The Last Great Chief of Davis

  • Yasuko Ichioka
  • 1982
  • Japan
  • 73 minutes
  • undetermined

Memories of the great chief of Davis, in New Guinea. An evocation and reconstitution, by those of the tribe alive today, of the life of his people since 1930: the salient events of their history (scenes of war, abductions of women, domestic thefts, burials, bartering) are interspersed with scenes of everyday life.

  • Distribution : NAVL Nippon Audiovisual Library; Junichi Ushiyama
  • Editing : Ryuzo Ikeda
  • Sound : Junichi Suzucki
  • Photography : Junichi Inaba; Konji Asada

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