Color 29 min.(1962)
Sponsored by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Corporation)
Produced by Tokyo Cinema Co., Inc.

Award

1962 : Educational Film Festival, Academic Science Film – Best Film Award and NHK Award
1962 : Educational Film Festival, Direction and Photography Award
1962 : Educational Film Festival, Special Project Award
1962 : Mainichi Film Awards, Educational Cultural Film Award
1962 : 2nd Place in the Best Ten Short Films listings of Kinema Junpo
1962 : Japan Cinematography Award
1962 : International Science Film Association, Warsaw Film Festival, Grand Prix Award
1962 : International Science Film Association, Warsaw Contest, Honorary Award
1962 : Yugoslavia International Science and Technology Film Festival, Nikola Tesla Award (Silver)
1963 : Science and Technology Film Festival, Award for Excellence
1963 : San Francisco Film Festival, Silver Award

Abstract

At one time, it was believed that the workings of the brain were an exclusively human trait. However, electronics and living organisms and humans all work to the same electric pulse signals. We examined the world of electric pulses that pass on and process information, to show that the relationship between the workings of organisms and humans and the workings of electronics are similar in principle, in an attempt to support further understanding of electronics.

Scientific instructors

Yasuhiko YAMANOUCH, Shinzou HIRATA, Hidetoshi TAKASHASHI, Kouichi SHIMOTA, Yasutada UEMURA, Takeo HATANAKA and Nao FUKUSHIMA (Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo)
Yoshifusa SAKAMOTO, Yoshio KAN and Yoshikazu NAGUMO (Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo)
Junnosuke NAKAI and Ichirou KIRIKAE (Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo)
Physical Therapy Clinic, Mitsusada TAKAHASHI (University of Tokyo Hospital)
Kouichi HONKAWA (Touhoku University), Kiyoshi HAMA (Hiroshima University)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Central Research Center
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Research Laboratory, Wireless Division
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Research Laboratory, Electronics Division

Cooperation

Tokyo Observatory, University of Tokyo,
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
Research Institute of Electrical Communication
Radio Research Laboratory
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Radio Research Laboratory
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd.

Overseas cooperation

Schwann cell myelin electron microscope image: Stockholm, Karolinska Institute, Cell Department – L. G. Elfvin
Solar promince: Alpine Observatory – Grand Assay, University of Colorado
Cruciform radio telescope: Institute of Physics, Soviet Academy of Sciences
Andromeda nebula: Palomar Observatory, Mount Wilson, California Institute of Technology.

Staff role

Producer : Souzou OKADA
Photography : Yonesaku KOBAYASHI, Sadao TOYOOKA, Isao ASANO
Director : Yonesaku KOBAYASHI, / Masaaki OSHIMA
Lighting : Shouichi TAHATA
Fabrication : Kennosuke TAKEDA, Kazuko IWASAKI
Editing : Chounosuke ISE
Music : Yoshi ICHIYANAGI
Biological materials : Tokio ASAKA
Sound recording : Mikio KATAYAMA
Narration : Tatsuya JO