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Takumi: A 60,000 Hour Story on the Survival of Human Craft

2019-03-19
9
en 54m
Documentary
There is a popular theory that it takes at least 10,000 hours of focused practice for a human to become expert in any field. In Japan, there are craftspeople who go far beyond this to reach a special kind of mastery. These people are called Takumi and they devote 60,000 hours to their craft. That's 8 hours a day, 240 days a year, for over 30 years. It's an almost superhuman level of dedication to a life of repetition and no shortcuts. This film asks the question: Will human craft disappear as artificial intelligence reaches beyond our limits?

Director

Clay Jeter

Writer

Dave Bedwood

Executive Producer

Dave Bedwood

Line Producer

Daniela Huml

Producer

Rupert Maconick

Executive Producer

James Miller

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Saville Productions

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