Ise Chonosuke

Karakorumu documentary film

One day, Kandume's can boy, who happily lived with his friends in the kitchen, becomes an empty can and is discarded. Eventually, he has a dream about the history of iron and humanity. He sees how iron that melted and flowed out during a forest fire, was discovered by humans once it cooled and solidified. This iron then transformed into knives and machines, leading to the development of civilization. When the can boy awakens, he is taken to a steelworks and reborn as a new steel material.

A documentary film produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Iwanami Shoten's founding. It depicts the history of Iwanami Shoten over a 50-year period from its founding in 1913 to 1963, using films, publications, photographs, etc. from that time.

Winner of the Grand Prize at the 1st All Japan Tourism Film Competition in 1953

A documentary film about the Yawata Steel Works.

A documentary film about the Yawata Steel Works.