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Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden

Documentary following 83-year-old fisherman Sangoro Tanaka, who lives in Satoyama, a landscape of lakes, rivers and a rich variety of wildlife.

In the heart of rural Japan lies Satoyama, a landscape of lakes and rivers home to an incredible variety of fish, water birds, snakes and dragonflies. This poetic documentary follows 83-year-old fisherman Sangoro Tanaka, who lives according to an ancient way of life that has much to teach the world about sustainable living.

50 minutes

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Narrator David Attenborough

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