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Yuji helps his mother at home, and father in forest cutting trees. He wants to be a forester, but when he follows a load of trees to sawmill, and then sees the wood being made into pianos, he wants to become a musician.

When a nurse leaves her job to walk home, a young boy tries to grab her pocketbook, but she wrestles him to the ground, gets her pocketbook back, and drags him to her apartment in a headlock. There she feeds him and teaches him some valuable lessons before sending him home.

A demon creates a mirror that distorts things that are seen in it. After the mirror is shattered, a shard falls to the earth and lands in the eye of a boy called Kay. Kay is later taken by The Snow Queen, which his friend Gerda starts a journey to find and save him.

An introduction to the work of graphic artist M.C. Escher.

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.

First of the Man And the State series, dramatizing the character of Socrates in the context of his 339 B.C.trial, posing questions about if the state has the right to silence individuals.

Arthur Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner who ridicules him for keeping his money in his mattress. The Spirit of Banking appears and whisks him away to a contemporary bank. The spirit explains how checking and savings accounts work and that money is loaned out to generate even more wealth. Seeing the error of his ways, Scrooge vows to move his money to a banking institution.

We visit each nation of Central America for an overview of the geographic, cultural, and economic similarities and differences of these seven nations.

The Cuna Indians live on small islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. With no resources on their islands, families must paddle or sail their canoes daily to the mainland, to get water in the rivers, and to grow, gather, and hunt for food in the rainforest. They trade coconuts for many of their other needs. The women make their famous "Mola" applique blouses, and earn money by selling some to tourists.

An animated film in which littering busybodies from the city decide that a smiling, upside down possum in the forest is frowning and they try to entertain him at movies and nightclubs in the city.

Throughout the seas of Southeast Asia, there are nomadic families of the Bajao tribe, who spend their entire lives living on large sailing outrigger canoes. They live off the resources of the ocean and the thousands of small islands in this region. Yet they manage to have developed an interesting culture. We travel with them as they fish, collect sea-shells, trade them for food, cloth, etc. at villages, and join other Bajao families on remote islands for ceremonies.

An overview of the Soviet Union, just before its breakup, covering its vast geography and resources, its economy, social system, industry, customs and distinct national image.

This film explains about values: how do we learn our values, why do people have different values, and it then gives examples of teenages making value judgements, highlighting the various points discussed.

A woman changes her identity to fight in a Massachusetts regiment of Washington's army in the American Revolution.

Discusses the many contributions made to the world's food, medicines, economy, and even our political systems, by the First Native Americans (Amerindians).

Introduces the concept of "The Third World". It discusses the differences between the Socialist bloc, the Free-Trade (Capitalist) bloc, and the less developed 3rd World nations. Most were colonies of "First World" nations, and most still have some ties with their x-rulers. We examine the daily life, economy, problems, and future possibilities for the people of these nations.

The life and economic standards-of-living of people in a one-crop nation (coffee) is compared with those of a nation with a diversified economy.

The original peoples who moved into the Americas developed many different cultures, depending on the environment into which they settled. This film is an introduction to these people, their history, customs, and the changes they are now going through.

A plains Indian legend of how a starving family, wandering across the snow covered plains, is saved by a mystic warrior who brings them to a spiritual village. They are warned not to break a taboo, but during a ceremony, one of the children breaks the prohibition and dies. However, the aged medicine man performs a ceremony that brings her back to life.

Overview of Central America's history, from Amerindian civilizations to modern nationalism. It covers the domination by Spain, the involvement of the United States; the similarities and differences between each of the 7 nations; the development of their economies, as well as their political, social and religious institutions.

Shelter is a basic need for people, from the arctic to the tropics. In this film we learn how people use local materials, and how they adapt their housing to their lifestyles and cultures.

An overall view of Mexico, an important neighbor of the United States. This film introduces the resources, agriculture, industry, cultural activities, a bit of their history, and daily life of Mexico's citizens.

Introducing the land, agriculture, industry, and daily life of the people of the several different regions of Africa.