Japan-1952: Soldiers Board Ferry for River Crossing

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Soldiers Board Ferry for River Crossing — Clip Details

JAPAN-1952: Soldiers in combat helmets and military uniforms board a ferry on a large river, their gear secured as they prepare for transport. A sailor in a white cap handles a coiled rope on the deck, overseeing the operation. The 8mm film captures the scene with authentic grain and color, evoking the era's documentary style. The ferry, marked with the number K-97-7, moves steadily across the water, carrying troops in a moment of wartime logistics. This archival footage offers a rare glimpse into post-war military operations in Japan, with a nostalgic, historical quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125226927

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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: 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Japan 8mm footage for productions needing military transport, river ferry logistics, or postwar-era troop movement cutaways.
Period detail: Combat helmets, field uniforms, a gray landing craft marked K-97-7, and a sailor's white cap may show early-1950s military ferry operations in Japan.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a nearby position as soldiers board and settle into the craft, giving the clip an unstaged visitor-shot view of a working transport moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include helmeted soldiers, a sailor with a coiled rope, gray ferry sides, river water, deck railings, gear, and the hull number K-97-7.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and color shifts that support its original home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a brief insert, transition, or logistics cutaway between broader scenes of military presence, travel, or river movement.
Historical context: The footage visually documents uniformed personnel being moved by water transport, without confirming unit identity, mission, or a specific operation.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and military context is present, so copyright review should be separated from likeness, privacy, and institutional identification questions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s Japan 8mm soldiers on ferry, military river transport home movie, and helmeted troops boarding landing craft.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other Japan 1952 material, then broader 1950s military transport or river-crossing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing soldiers packed aboard a gray ferry marked K-97-7 while a sailor stands near a rope coil. — Soldiers ride aboard a gray ferry as a sailor manages rope on deck.

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing helmeted soldiers stepping and crouching on a gray ferry deck beside open water. — Helmeted soldiers move across the ferry deck during river transport.

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a standing crewman or soldier near seated helmeted troops on a ferry crossing water. — A standing figure works near seated soldiers inside the ferry.

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing two men on the ferry edge with helmeted soldiers seated inside the gray craft. — Two men step along the ferry edge while soldiers sit inside the craft.

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