Tokyo Japan-1971: Greeting Between Black Belt Master and Pupil

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationTokyo, Japan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Tokyo Japan

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Greeting Between Black Belt Master and Pupil — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: A black-and-white 8mm home movie captures a traditional martial arts greeting in a minimalist dojo. Two men in white gi uniforms face each other on tatami mats; one, a black belt master, sits upright in seiza, while his pupil performs a deep bow, demonstrating respect and discipline. The grainy, high-contrast footage with visible film edge and soft focus evokes the authentic feel of a 1970s Japanese martial arts training session, highlighting the ritualistic bond between master and student.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127389889

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: 1971 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: Tokyo, 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: 1971 Tokyo 8mm footage suited to documentary or educational requests for martial arts etiquette, dojo training rituals, or master-student discipline.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, plain dojo wall, tatami mat floor, and white gi uniforms support the supplied 1971 Tokyo setting without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a quiet, formal greeting between two practitioners, preserving the measured posture and respect of a training-room ritual.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white gi, black belt detail, seiza posture, a deep bow, tatami mats, a plain wall, soft focus, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, soft focus, and contact-frame borders that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition beat for martial arts discipline, Japanese training spaces, or respectful instruction.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a formal bowing exchange in a minimalist dojo, showing etiquette and hierarchy through posture rather than narration.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment for the scanned film.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1971 Tokyo martial arts dojo, black-and-white 8mm judo or karate bow, master and pupil greeting, and Japanese training ritual.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel dojo material, then other Tokyo 1971 home movies, then broader Japanese martial arts or training-etiquette footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame showing two martial arts practitioners in white gi facing each other across a plain dojo floor. — A seated practitioner faces another figure from across the tatami mats before the formal bow.

1971 Tokyo dojo frame with a gi-clad pupil in a deep bow and another practitioner seated upright beyond him. — The pupil lowers into a deep bow while the seated figure remains still across the mat.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Tokyo showing a formal martial arts bow across a sparse dojo space. — The bow fills the foreground, emphasizing the formal greeting across the dojo floor.

1971 Tokyo home-movie frame of two martial arts practitioners facing each other in seiza inside a plain dojo. — Both practitioners settle facing one another after the bowing exchange.

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