Making a briefcase from bamboo Japanese craftsman Hideaki Hosokawa shows us the various stages of making a bamboo briefcase. After working at a company in Tokyo from the age of 20 to 31, Hideaki Hosokawa entered the Kyoto School of Traditional Arts in 2005 and studied bamboo craft for two years. After his graduation, started his own bamboo craft business and in 2011 opened the Kisetsu workshop. Hideaki Hosokawa makes various objects from bamboo, such as briefcases, bags and suitcases.
Repair of a tuba by a craftsman Wes Lee specializes in repairing wind instruments. Here he shows us how he restores a rather tortured tuba.
Restoration of old truck batteries in Pakistan The process of restoring old truck batteries by artisans in Pakistan. The conditions shown are quite dangerous, since the battery fluid (sulfuric acid) and the hot pencil is quite toxic. Workers should wear at least gloves.
Peter Jackson restores and colors 100 year old film, of the 1st World War The three-time Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson used material age of 100 years from the archives of the Royal Military Museum, to create his new documentary 'They Shall Not Grow Old'. For over four years, his staff worked the old documentary video restoring in good quality with the aid of computers, adding color, sound and the right speed.
Japanese lived as a castaway on a desert island for 29 years The Masafumi Nagasaki is a man aged 82 years, who lived as a voluntary castaway, completely alone in Sotobanari island east of Taiwan. The Nagasaki managed to survive there for 29 years, the longest time that someone has survived on a deserted island. The only desire was to die on the island. Unfortunately, Japanese authorities forced him to return to civilization last month.
A girl of 8 years from Japan playing Led Zeppelin on drums The small Yoyoka from Japan is only 8 years, but he became addicted to drums from the age of two when her parents took her ride in a studio. Here we see a wonderful interpretation of "Good Times Bad Times" of Led Zeppelin.
Restoration of a 200 years old table An old painting of the Jacobean era (1603- 1625), restored to its original state by the conservator and art dealer Philip Mould.
Japanese craftsman manufactures a flawlessly balanced spinning top The Japanese craftsman Masaaki Hiroi, has a great passion for making Japanese Edo sboyrwn. The spinning tops they flourished during the Edo period (1603 - 1867) in Japan, and they took their name from the capital Edo, like that is called the current Tokyo. The perfectly balanced spinner of Hiroi, can stand up on the blade of a sword Katana without losing her balance.
Restoring a rusted knife Japanese A used goods shop refused to buy a rusty traditional Japanese knife for 30 cents from a customer. The Jun, who was present at that store the time, He asked to get the knife, but the man sold it to tenfold price, ie 3 US dollars. Wanting to show that he still bought the knife very cheaply, It shows us the full restoration and sharpening of.
A gentle deer in Japan In Nara Park in Japan, a stag greets a woman who gives nourishment. The greeting with the download of the head is an important rule of courtesy in Japan that everyone learn at an early age. Nara Park is located a few kilometres south of Kyoto. The deer that live in the Park are considered sacred, as the legend says that at the time of creation of Nara City, God Takemikazuchi arrived in town on a white deer.
Isamu Yamamoto, an amazing 12-skateboarder The Isamu Yamamoto, a young Japanese aged 12, he started skateboarding in 2011. Five years later, the little boy is a marvel of freestyle skateboarding and one of the best skateboarders in the world. World Championship Freestyle Round Up 2014 finished 4th in the category of professionals in the Japanese Championship Freestyle Skateboard Contest 2014 won 1st place in the category of amateurs. A record that is already very impressive for its age.
The restoration of an old book Armando Costa craftsmen and Florindo Simões restore an old book of the Portuguese civil code. Will show us the steps to reset the book in a very beautiful video.
The new Bruce Lee This is the 5chronos Ryuji Imai from Japan, video of which we had seen in the past. The Ryuji is martial arts student and an avid admirer of Bruce Lee. Here plays flawlessly in a scene from the film "The Game of Death" with Bruce Lee. Despite the young age of the, uses impressive nunchaku and faithfully imitates the movements of the actor.
70chronos Grandmaster Judo facing high-level students Kyuzo Mifune the has been identified as one of the greatest exponents of the martial art of judo, After its founder Kanō Jigorō. Considered by many to be the greatest Judo technician ever. In this video from the 50s, the Mifune is 70 years, and dissolves entirely men who have less than half of the years in age and double size. The balance and the timing is absolutely flawlessly.