Beauty of the Ancients
1958, Japanese. Directed by Sumiko Haneda.
Commissioned by the Tokyo National Museum, this film, regarded in some quarters as the masterpiece of Haneda’s Iwanami period, is one of several in which she documented Japan’s ancient and classical artistic treasures. Here she focuses on the Tokyo National Museum’s collection of art from the earliest eras of Japan’s (pre)history, including earthenware pottery and the striking terracotta figurines known as haniwa.
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- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1958
- Original title
- 古代の美
- Country
- Japan
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Beauty of the Ancients isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1958. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beauty of the Ancients?
Beauty of the Ancients (1958) was directed by Sumiko Haneda.