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The Mark of Beauty

2006 · 21 seasons

A calm, unhurried look at everyday craft, inviting quiet attention to detail and the care behind ordinary objects.

Genres: Documentary
Starring: Masao Kusakari

Overview: Show discusses a variety of everyday art and craft items from Japan. Each episode covers a single item in depth to explain the hidden beauty in the items history and making.

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Genres: Documentary
Starring: Masao Kusakari

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
work
identity
memory
nature
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Starring: Masao Kusakari
Length: 21 seasons, 1455 episodes, 29 min each
Network: NHK BS Premium
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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