Jake Shimabukuro : life on four strings / a production of the Center for Asian American Media and Pacific Islanders in Communications in association with Palikū Documentary Films ; a co-presentation of PBS Hawaii ; director/editor, Tadashi Nakamura ; producer, Donald Young.

Follows Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro on a nine-month tour throughout the U.S. and Japan. The documentary was filmed at concert halls, elementary schools, senior care centers, and in Sendai, the small town in Japan that was ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami. Home video footage, family p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Center for Asian American Media (Production company)
Pacific Islanders in Communications (Production company)
Palikū Documentary Films (Production company)
PBS Hawaii (Production company)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Production company)
PBS Distribution (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Shimabukuro, Jake (Performer)
Nakamura, Tadashi (Television director, Editor of moving image work)
Young, Donald, 1967- (Television producer)
Choi, Jim (Cinematographer)
Anthony, Naʻalehu (Cinematographer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2013]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Shimabukuro, Jake.
Ukulele players > Hawaii > Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Life on four strings.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Follows Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro on a nine-month tour throughout the U.S. and Japan. The documentary was filmed at concert halls, elementary schools, senior care centers, and in Sendai, the small town in Japan that was ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami. Home video footage, family photos, and interviews with family and friends also document Jake's rise to international fame.
Note:Documentary.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR2 D0152932 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:9781608839278
1608839273
Credits:Directors of photography, Jim Choi, Nā'ālehu Anthony.
System Details:DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Featuring, Jake Shimabukuro.
Event Details:
Originally produced for PBS television in 2012.