Tokyo Japan-1971: Two Men Practicing Karate Throw

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

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Two Men Practicing Karate Throw — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two men in white karate gi practice a technique on a mat, captured in grainy black-and-white 8mm film. One man executes a throw, lifting his partner and bringing him down to the floor in a smooth, deliberate motion. The footage shows natural film grain, slight jitter, and darkened edges typical of vintage home movies. The scene conveys focused martial arts training in a simple indoor setting, evoking a sense of historical authenticity and quiet concentration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & whiteSlow motion
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127392596

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

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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: Useful for 1970s Japan archive requests needing martial arts training, karate practice, or disciplined physical instruction in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The white gi, plain mat surface, black-and-white 8mm texture, 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 observed, unstaged repetition of two practitioners working through a throw at close range rather than performing for a formal audience.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white martial arts uniforms, a padded mat, a plain wall, bare feet, close body contact, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip carries dense monochrome grain, slight jitter, soft focus, and darkened borders that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, training cutaway, transition into martial arts history, or quiet memory beat around movement and discipline.
Historical context: The footage shows a small-scale practice setting and partner technique, supporting context around everyday martial arts training without asserting a formal school or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright and any location or property permissions should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for Tokyo 1971 karate practice, vintage 8mm martial arts footage, black-and-white home movie training, and two men practicing a throw.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Tokyo 1971 material, then broader 1970s Japan, martial arts training, or physical education footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported Tokyo 1971 8mm footage, two men in white gi begin a close-contact karate practice movement on a plain mat. — Two practitioners square up at the start of a throw or grappling technique.

Two men in white gi maintain close grips during a controlled martial arts throw practice in the Tokyo 1971 home-movie clip. — The pair holds position as the technique develops in a simple indoor training space.

A man in a white gi drops into a lower stance as his partner remains upright during the supported Tokyo 1971 martial arts practice. — The throwing motion is underway, with one practitioner crouched and the other held close.

The throw concludes as one practitioner is brought down toward the mat while the other remains above him in the 1971 Tokyo clip. — The partner is lowered to the mat at the end of the practiced throwing technique.

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