Film on improving the living standards and facilities in houses in Japan. Family discuss about the plans to renovate the kitchen. The boy cuts wood. Girl shows boy the shelf that has to be made for dishes. They make the shelf. They place a cupboard in kitchen. They try to fit in the bucket on a wooden pole. The boy pours water into a bucket. The family members work. Man places wooden plants to separate the kitchen. Family members try to push a water jug. View of a organized kitchen. The girl enters and looks around the kitchen.
Film on improving the living standards and facilities in houses in Japan. Teacher announces the completion of the house project by the girl. The students sit in front and listen. The girl portrays the changes made in the house. Teachers sit and listen. Water pours in a container from a pipe. The basin in kitchen. Selves for keeping plates. Flour kept in containers. Firewood kept near stove. Windows in the kitchen for ventilation. Neighbors visit the house to see the improvement. The girl opens the curtain of one of the selves and shows women the arrangement. She shows the bottles and places them back. She then points to the containers. The girl demonstrates to the people the ease with which it can be worked in the kitchen. A girl enters. Both girls talk to each other. A house in a farm.
High-speed winds blow when typhoon hits American Army Base in Sakai, Japan. Deserted streets. A man enters in building. Damaged roofs of buildings and houses. Broken building windows and fallen trees. Damaged wooden house. Tilted electric poles on road.
A dramatization depicts a Japanese man's visit to a citizens' public hall in Yanaizu, Japan. Dramatization : A man gets out of a car. Two men talk about making of a new film and about location of shooting. Horses graze and a train pulls past farmers working on a field. The train stops at Aizu Yanaizu station. The unit arrives and stands with their luggage. The team leader is greeted by the manager of the citizens' public hall . People walk on a path with trees on either side and over a bridge. A house amidst trees on a hill top. The two men walk and stand near a wooden railing. The houses in the town. People walk on a street. Japanese architecture including temples. A picture of teachers of a primary school and the founder of the school.
A dramatization depicts a Japanese man's visit to a citizens' public hall in Yanaizu, Japan. A film team leader and the manager of the citizens' public hall talk about contributions of Mr. Oki and Mrs. Sakuramoto towards the development of the hall . The two men walk down a flight of stairs to Mrs. Sakuramoto's cottage. They arrive at the cottage. They talk to her. Mrs. Sakuramoto talks about her inspiration behind the development of the citizens' public hall .
A dramatization depicts a Japanese man's visit to a citizens' public hall in Yanaizu, Japan. A film team leader and the manager of the citizens' public hall walk past houses. The manager shows him the hall building and the town hall. Entrance of the public hall. Two men talk about the the hall and the related problems. The manager talk to a wood cutter and convinces him to join the public hall. The manager talks to a farmer and tells him the advantages of joining the citizens' public hall. The two men discuss. A gathering at the citizens' public hall. Local people question committee members. A woman weaves. Men sit and listen.