雪にいどむ

Summary Produced by Nichiei Science Film Productions, Planning by Japanese National Railways 1961, Color, 30 minutes The San'in, Hokuriku, Tohoku, and Hokkaido regions are hit by heavy snowfall in winter. With approximately 30% of its lines running through these regions, the Japanese National Railways (JNR) has been implementing various snow countermeasures to ensure safe operation, examining avalanche prevention measures, track snow accumulation countermeasures, and other measures from every angle. Snow removal from the tracks and snowplows suited to each region are depicted, along with the nostalgic locomotives featured in this film, all of which are steam locomotives. This film was digitized in high quality from 35mm negatives. Staff Produced by Keiichi Katada Script and Direction by Dairokuro Okumoto Cinematography by Hiroshi Kawamura Music by Akira Ifukube Commemorating the 500th broadcast