Yokohama Japan-1954: Japanese Performers with Shamisen and Large Drum

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

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Japanese Performers with Shamisen and Large Drum — Clip Details

YOKOHAMA JAPAN-1954: A traditional Japanese musical performance captured on 8mm film. Performers in elaborate costumes, including one in a red hakama and dark kimono, play traditional instruments such as a shamisen and a large drum. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the 8mm footage evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century Japanese cultural expression.

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: 125882512

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: Yes

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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 documentary sequences needing brief 8mm footage of traditional musical performance and costumed musicians.
Period detail: The red hakama, dark kimono, shamisen-like instrument and large drum may show mid-century presentation of Japanese performing arts in Yokohama.
Home-movie behavior: The high, slightly off-center view feels visitor-shot, observing performers from above rather than staging a formal filmed performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include costumed performers, a shamisen-like string instrument, a large drum, drum stand, paved ground, and partial faces.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, faded color, exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cultural performance insert, travel-memory cutaway, or brief transition within a 1950s Japan sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a public or semi-public traditional music moment without enough visual evidence to identify the troupe, venue, or occasion.
Research note: People and audible music require likeness, performance, and music-rights review; no visible logos are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 Yokohama 8mm home movie, traditional Japanese music, shamisen performer, taiko-style drum, and Japan cultural performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Yokohama 1954 material, then broader 1950s Japan travel and traditional performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Yokohama home-movie frame showing performers in traditional-style costume with a large drum and shamisen-like instrument. — Costumed musicians perform with drum and string instrument on an outdoor paved surface.

1954 Yokohama frame with performers in dark kimono and red hakama near a large drum and shamisen-like instrument. — A performer in red hakama stands near a large drum while holding a string instrument.

Soft 8mm frame from Yokohama in 1954 showing a traditional music performer beside a large drum. — The camera frames the drum closely as a costumed performer holds a string instrument nearby.

High-angle 1954 Yokohama home-movie view of two costumed performers with traditional instruments on pavement. — Two performers are seen from above, moving across the paved area with instruments in hand.

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