Tokyo Japan-1971: Karate Practitioners in Dojo Stance with Main Points Title Card

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

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Karate Practitioners in Dojo Stance with Main Points... — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two martial artists in white karate gi stand in formal stances on a tatami mat, facing each other in a traditional dojo setting. The grainy black-and-white 8mm film captures the quiet intensity of a pre-competition moment, with the men poised and ready. A title card appears, displaying the Japanese text "技の要点" (Waza no Yōten) with the English translation "Main Points," indicating a focus on technique. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, exudes a nostalgic, archival quality, offering authentic historical footage of Japanese martial arts culture 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: 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: 127393035

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$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.

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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 instruction, dojo practice, or technical title-card inserts for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, white karate gi, sparse training floor, and bilingual Japanese-English title card support an early 1970s instructional or demonstration context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a quiet observational quality, holding on practitioners and an instructional title card rather than staged performance for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two karate practitioners, white gi, a plain wall, floor mat seams, dark film-frame borders, Japanese text, an underline, and the English words Main Points.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, rounded frame edges, and slight gate or contact-sheet softness that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, chapter marker, training cutaway, or transition into a sequence about karate technique or Japanese martial arts instruction.
Historical context: The frames show formal karate practice or instruction in Tokyo, with bilingual text suggesting the material may have been organized for teaching or explanation.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos or music are apparent, while copyright, source ownership, and any venue permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Tokyo karate 8mm footage, Japanese martial arts instruction, dojo stance, karate gi, and Main Points title card.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Tokyo 1971 martial arts footage, then broader Japanese karate, dojo, and instructional-film material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Tokyo 1971 footage, two karate practitioners in white gi stand in formal stances across a plain dojo-like space. — Two karate practitioners hold formal stances facing across the training floor.

Two white-gi karate practitioners stand apart on a mat-like floor in black-and-white 1971 Tokyo archive footage. — Practitioners hold position in a quiet martial arts training setting.

A bilingual title card reads Japanese text above Main Points in grainy black-and-white 8mm footage. — Instructional title card reads Main Points beneath Japanese characters.

The title card shows Japanese characters and the English phrase Main Points, likely marking a technique section. — Bilingual Main Points title card appears as a technique marker.

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