Japan-1954: Woman in Kimono Bows and Shakes Hands With Guests at a Reviewing Stand

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationJapan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 · Japan
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

cross-cultural greeting
Japanese etiquette
American military life abroad
postwar Japan
public ceremony
spectators
traditional dress

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Reviewing stand with railing and rows of seats overlooking a broad open field, likely on a military base
Time and weather: day · overcast
Lighting: Flat, diffuse daylight
People: 12 · A Japanese woman in kimono and obi, a Western guest in a dark overcoat, a Western woman in a bright blue coat, a man partly visible behind her, seated spectators in the foreground including several dark-haired and balding men, and distant uniformed figures across the field
Objects: kimono · obi · dark overcoat · bright blue coat · metal railing · grandstand seats · red-and-white marker pole · open field
Colors: blue · violet · mauve · royal blue · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The woman in a kimono bends at the rail toward the seated spectators.
She straightens and smiles beside a woman in a bright blue coat.
A Western guest in a dark overcoat steps up and reaches out a hand.
She bows deeply while shaking the guest's hand.
Both lean over the rail toward the people seated below.

Woman in Kimono Bows and Shakes Hands With Guests at a... — Clip Details

In Japan, circa 1954, home movie footage shows a woman in a kimono and obi greeting Western guests at the rail of a reviewing stand above a wide open field. She smiles, then bows deeply while shaking hands with a guest in a dark overcoat as a woman in a bright blue coat looks on. Rows of seated spectators fill the foreground and uniformed figures stand along the far edge of the field. The single handheld 8mm shot has a strong blue colour cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001613

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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: 1954 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: 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: This clip fits requests for 1950s footage of Japanese and American civilians meeting in person, for documentaries on the postwar US presence in Japan.
Period detail: A kimono with a wide obi, the Western women's mid-century coats and permed hair, and the plain stand seating may show the mid-1950s period of the reel.
Home-movie behavior: The person filming caught an unscripted moment of a hostess smiling, bowing and shaking hands with guests from among the seated audience, not from an official camera position.
What appears in frame: A woman in a kimono bows at a stand rail to a guest in a dark overcoat, a woman in a bright blue coat watches, seated spectators fill the foreground and uniformed figures stand across a wide field.
Film character: The strong blue cast, fine grain and slight handheld drift of the projected 8mm colour film give the greeting an authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short human-moment insert or cutaway between base ceremony footage and Japanese street scenes in a story about cultural contact.
Historical context: The reel documents an American military family's posting in Japan, and this clip shows Japanese and Western civilians together at what appears to be a base event.
Research note: The people at the rail and some spectators have identifiable faces and none are named, so likeness releases need separate consideration, and copyright in the film is a separate question from likeness or location rights.
Research search match: Searches this clip matches include kimono woman bowing to Americans, 1950s Japan home movie, US military family in Japan 8mm, and cross-cultural handshake archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's woman in kimono and girls in the arcade, crowded covered shopping arcade and troopship 114 departure clips, then with other 1950s Japan base footage, then with greeting and hospitality scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Smiling woman in kimono and obi at a reviewing stand rail beside a Western woman in blue, Japan, circa 1954 — A woman in kimono smiles at the rail as a Western woman in a bright blue coat stands nearby, Japan, circa 1954.
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Western guest in a dark overcoat offers a handshake to a woman in kimono at a reviewing stand in Japan, circa 1954 — A guest in a dark overcoat reaches out to greet the woman in kimono at the rail.
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Japanese woman in kimono bows low during a handshake with a Western guest at a reviewing stand, Japan, circa 1954 — A deep bow and a handshake at the reviewing stand rail, with a woman in blue looking on, Japan, circa 1954.
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Back view of a kimono obi as the hostess and a Western guest lean toward seated spectators at a stand in Japan, circa 1954 — The hostess and guest lean over the rail toward the people seated below as the woman in blue watches.
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