Oshibori electric appliance such as a heating cabinet or refrigerator for this. As many establishments use oshibori in large quantities, they often do not prepare them in the store, but instead employ a rental service which launders them, rolls them into the typical cylindrical shape, and delivers them already damp. These rental service companies services frequently wrap each oshibori individually in a clear, lightweight plastic seal (polyethylene film), which can be easily broken and removed by the customer before using. Now some beauty salons and dental clinics prefer to use a standalone oshibori dispenser, with which a freshly made towel is
A Japanese Tragedy cousin. Alexander Jacoby regarded the basic story of the mother and her selfish children to be more "vivid" than the wider context provided by the newsreels. Isolde Standish points out that the newsreels give credence to the "subjective memories" of the characters that are shown in the film's flashback scenes. For example, newsreel footage of American soldiers cavorting with Japanese women foreshadow a flashback scene depicting Haruko's decision to become a prostitute. According to film critic Donald Richie, "A Japanese Tragedy" was one of the first post-war films to focus on Japanese mothers, as Mikio Naruse's "Repast" was one of