# Silk Makers of Japan

The silk industry, as a vital economic contributor to Japan's prosperity. Silkworm culture is shown, including the hatching and raising of caterpillars to final cocoon spinning; scenes of hand and factory production of silk.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1961
- Runtime: 16 min
- By: Plumb, Ralph G. (Ralph Gordon), 1881-1976
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/silkmakersofjapan)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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