Tokyo Japan-1971: Two Men Demonstrating A Karate Throw

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

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Two Men Demonstrating A Karate Throw — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi demonstrate a martial arts technique on a simple mat. The older practitioner, wearing a black belt, executes a precise throw, lifting his partner into the air. The grainy black-and-white 8mm film captures the dynamic movement and focus of the practice, showcasing traditional Japanese martial arts in a home movie style. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality, with visible film grain and soft focus typical of vintage home recordings from the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127391221

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Japan archive requests needing brief martial arts practice footage, sports training texture, or a documentary insert on karate and physical discipline.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, plain training mat, white gi, and metadata-supported Tokyo 1971 setting place the scene in an early 1970s martial arts practice context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the direct, observational home-movie view of two practitioners repeating a throw without staged performance cues or audience presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white gi, a black belt on the standing practitioner, a padded mat, a plain wall, bare feet, and the partner lifted during the throw.
Film character: Soft focus, pronounced grain, modest contrast, and slight frame-edge darkness give the short clip the tactile texture of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a concise cutaway, training insert, or transition beat for stories about karate, sport, movement practice, or travel in Japan.
Historical context: The clip shows a martial arts demonstration in a simple indoor practice space, reflecting observed recreational or instructional activity rather than a public event.
Research note: People are visible and faces are partly readable, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-rights checks; no logos or music are evident.
Research search match: Natural matches include 1971 Tokyo karate practice, black-and-white 8mm martial arts demonstration, Japanese gi throw, and vintage home movie sports training.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Tokyo 1971 footage, then with Japan travel scenes, martial arts practice, exercise, or vintage sports demonstrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Tokyo, Japan, 1971, two men in white gi practice a karate throw on a simple indoor mat. — Two practitioners set up a throw during a martial arts demonstration.

The standing practitioner in a black belt begins lifting his partner during the Tokyo 1971 karate demonstration. — The throw begins as the black-belt practitioner controls his partner's upper body.

A practitioner is airborne and inverted as the throw reaches its most dynamic point in the 1971 Tokyo practice scene. — The partner is lifted upside down over the thrower's body.

The black-and-white 8mm frame shows the partner still inverted over the mat during the karate throw in Tokyo, 1971. — The throw is held mid-motion with the partner inverted above the mat.

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