Mariko Miyagi was an actress who had also written screenplays, produced, and directed films. She was also the director of Nemunoki Gakuen, a school for disabled children – the first ever such school in Japan. The school was founded by Miyagi in Shizuoka Perfecture in April 1968 using her own money. At Nemunoki, children and young adults with physical, intellectual or familial difficulties are gently encouraged to discover and develop their talents through such activities as painting, music, tea ceremony and dancing. The Silk Tree Ballad was the first in a series of documentaries, initially distributed by the ATG.

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The post Mariko Miyagi – Nemuno-ki no uta AKA The Silk Tree Ballad (1974) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Mariko-Mother is the second film in a four-part documentary film, directed depicting the children of Nemunoki Gakuen, a nursing home for the physically handicapped. It is a video poetry that spells out the daily life of the school on a beautiful screen.

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The post Mariko Miyagi – Nemunoki no uta ga kikoeru AKA Mariko-Mother (1977) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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The fourth film in a four-part documentary film depicting children of a nursing home for the physically handicapped, Nemunoki Gakuen, which celebrated its 45th anniversary. Projecting friendship through music and dance between Nemoki children and New York Harlem children.

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The post Mariko Miyagi – Kodomotachi ganbare AKA Hello, Kids! (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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Mariko Miyagi is back documenting the activities of disabled children from her own school, Nemunoki. This time, the whole documentary focuses itself on the powers of creativity and drawing.

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The post Mariko Miyagi – Niji o kakeru kodomo-tachi AKA Children Drawing Rainbows (1975) first appeared on Cinema of the World.