Ema Ryan Yamazaki, a documentary filmmaker of British and Japanese heritage, presents Japan’s rigorous educational rituals through her film “The Making of a Japanese”, focusing on their formation of the Japanese character. With a backdrop of her own challenging experiences, including forming a human pyramid in elementary school, Yamazaki’s works like “The Making of a Japanese” and “Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams” highlight the intense discipline, order, teamwork, and self-sacrifice instilled from a young age in Japan.