The Black Ships (1970) - Where to Watch

Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'The Black Ships' right now, here are some important things to know about the history flick. The Black Ships starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 8 min. The release date of the movie is January 1st, 1970.

Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese Expedition 1852-1866 of Commodore Matthew Perry,” the film records the opening of the country to Western trade from a Japanese perspective. In Charles’ words, the film “shows something of the special and rare situations that existed when these two cultures came together…one very sophisticated, one with a highly developed technology.” The soundtrack juxtaposes the visuals, with music from the album “Banjo Kings,” an early-American fife-and-drum recording from the Smithsonian Institution archives, and traditional Japanese music from tapes provided by the Japanese embassy."

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