简介：Miyamoto-choisacommunityofMom-and-PopstoresandfamilyenterpriseslocatednearthecenterofTokyo.Competitionfromsupermarketsandshoppingcentersthreatensthelivelihoodsoflong-termresidents.Highlandpricestemptownerstoteardownoldhomesandreplacethemwithapartmentbuildings;thisinturnischangingthecompositionofthepopulation.Againstthisbackdrop,residentsstrivetomaintaintheclosesocialties,symbolsoflocalidentity,andcommunityritualsthatkeepMiyamoto-chofrombecomingjustanothermailingaddress.TheodoreBestorbeganhisresearchherein1979.HisprizewinningbookofthesamenameisavailablethroughStanfordUniversityPress.Thisdocumentaryisoneofaseriesdepictingthevarietyoflifeintoday'sJapaninthecontextofhumanproblemscommontoallindustrialnations.…