Our Wonderful World: Kula – Argonauts of the Western Pacific

1971

1h 6m

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Overview

An ethnographic documentary filmed among the Trobriand Islanders of the Western Pacific, directed by Yasuko Ichioka for Japanese television. The film documents the Kula exchange system, a ceremonial network of inter-island gift exchange that structures social relations, travel, and status among participating communities. Produced within the context of Japan’s Our Wonderful World ethnographic television series, the film presents sustained observational footage of ritual activity and daily life associated with the Kula cycle. (Note: Although produced for television within the Our Wonderful World series, the film is consistently cited in ethnographic filmographies, festival programs, and scholarly sources as a self-contained work with a distinct title, director credit, and runtime, supporting its treatment as a standalone film.)

Status: Released

Language: JA

Production Information

Production Companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1971
Status	Released
Language	JA

Cast

Key Crew

Yasuko Ichioka

Director

Yasuko Ichioka

Producer

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