San Francisco California-1944: Japanese Interior with Shoji Screen and Centerpiece

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 San Francisco California

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Japanese Interior with Shoji Screen and Centerpiece — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a Japanese-style interior in San Francisco, California. The footage features a traditional shoji screen with a grid pattern, a dark sculptural centerpiece resembling a pagoda or temple, and a carved wooden panel depicting figures in a tree. A person's silhouette appears, gesturing toward the room's elements. The black-and-white imagery, grainy texture, and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival atmosphere, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century Japanese cultural decor in the United States.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & white
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: 125455377

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1944 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: San Francisco, California, United States 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief interior cutaway of Japanese-style decor in San Francisco.
Period detail: The shoji-style grid screen, carved panel, tabletop display, and black-and-white 8mm look may show mid-1940s domestic or exhibition decor.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor or home-movie viewpoint, with a silhouetted person briefly gesturing toward the room display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include shoji-style screens, a dark sculptural centerpiece, carved vertical panels, a low tabletop surface, windows or panels, and one silhouetted figure.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight contact-frame instability give the shot a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short interior insert, cultural decor cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a 1940s San Francisco sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents Japanese-style interior objects as seen by a home-movie camera, without confirming ownership, maker, or institutional setting.
Research note: People and private interior property are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1944 San Francisco 8mm Japanese interior, shoji screen home movie, and 1940s Japanese-style decor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 San Francisco material, then related interiors or Japanese cultural decor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a shoji-style screen and dark sculptural centerpiece in a Japanese-style interior. — Shoji-style screen and sculptural centerpiece inside the Japanese-style room.

1944 San Francisco frame with a dark temple-like display form, shoji-style grid screens, and carved side panel detail. — The display is framed by grid screens and carved interior details.

1944 San Francisco interior frame showing a carved panel, shoji-style screens, and part of the tabletop Japanese-style display. — Carved panel and screen details appear beside the interior display.

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame with a silhouetted person gesturing toward shoji-style screens and Japanese-style interior objects. — A silhouetted figure gestures toward the room display and screen panels.

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