The Birth of Sake
Season 29 Episode 6 | 1h 23m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
The film takes us inside the Yoshida Brewery, a 144-year-old family-owned establishment.
Go behind the scenes at Japan's Yoshida Brewery, where a brotherhood of artisans, ranging from 20 to 70, spend six months in nearly monastic isolation as they follow an age-old process to create sake, the nation's revered rice wine.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
The Birth of Sake
Season 29 Episode 6 | 1h 23m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Go behind the scenes at Japan's Yoshida Brewery, where a brotherhood of artisans, ranging from 20 to 70, spend six months in nearly monastic isolation as they follow an age-old process to create sake, the nation's revered rice wine.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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The Birth of Sake: Characters Update
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 2m 1s | Characters update for The Birth of Saké. (2m 1s)
The Birth of Sake: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 14m 40s | Filmmaker Erik Shirai discusses the making of the film The Birth of Saké. (14m 40s)
The Birth of Sake: The Craft of Making Saké
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 15m 19s | Saké making is a living thing. (15m 19s)
Preview: S29 Ep6 | 2m 46s | The film takes us inside the Yoshida Brewery, a 144-year-old family-owned establishment. (2m 46s)
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