Tokyo Japan-1971: Karate Practitioners Bowing Before Match

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

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Karate Practitioners Bowing Before Match — Clip Details

TOKYO JAPAN-1971: Two martial artists in white karate gi stand on a mat, performing a formal bow before a match. The grainy black-and-white 8mm film captures the ritualistic start of a karate bout, with one practitioner wearing a dark belt. The scene unfolds in a simple dojo with a plain wall backdrop, framed by the natural vignette of an old home movie projector. The clip concludes with a title card reading 'Presented by MEIKO PRODUCTION,' offering authentic vintage 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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127393469

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: Yes
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1971 Japan archival requests needing a brief black-and-white karate or martial arts ritual insert for documentary, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The white gi, dark belt, plain mat area, and end title card may show an early 1970s small-production martial arts recording in Tokyo.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the direct, unpolished view of two practitioners pausing and bowing before action, with the camera observing the formal start rather than staging spectacle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two karate practitioners, white gi, a dark belt, mat flooring, a plain wall, film-frame borders, and a MEIKO PRODUCTION title card.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame jitter, and dark gate edges that mark it as physical-film archive material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, ritual cutaway, transition into a martial arts sequence, or memory beat about Japanese sports practice.
Historical context: The clip visually documents formal bowing around a karate match setting without proving the school, event, rank, or organization shown.
Research note: People and a MEIKO PRODUCTION title are visible, so likeness, credit text, and possible underlying copyright should be reviewed separately from footage licensing.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 Tokyo karate footage, Japanese martial arts bowing, black-and-white 8mm dojo scene, or vintage karate match opening.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Tokyo 1971 material, then broader Japanese martial arts, sport, and training footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Tokyo 1971 black-and-white 8mm frame showing two karate practitioners bowing before a match on a plain mat area. — Two practitioners bow at the opening of a karate match.

Tokyo 1971 frame with one karate practitioner upright and the other still bowing in a sparse indoor match setting. — The bowing sequence continues as one practitioner straightens first.

Black-and-white 8mm view from Tokyo 1971 showing two karate practitioners standing apart after bowing. — The practitioners stand apart after the formal bow.

Grainy black-and-white title card from the clip reading Presented by MEIKO PRODUCTION. — End title card credits MEIKO PRODUCTION.

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