Kinder in Japan

SC 4.7/10 

Year: 1968
Country: Japan
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy, girl
Description: At the sliding door of a small wooden house in Tokyo, eight-year-old Kazuko and her ten-year-old brother Makoto say goodbye to their mother before heading off to school. Kazuko begins her day with a reading lesson, during which she and two other children act out the story of the little wonder pig that they read the day before. Makoto's class has math. All the children use a special calculating machine called a soroban. Makoto gets to work out a problem on the board, and then all the students work on it individually. In gym class, Kazuko shows off her climbing and throwing skills. She and her classmates play dodgeball on the sports field, which, due to the limited space in this Tokyo suburb, is located on the school's roof. While Kazuko goes home, Makoto eats lunch at school. After lunch, he has a writing practice session. He grinds his ink on the inkstone with water and then tries to paint the character exactly as shown in the picture using a brush. The teacher hangs up the completed worksheets in front of the class to show improvements. Meanwhile, Kazuko and some friends are playing the song 'Neighbor, Come Over Here' in their garden. Makoto goes to play baseball after school. When Mr. Nambara comes home from work, dinner is served, eaten from many small bowls at a low table. After their hot bath, the 'ofuru', the children go to bed, which their mother has already spread out on the floor of their nursery.
Directed by Karl Koch.
Video Added: 03.04.2026

Der schnelle Draht

SC 3.9/10 

Year: 1982
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy
Description: When Nick Köster from Ratingen watches an electrician at work, the electrician tries to explain to him why electricity can 'flow upwards' and how fast it does so. The fact that electrical current can be used to transmit messages is explained using the example of telegram and telex transmission (wired message transmission).
Video Added: 31.03.2026

Raka
Year: 1965
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: girl
Description: Raka is a little Balinese girl who dreams of becoming a dancer. We accompany her on her way to school, in the rice paddies herding ducks, and on a visit to a temple. We watch her lessons at the dance school and witness the first magnificent performance of this enchanting little girl.
Video Added: 27.03.2026

Guerra ai batteri - How Our Bodies Fight Disease
Year: 1954
Country: USA
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy
Description: The film uses animation to show how the skin and mucous membranes, the lymph nodes, and the antibodies and white corpuscles in the blood work to defend the body against disease. It points out how immunization aids in the defense.
Video Added: 24.03.2026

La mirada de Myriam

SC 5.3/10 

Year: 1987
Country: Columbia
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy, girl
Description: The film tells the life story of Myriam. She is 30 years old and lives with her three small children in a slum on the outskirts of Bogotá. Her husband has left her, but she doesn't let that get her down. In flashbacks - intercut with acted scenes - the film tells how Myriam, as a little girl, was cured of the 'evil eye' she was said to have. The film memorably documents how Myriam overcomes the bitterness that comes from poverty, difficult living conditions and a loveless childhood. Unlike her own mother, who was consumed by concern for the family's material needs, Myriam exudes strength and confidence that benefits both her children and the people in the neighborhood.
Directed by Clara M. Riascos.
Video Added: 17.03.2026

Bewegungserziehung im 3. und 4. Schuljahr
Year: 1958
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: The course covers practical and teaching methods with their methodological, pedagogical, and organizational tasks. The physical education content shown includes: jumping (jumping rope, forms of high jump); cartwheels, swinging into a handstand, hanging swings, climbing, balancing in conjunction with helping in a group, gymnastics on the horizontal bar/vault combination, swinging (rope, rope/vault combination); hopping, running, throwing, catching (including passing, dribbling, and netball). Endurance and playing skills are promoted.
Video Added: 06.03.2026

Filmikellari - Jakso 109
Date: 12.03.2013
Country: Finland
Section: documentary
Tags: boy
Description: Filmekellari uses archives to present how the present day was born and how life has changed over time.
Video Added: 03.03.2026

Saint Barthélemy - vår sista koloni
Year: 1962
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: A film by Sten Nordensköld.
Video Added: 27.02.2026

Der Schmutzfink
Year: 1954
Country: Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy
Description: Little Hans Peters only feels truly comfortable when he's allowed to throw himself into the dirt as goalkeeper during a football match. He has no understanding of washing or other forms of personal hygiene. When his family doctor, "Miss" Dr. Sturm, invites him one day to see her new home cinema, the little rascal is allowed to use her modern bathroom beforehand. An amusing post-war film promoting personal hygiene.
Video Added: 24.02.2026

Bewegungserziehung im 1. und 2. Schuljahr
Year: 1956
Country: Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: The practice and teaching methods of physical education in the 1st and 2nd grades are presented as 'education through movement' within the framework of overall teaching in elementary school. The basic forms typical for this age group have been chosen as examples of physical education in schools: running, jumping and carrying, springing, pushing, crawling, rolling, climbing and balancing, swinging up and down on equipment, throwing and catching. Building on children's play, the emphasis is on the independence of the pupils in acquiring skills and on their own creativity.
Video Added: 20.02.2026