Japan-1952: Military Men in Green Uniforms Near Wire Enclosure

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Military Men in Green Uniforms Near Wire Enclosure — Clip Details

JAPAN-1952: Vintage 8mm film captures a group of U.S. military men in green uniforms and caps, standing and walking near a wire-fenced enclosure at a Japanese base. The soldiers, some with red scarves, appear to be in casual conversation, with one holding a long stick or baton. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic mid-century lighting, offering a candid glimpse of post-war military life in Japan.

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: 125226874

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: 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 (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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Japan archive requests needing candid U.S. military base activity, uniformed personnel, or postwar occupation-era atmosphere in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Green uniforms, peaked caps, red neck scarves, and the wire enclosure may show mid-century U.S. military presence in Japan, consistent with the supplied 1952 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The men appear to walk and talk casually rather than pose formally, giving the clip a candid observer-shot view of everyday military movement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men, peaked caps, red scarves, a wire-fenced enclosure, low base buildings, dark railings, and a long stick or baton.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast sunlight, slight color fading, and handheld framing typical of scanned mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transitional beat for postwar Japan, military base life, or informal personnel movement.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for uniformed U.S. personnel in Japan without confirming unit, base, rank, or the purpose of the enclosure.
Research note: Faces and military uniforms are visible, so likeness and institutional identification should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1952 Japan 8mm military men, U.S. soldiers at Japanese base, green uniforms near wire fence, and postwar Japan home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Japan 1952 military-base material, then with broader 1950s U.S. service-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Japan, 1952, uniformed military men walk and converse near a wire-fenced enclosure and low base buildings. — Uniformed men gather and move along a fenced area at a Japanese base.

Two military men in green uniforms, one with a peaked cap and red scarf, move past a wire enclosure in Japan, 1952. — Two uniformed men walk through the frame beside the wire-fenced area.

Two U.S. military men in green uniforms stand near a wire enclosure, with a long stick or baton entering the frame. — Uniformed men pause near the enclosure as a long stick or baton appears at right.

Two uniformed military men stand near a wire-fenced enclosure in Japan, with sunlit base structures behind them. — Two uniformed men stand together beside the fenced area at the base.

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