窓ひらく 一つの生活改善記録

Summary Production: Tokyo Cinema, Planning: Flat Glass Association, 1958, Color, 21 minutes Masuho Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture. The hopes of rural housewives, each piece of glass bringing light to their dark kitchens... This is a record of a movement to improve living standards, led by rural housewives in the late 1950s, just before the country entered the era of rapid economic growth. Cooperation: Masuho Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Higashi Kobayashi Living Improvement Club Staff Producer: Sozo Okada Screenplay: Yasushi Yoshimi Director: Jinpei Yagi Cinematography: Kiyomi Kuroda Lighting: Kazuo Ito Music: Yoshio Mamiya Sound: Mikio Katayama Commentary: Haruko Kashimura Developing: Toyo Development Laboratory