Japan-1952: Army Camps Out With Tents In A Mountainous Area

$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.

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

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Army Camps Out With Tents In A Mountainous Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a military encampment in Japan, with soldiers gathered around olive-drab tents in a vast, open field. A prominent mountain looms in the background under a pale sky, while troops in uniform move about the camp, some standing near supplies and a military truck. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering a nostalgic glimpse into post-war military life. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, wartime narratives, or retro-themed content.

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: 125227332

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: This clip supports 1950s Japan archive requests needing brief military camp, field training, or postwar occupation-era atmosphere for documentary or education edits.
Period detail: The olive-drab tents, uniformed personnel, open field, and military truck may show a mid-century army encampment in Japan, consistent with the supplied 1952 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot, observational quality, with soldiers gathered casually around tents and supplies rather than staged for a formal military record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include canvas tents, uniformed soldiers, a military truck, camp supplies, an open dirt field, distant mountains, and a pale sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges that emphasize its physical home-movie source.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for mid-century military life, training grounds, or Japan-based archive sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually places uniformed personnel in a temporary outdoor camp beneath mountains, suggesting routine field activity without confirming a specific unit or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, property, and military-context permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1952 Japan army camp, 8mm military tents mountains, postwar Japan soldiers field camp, and vintage home movie encampment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Japan 1952 footage, then with related military camp, training, tents, mountain landscape, or postwar-era material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing soldiers around canvas tents in a broad field below distant mountains. — Soldiers gather near canvas tents and camp supplies in a mountain-backed field.

1952 Japan 8mm frame with uniformed personnel, tents, and a military truck in a mountain field camp. — Uniformed personnel stand near tents and a truck at a temporary outdoor camp.

1952 Japan 8mm frame showing a wide view of a military camp with tents, soldiers, and mountains. — A wider camp view shows tents, personnel, and equipment spread across the field.

1952 Japan 8mm frame with a large canvas tent, soldiers, and a truck in a mountain encampment. — A large tent anchors the camp as soldiers and a truck appear nearby in the open field.

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