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Japan-1952: Ship On The Water During The Day Floating In Calm Waters

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Ship On The Water During The Day Floating In Calm Waters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a naval ship floating calmly in a harbor during the day. The vessel, likely a Japanese warship, is viewed from a distance across still water, with a tree-lined shore and a distant pier visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century maritime life. The scene is peaceful, with gentle ripples on the water and no visible crew, emphasizing the quiet presence of the ship in its coastal environment.

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
125226767

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Japan maritime archive requests needing a quiet harbor cutaway of a large ship on calm water.
Period detail
The 8mm color stock, distant naval-style vessel, and mid-century home-movie framing support a cautious 1952 Japan-era reading.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across the water, holding on the ship without staged action or visible crew.
What appears in frame
A large ship, calm harbor water, wooded shoreline, small boat, distant bridge-like structure, hazy sky, and film-frame borders are visible.
Film character
Soft focus, muted color, light grain, gate weave, and contact-sheet frame edges give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role
Editors could use it as a maritime establishing insert, harbor transition, or reflective memory beat within a 1950s travel or naval sequence.
Historical context
The scene shows a large vessel at anchor or near shore in a quiet harbor setting, without visible crowds, ceremony, or identifiable activity.
Research note
No people, logos, or readable markings are visible, but the naval-style subject and possible location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match
1952 Japan 8mm harbor ship footage, vintage home movie naval vessel on water, calm mid-century maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1952 Japan waterfront material, then broader vintage harbor and ship footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a large ship on calm harbor water, with wooded shore and a small distant boat nearby.
A large ship sits on calm water near a wooded shoreline, viewed from a distance.
1952 Japan home-movie frame of a large ship viewed across rippling harbor water, with shoreline and distant bridge-like span visible.
The ship remains centered across the harbor, with a small boat off to the right.
1952 Japan 8mm still of a large vessel near a wooded shoreline, filmed from across calm water with muted color.
The vessel is seen in soft focus across the water, with shoreline behind it.
1952 Japan frame showing the large ship on harbor water with a small boat and distant bridge-like structure to the right.
A distant harbor view holds on the ship with a small boat and shoreline in the background.

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