Kites and Other Tales (1975)
• January 1st, 1975 • 0h 13min
Documentary
Overview
Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates Tom Joe’s tales of the Polynesian fish kite made from leaves and branches to fool fish; the Chinese general whose trapped army fashioned a fighting kite; and Shirone, the “kite crazy town” in Japan where 20-foot fighting kites duel in magnificent matches. Children will be inspired to try making these kites.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Frog
Released on: 1931-02-24
Documentary
An educational film about frogs produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film produ...
To Be and to Have
Released on: 2002-08-28
Documentary
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French lan...
Not Even in a Wildest Dream
Released on: 2017-06-13
Documentary
The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience t...
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Released on: 2008-01-21
Documentary
Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.
Megg - The Margin Who Migrate to the Center
Released on: 2018-06-09
Documentary
Megg Rayara overcame obstacles that should not exist to get where she is. Get a Doctorate Degree is ...
Karihwanoron: Precious Things
Released on: 2017-04-18
Documentary
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and spec...
Odyssey
Released on: 2023-10-06
Documentary
Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem...
Our People Will Be Healed
Released on: 2017-09-07
Documentary
Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decoloniza...
Kindergarten
Released on: 1963-06-09
Documentary
One day in a kindergarten classroom at Van Horne Public School in Montreal. The teacher encourages c...
Cree Way
Released on: 1977-01-01
Documentary
This short documentary examines an innovative educational program developed by John and Gerti Murdoc...
It's Everybody's Business
Released on: 1954-01-01
Documentary, Animation
Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of l...
A Stop Gap Measure
Released on: 2025-04-30
Documentary
When temporary solutions become the status quo, who gets left behind? A Stop Gap Measure follows dis...
Life and Death in A Pond
Released on: 1981-01-01
Documentary
An educational film about the life cycles of various types of pond life.
Remember
Released on:
Documentary
This short documentary produced by the University of Oregon Multimedia Journalism graduate program e...
Four on Eleven : The Fading Glory Of Parsi Cricket
Released on: 2025-04-18
Documentary, History, Drama
The Parsi Community has inked an incredible mark in Cricket, with a rich and storied legacy dating ...
Artificial Roles
Released on: 2025-03-08
Documentary
Artificial intelligence is taking on different roles in the filmmaking space. The questions we must ...