Rebuilding an Old Japanese House (1981)

Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and shipped to Boston Children's Museum. This first-hand observation of traditional tools and woodworking techniques chronicles the assembly process. In the progress of construction the contractor performed three Shinto housebuilding ceremonies.

• Release Date: 1981-12-01
• Runtime: 0h 59min
• Directors: Richard Leacock, Rachel Strickland.