Japan-1953: Buddha Statue Surrounded by Forest

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 Japan

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Buddha Statue Surrounded by Forest — Clip Details

JAPAN-1953: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large, dark gray Buddha statue in a serene outdoor setting. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows the statue's detailed robes and peaceful expression against a backdrop of lush green trees on a clear day. The camera moves slightly, offering different angles of the monumental figure, with visible film grain and color shifts characteristic of 1950s home movies. This archival footage evokes a sense of quiet reverence and historical nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125228567

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 1033 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953
Reel-level location note: japan
Date: 1953 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Japan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Japan documentary sequences needing a brief visitor-shot view of a large outdoor Buddha statue in a temple or garden setting.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century tourist or home-movie coverage, with the era supported by the 1953 metadata and visible color 8mm characteristics.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing shifts between the statue's torso and face, suggesting a visitor recording a revered outdoor figure from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark gray seated Buddha statue, carved robe folds, calm facial features, green trees, bright sky, and soft film-edge shadows.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, soft focus, and handheld movement that give it physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, contemplative insert, travel-memory beat, or visual transition in a Japan or religious-art sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a monumental Buddhist figure outdoors in Japan, offering visual context for postwar-era travel, devotional sites, or cultural observation without naming a specific landmark.
Research note: Review is advised for religious subject matter, visible statue/site identification, possible logos or brands from metadata, and any likeness or property questions separate from copyright.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1953 Japan 8mm Buddha statue, vintage Japanese temple statue home movie, and 1950s outdoor Buddhist monument footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Japan 1953 footage, then broader 1950s religious art, temple, garden, or travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Japan 8mm frame showing the lower torso and folded hands of a large dark gray outdoor Buddha statue. — Close framing emphasizes the statue's folded hands, robe folds, and dark gray surface.

1953 Japan 8mm frame with the upper body of a large dark gray Buddha statue partly cropped beside green trees. — The camera frames the statue from close range, with trees behind the shoulder and head area.

1953 Japan 8mm frame showing the face and shoulders of a large outdoor Buddha statue against dense green trees. — A frontal view shows the statue's face, shoulders, and textured hair detail amid greenery.

1953 Japan 8mm frame of a large dark gray Buddha statue outdoors, framed with trees and bright sky behind it. — The final frame presents the statue frontally, with surrounding trees and a patch of bright sky.

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