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Japan-1953: Girls Fold Mats In Rural Courtyard As Child Watches

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  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1953 Japan

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Girls Fold Mats In Rural Courtyard As Child Watches — Clip Details

JAPAN-1953: A young girl in a pink dress folds large woven mats on a stone patio while another girl in a white shirt and headscarf watches and assists. The scene unfolds in a rural Japanese courtyard surrounded by lush greenery, with stacked straw bales and a traditional thatched-roof structure in the background. A small child in a red skirt walks through the yard, observing the activity. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures authentic daily life with natural lighting and the characteristic grain of vintage home movies.

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
125231818

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 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

  • dresses
  • children
  • outside
  • sacks
  • poles
  • girl
  • folds
  • mats
  • starts
  • help
  • baby
  • watches
  • people
  • japan
  • 1953
  • 1950s Japan
  • rural life
  • Japanese children
  • vintage 8mm film
  • home movie footage
  • traditional mats
  • woven baskets
  • straw bales
  • thatched roof
  • family activity
  • archival footage
  • nostalgic film
  • historical documentary
  • outdoor scene
  • Japanese culture
  • 1953 home movie
  • children playing
  • traditional crafts
  • rural Japan
  • vintage film grain

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