Tokyo Japan-1971: Japanese Martial Arts Title Card and Two Men in Karate Gi

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

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Japanese Martial Arts Title Card and Two Men in Karate Gi — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: A vintage 8mm film clip opens with a Japanese title card for the martial arts film 'MA-SUTEMI-WAZA', listing actors Tomoe Nage, Ura Nage, and Sumi Gaeshi. The scene transitions to a grainy, black-and-white shot of two men in white karate gi standing at attention on a grey mat in a dojo. The footage captures the authentic look of 1970s home movie film, with visible grain and a static camera, evoking a sense of historical martial arts practice.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127392221

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 (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 martial arts footage suited for documentary inserts on Japanese training, instructional film titles, or 8mm home-movie records of dojo practice.
Period detail: The Japanese and romanized title card, black-and-white image, white gi, and mat setting support an early 1970s instructional or home-movie martial arts context.
Home-movie behavior: The static framing records the title card and two practitioners standing at attention, preserving a quiet observational moment before action begins.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Japanese title text, romanized technique names, black title background, two men in white gi, a grey mat floor, and a plain dojo wall.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure fluctuation, and contact-print texture that identify it as scanned physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a title-card insert, dojo establishing beat, martial arts transition, or brief archival cutaway before a training sequence.
Historical context: The footage may show how martial arts techniques were labeled and filmed for small-gauge viewing in Japan during the early 1970s.
Research note: People are visible in the dojo frame, so likeness review may be needed; separate copyright and title-card text permissions should be assessed.
Research search match: Searches for 1971 Tokyo 8mm martial arts title card, Japanese judo or karate gi dojo footage, and MA-SUTEMI-WAZA title footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Tokyo 1971 interiors, then related Japanese martial arts, dojo, title-card, or training footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame showing a black title card for MA-SUTEMI-WAZA with Japanese text and romanized technique names. — Title card for MA-SUTEMI-WAZA with three listed techniques.

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame of the MA-SUTEMI-WAZA title card, showing Japanese characters beside Tomoe Nage, Ura Nage, and Sumi Gaeshi. — Close title-card frame naming three martial arts techniques.

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame holding on the MA-SUTEMI-WAZA title card with Japanese text and romanized technique names. — The film continues on the MA-SUTEMI-WAZA title card.

1971 Tokyo 8mm frame showing two men in white gi standing at attention on a grey dojo mat against a plain wall. — Two practitioners stand facing inward on a mat after the title card.

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