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Japan-1953: Farmer Working In Rice Paddy With Terraced Fields

  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1953 Japan
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Farmer Working In Rice Paddy With Terraced Fields — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage Japanese home movie captures a farmer working in a muddy rice paddy, bending over to plant seedlings. The terraced fields display vibrant green and golden-yellow crops under natural light, with a winding dirt path visible in the background. The footage shows a woman in traditional attire standing near dried straw mats and a rustic hut, illustrating rural agricultural life. The grainy texture and color palette of the Super 8 film evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century Japan.

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
125231795

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

  • fields
  • crops
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  • woman
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  • landmarks
  • japan
  • 1953
  • 1953 Japan rural life
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  • rice paddy farming
  • Super 8 home movie
  • traditional Japanese agriculture
  • farmer planting rice
  • terraced fields
  • 1950s Japan
  • archival footage
  • rural Japan 1953
  • vintage agricultural work
  • 8mm home movie
  • Japanese countryside
  • historical farming
  • nostalgic 1950s footage
  • old film footage
  • documentary footage
  • agricultural history
  • vintage Japanese life

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Japan archive requests needing rural agriculture, rice paddy labor, terraced fields, or village farming cutaways from home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Farmer bent over in a muddy rice paddy with terraced fields behind.

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