Yokohama Japan-1954: Japanese Woman In A Striped Kimono Dances In Traditional Style

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationYokohama, Japan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Yokohama Japan

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Japanese Woman In A Striped Kimono Dances In Traditional... — Clip Details

YOKOHAMA JAPAN-1954: A woman in a traditional Japanese kimono with bold blue and white vertical stripes performs a graceful dance, her face painted in classic geisha style with white makeup and darkened eyes. She wears a white head covering and moves with deliberate, expressive gestures against a dimly lit outdoor backdrop featuring green railings and a large circular object. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the authentic texture and grain of mid-century home movie recordings, preserving a moment of cultural performance with nostalgic charm and historical authenticity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125882507

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: 1954 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: Yokohama, Japan 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: Useful for 1950s Japan home-movie edits needing a brief cultural performance insert or travel-memory detail from Yokohama.
Period detail: The striped kimono, white head covering, painted face, railings, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century staged dance viewed by visitors.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal viewer perspective, with the dancer framed loosely as she gestures and turns during a short performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a striped kimono, white head covering, painted face, green railings, a circular backdrop object, drums, and paved ground.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cultural-performance cutaway, travel sequence insert, or brief memory beat within a postwar Japan montage.
Historical context: The footage shows a costumed female performer in a public or staged outdoor setting, but the frames alone do not identify the venue or occasion.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1954 Yokohama 8mm footage, Japanese kimono dance, geisha-style performer, and vintage Japan home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Yokohama 1954 material, then related Japanese performance or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Yokohama, Japan, 1954, a costumed woman in a striped kimono leans forward during a traditional-style dance. — A kimono-clad performer bends forward in a softly exposed 8mm frame.

In 1954 Yokohama footage, the performer faces the camera in a blue-and-white striped kimono with one hand lifted. — The dancer holds a poised gesture beside railings and a large circular object.

The Yokohama performer appears in closer view, her painted face and striped kimono visible against drums or circular props. — A closer frame shows the dancer's face, costume stripes, and round objects behind her.

The performer turns away from the camera in 1954 Yokohama footage, showing the back of her striped kimono and white head covering. — The dancer turns away, revealing the back of the costume in the dim outdoor setting.

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