The Sea Wall (1959)

Release Date: 1959-01-01
Runtime: 0h 59min
Production Company: Iwanami Productions
Production Country: Japan
Director: Kazuo Kuroki

From the opening sequence, combining underwater and aerial footage, this masterpiece about the construction of a steam-power plant in Kurihama (south of Tokyo) far surpasses the limitations of the promotional film genre, and emerges as one of the most staggering sensory experiences in Japanese documentary.