Tokyo Japan-1971: A Sign Of Japanese Words With Some English Letters

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A Sign Of Japanese Words With Some English Letters — Clip Details

A close-up shot from a 1971 8mm home movie captures a Japanese film credit card with bold black text on a textured gray background. The card displays the names Shiro Yamamoto (6th Dan) and Akira Haneishi (5th Dan) in both Japanese characters and English transliteration, with the terms 'TORI' and 'UKE' indicating roles in a martial arts demonstration. The grainy, high-contrast image and soft focus are characteristic of vintage Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers authentic period detail for historical or cultural projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127389808

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Tokyo, Japan Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1971 Tokyo home-movie footage of Japanese martial arts title or role cards for documentary inserts, education programs, or archive-led cultural sequences.
Period detail: The frame shows printed Japanese characters with English transliterations and dan rankings on a textured gray card, a modest analog production detail consistent with the supplied 1971 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the amateur-recorded documentation of a title card, preserving the way a private filmmaker introduced or labeled a martial arts demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include repeated title-card frames, Japanese characters, the words TORI and UKE, English names, dan rankings, gray textured paper, black type, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, soft focus, gate shadowing, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet repetition that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an identifying insert, chapter marker, translation cue, or quiet transition before or after martial arts demonstration footage.
Historical context: The card reflects bilingual labeling of martial arts roles and participants, but the frames alone do not verify the event, organization, or exact shooting venue.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still check source copyright, title-card authorship, and name-identification sensitivities.
Research search match: Researchers may find it through searches for 1971 Tokyo 8mm martial arts title card, Japanese TORI UKE credit card, Shiro Yamamoto, or Akira Haneishi.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1971 Tokyo material, then related Japanese martial arts, title-card, or bilingual signage clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame showing a Japanese and English martial arts title card with TORI and UKE roles. — Printed role card listing Shiro Yamamoto as TORI and Akira Haneishi as UKE.

Close 8mm frame of the bilingual martial arts card, with names and dan ranks printed in black. — Bilingual printed card with martial arts roles, names, and rank information.

1971 8mm frame of a gray printed card identifying Shiro Yamamoto and Akira Haneishi in Japanese and English. — Soft-focus title card with role labels and participant names on textured paper.

Final visible frame of the 1971 Tokyo title card, with TORI, UKE, names, and dan rankings legible. — Final repeated frame of the printed TORI and UKE identification card.

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