Japan-1952: An Old Rusty Naval Ship Navigating Calm Waters

Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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An Old Rusty Naval Ship Navigating Calm Waters — Clip Details

JAPAN-1952: An old and rusty Japanese naval vessel, marked PM02, navigates a calm body of water. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the ship moving through the water with a distant shoreline in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film scratches evoke a strong sense of mid-century archival footage. The vessel, showing signs of wear, is seen from a distance, emphasizing its weathered condition and historical context.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125226748

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Japan Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Japan 8mm footage for productions needing a brief maritime, naval, or postwar harbor cutaway with a small vessel on calm water.
Period detail: The vessel markings, faded color stock, shoreline view, and 1952 metadata support a mid-century Japan setting, though the specific harbor is not identified in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a distant observer perspective from shore or another boat, capturing the vessel as it passes rather than staging an official naval view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, a wooded shoreline, a small marked vessel, deck structures, mast rigging, smoke or exhaust, and tiny crew figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, muted color, visible grain, vertical scratches, and contact-sheet frame edges that preserve the home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short maritime insert, scene-setting cutaway, transition beat, or visual reference for mid-century harbor activity.
Historical context: The footage may show routine maritime movement in Japan during the early 1950s, with the vessel seen at a distance against an undeveloped shoreline.
Research note: Human review should verify vessel identification, visible personnel likeness issues, military or official markings, and copyright status separately from property or likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1952 Japan 8mm naval vessel, vintage harbor boat footage, PM02 ship on water, and mid-century Japanese maritime home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Japan 1952 waterfront material, then broader vintage naval or harbor transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a small vessel moving across calm water near a low wooded shoreline. — A distant vessel moves across calm water near the shoreline.

Distant mid-century vessel on calm water in Japan, with shoreline and visible film wear in the frame. — The vessel continues across the water in a distant shoreline view.

Closer 1952 Japan frame of vessel marked PM02, showing deck equipment, mast details, and small crew figures. — The marked vessel PM02 passes closer to camera, with deck details visible.

Aged 8mm frame from Japan showing the PM02 marked vessel on calm water with shoreline behind it. — The PM02 marked vessel moves through calm water as the shoreline remains in the background.

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