Haru wo Yobu Yume

Synopsis

A boy takes a walk outside as he notices little bits of spring starts to appear. Though in the end, it turns out he is merely dreaming it and winter is at its peak. The music video was re-aired after 44 years due to being lost media. The Minna no Uta Hakkutsu Project (Minna no Uta Excavation Project) was able to find discover a copy of the original audio, as only the animated footage was originally saved by the NHK in the 70s.

Background

The Minna no Uta Hakkutsu Project started in 2009 and is an initiate to archive ~500 lost songs from the program due to loss of master tapes, audio, and film from 1961-1982. Due to the copyright law of the time, price of film reels, and overwriting tapes. Similar issues plagued the BBC (e.g. Doctor Who missing episodes). By 2016, 220 songs were recovered with 100 of them being music videos.

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