Ama Girls is a 1958 American short documentary film produced by Ben Sharpsteen. The short was part of Disney's People & Places series and depicts the lives of ama divers, Japanese women who dive for pearls. Ama Girls won an Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 for Documentary Short Subject. It is also known as Japan Harvests the Sea.
Ama Girls (1958)
Directed by Ben Sharpsteen
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31st Academy Awards, Academy Award, American, Documentary Short Subject, Japan Harvests, Sea, Short
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Narrative Location: Japan
Alternate Titles
Ama Girls
BR, US
Hverdag i Japan
DK
海女ガール
JP