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Monika Uchiyama captures her family's Tokyo wax factory, where handmade goods are produced using traditional methods, in a 24-minute film released in 2018.
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Monika Uchiyama captures her family's Tokyo wax factory, where handmade goods are produced using traditional methods, in a 24-minute film released in 2018.
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Monika Uchiyama films her family’s wax factory in Tokyo. The factory has operated for generations. Workers produce handmade wax goods using traditional methods. Uchiyama observes the daily tasks and interactions of her family members. The documentary shows the labor and skills involved in maintaining the business. It also addresses the sustainability of handmade goods in a modern economy. The film runs for 24 minutes and was released in 2018.
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