering machinery. It was completed in just three years from the start of construction in 1953. Furthermore, its average annual power generation of 1.4 billion kWh is one of the largest among general hydroelectric power plants in Japan. Staff Producer: Ginjiro Takahashi Director: Masaharu Akasa Assistant Director: Haruo Ohashi Cinematography: Asajiro Hirokawa/Kimihiro Nakanishi/Tanehisa Watanabe Commentary: Hiroshi Takahashi Composer: Victor Japan Orchestra, Naoyoshi Ozawa Performance: Victor Japan Orchestra