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Japan-1953: Farmer Harvesting Wheat By Hand In Terraced Fields

  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1953 Japan
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Farmer Harvesting Wheat By Hand In Terraced Fields — Clip Details

A farmer in traditional clothing harvests wheat by hand in a sun-drenched Japanese field, captured on 8mm film in 1953. The scene shows tiered terraced farmland with golden crops and dark soil, with the worker bending and cutting stalks with a sickle. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a handheld perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse into rural Japanese agriculture during the early 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125229999

Rights & Clearance

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 1033 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1953
Reel-level location note
japan
Date
1953 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Japan Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • farmer
  • plant
  • crops
  • farm
  • manual
  • harvest
  • person
  • cutting
  • harvesting
  • crop
  • nature
  • japan
  • 1953
  • 1953 Japanese farming
  • manual wheat harvest
  • traditional farmer
  • terraced fields
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage agricultural footage
  • hand harvesting
  • rural Japan 1950s
  • Super 8 film
  • manual labor
  • rice paddy fields
  • historical farming
  • Japanese countryside
  • archival footage
  • 1950s agriculture
  • vintage 8mm
  • agricultural history
  • manual harvesting
  • old film
  • documentary footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Japan documentary or educational edits needing rural agriculture, hand harvesting, and small-field labor in original 8mm home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Farmer bending near grain stalks in a terraced field with dark soil in the foreground.

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