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Japan-1952: Six Men Standing On And Looking Off Of A Green Boat The Boat Has

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  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

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Six Men Standing On And Looking Off Of A Green Boat The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this archival footage captures a military vessel, likely a landing craft, with the number 561 visible on its side. Six men in dark uniforms stand on the deck and superstructure, looking out over the water under a clear blue sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a strong sense of mid-century naval history and wartime nostalgia. The camera remains steady, focusing on the ship's bow and the crew's quiet observation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125226858

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • 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 (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location
Japan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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

  • boat
  • ship
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  • numbers
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  • Japanese military ship
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • military personnel
  • ship deck
  • 561 number
  • wartime footage
  • archival naval film
  • 1950s military
  • historical footage
  • classic film
  • old film
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  • retro military
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  • wartime nostalgia
  • vintage military
  • 1950s Japan
  • documentary footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Japan archival requests needing a brief naval or military-vessel cutaway for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail
The 8mm color footage may show a mid-century landing craft or military vessel, with hull number 561, dark-uniformed men, and a simple deck profile as visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior
The value is in the observer-like home-movie view: the camera holds on men standing quietly on the vessel and looking outward rather than performing for the lens.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include the vessel bow, hull number 561, deck railings, dark-uniformed men, a superstructure, rigging or lines, blue sky, and distant shoreline in one frame.
Film character
The clip has a soft 8mm color-film texture with visible grain, slight exposure variation, dark frame edges, and mild color fading that supports its archival character.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, military cutaway, maritime transition, or quiet observational beat within a postwar Japan or naval-history sequence.
Historical context
The footage visually places uniformed men aboard a numbered vessel in Japan, but the frames do not identify the unit, port, operation, or nationality with certainty.
Research note
People and a numbered military vessel are visible, so likeness, military-identification, and property or emblem review may be needed separate from copyright assessment.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1952 Japan 8mm naval vessel, numbered landing craft 561, uniformed men on boat, and mid-century military ship home movie.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Japan 1952 maritime footage, then broader 1950s naval vessels, ports, crews, or military transport themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a numbered military-looking vessel with men in dark uniforms standing above the bow.
Men stand on the upper deck of a numbered vessel, with hull number 561 partly visible.
Archival 8mm frame from Japan showing men standing on a military-looking vessel with the number 561 on the hull.
Several men stand along the upper deck and superstructure of the numbered vessel.
1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a numbered vessel with uniformed men on deck and distant land low in the background.
The camera holds on the vessel as men stand above the bow, with shoreline visible beyond the hull.
Japan 1952 archival frame showing a military-looking vessel marked 561 with men standing on the superstructure and deck.
Men remain positioned on the upper deck of the vessel as the camera frames the bow from below.

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