Ms. Reiko Hitomi, Tokyo

Australia, 1990

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Episode number 1 of Series “A Day in the Life of a Woman”.
Reiko Hitomi is a thirtyish, divorced, single parent who works as an aerobics instructor in Tokyo. The program looks at her decidedly untraditional life, her hopes and dreams as she prepares for an aerobics examination which will give her the essential qualifications to pursue her goal of running her own gym. Introduced by Franca Arena.

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Credits

director

Sachiko Kimura

co-producer

Gian Manara

Hiroyuki Kurita

production company

Asian Broadcasting Union

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

Nihon Hoso Kyokai

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1990

Appears in

A Day in the Life of a Woman

Group of items

A Day in the Life of a Woman

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302688

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Japan

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Japan

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Japan

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aerobic exercises

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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