Japan-1952: White House Surrounded by Cherry Blossoms

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

Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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White House Surrounded by Cherry Blossoms — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this Japanese home movie captures a serene spring day with cherry blossom trees in full bloom. A white building with a tiled roof sits on a grassy hill, framed by the delicate white flowers. A metal-railed staircase leads up to the structure, and the bright sunlight creates a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage shows subtle camera movement, capturing the quiet beauty of a residential garden in mid-century Japan.

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: 125226975

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: Useful for requests needing 1950s Japan home-movie exterior footage, spring scenery, cherry blossoms, or a quiet residential-style establishing cutaway.
Period detail: The white plaster-like building, tiled roof, metal stair rails, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-century Japanese exterior setting in spring.
Home-movie behavior: The short handheld view feels like a visitor or family filmer pausing to record blossoms and the building from the lawn below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blooming cherry trees, a white low building, dark window openings, tiled roof, grassy slope, metal-railed steps, and bright blue sky.
Film character: The scan has 8mm grain, slight gate shadowing, uneven exposure, soft focus, and gentle handheld drift that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a spring establishing insert, quiet transition, travel-memory beat, or exterior cutaway within a Japan or family-history sequence.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for postwar-era domestic or institutional exterior spaces in Japan without identifying the building or exact setting.
Research note: People are flagged for review, and copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be checked separately before publication or commercial use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1952 Japan 8mm cherry blossoms, Japanese home movie spring exterior, white building with blossoms, and mid-century Japan garden footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Japan 1952 exteriors, then broader cherry blossom, spring garden, and mid-century travel home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing blooming cherry trees, a white building, dark windows, and stair rails in bright sun. — Cherry blossoms surround a white building above a metal-railed stairway.

1952 Japan home-movie frame with cherry blossoms, white exterior walls, tiled roofline, and steps rising from the grass. — A white building sits behind flowering trees and stair rails.

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing blossoms in front of a white building, with a visible entrance and grassy foreground. — The camera shifts to include the building entrance behind the blossoms.

1952 Japan 8mm frame with cherry blossoms, a white building entrance, dark windows, stair rails, and a foreground post. — A final view includes blossoms, the entrance, and a dark post at right.

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