Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: VM-1072

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00:02:35 14.77	"YOU IN JAPAN" A PICTORIAL TOUR OF JAPAN IN 1957
00:02:40 19.77	NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE SERVICEMAN IN JAPAN AND HOW HE SEES JAPAN AS A TOURIST. CAMERA FOLLOWS 4 GIS TOURING JAPAN.
00:03:07 46.77	MS- TROOPS PLAYING CARDS ON SHIP GOING TO JAPAN CU- PA SYSTEM ANNOUNCING ARRIVAL IN YOKAHAMA. GIS ON DECK AND FAMILIES IN DINING ROOM STOP WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO LISTEN TO ANNOUNCEMENT.
00:03:32 71.77	MS- MOM FEEDING BABY AT DINING ROOM TABLE LISTENS MS- GIS SIT ON DECK AS A CAPTAIN GIVES AN ORIENTATION ABOUT JAPAN AND IT'S CUSTOMS.
00:05:07 166.77	MS- AS HE LISTENS TO THE ORIENTATION, 'WORRYING WILLIE' IMAGINES SCENES OF A WAR TORN JAPAN AND HOSTILE FACES ON JAPANESE MEN WHO SHUT THEIR DOORS AS HE WALKS BY.
00:05:33 192.77	MS- A JAPANESE MAN SLINKS BEHIND A WALL LOOKING AS A 'WORRYING WILLIE' WALKING BY PUTS HIS HAND ON HIS SIDEARM. ANOTHER JAPANESE BUMPS HIM AS HE WALKS BY. (FANTASY)
00:06:04 223.77	MS- ANOTHER GI SEES HIMSELF BEING FANNED BY A GEISHA GIRL WHILE ANOTHER DOES HIS NAILS.
00:07:02 281.77	MS- 4 SERVICEMEN SIT IN A WHITE CONVERTIBLE AND PREPARE TO TOUR JAPAN. CU- HAND OF GI TURNS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND PLACES THE SHIFT IN GEAR.
00:07:47 326.77	LS- PAN OF YOKAHAMA SHORELINE AS SEEN BY THE GIS AS THEY RIDE IN CAR. MS- THE GIS PASS A STRING OF SHOPS IN A BUSINESS DISTRICT AS A CROWD OF JAPANESE SHOPPERS WAVE TO THEM.
00:08:25 364.77	MS- A JAPANESE BOY IN A COWBOY OUTFIT QUICK DRAWS HIS GUN AT THE PASSING CONVERTIBLE.
00:08:54 393.77	MS- FARMERS TOIL THE HILLY LAND WITH THEIR HAND TOOLS. GIS GET OUT TO WATCH THEM.
00:09:46 445.77	GIS PASS A JAPANESE PEDDLEING ALONG WITH A HUGE LOAD OF CRATES ON HIS BIKE AND MEN PULLING CARTS WITH TRUCK WHEELS CARYING LOADS OF GOODS.
00:10:00 459.77	JAPANESE WOMAN CARRIES HER BABY IN A PAPOOSE ON HER BACK AS SHE WALKS ALONG.
00:10:05 464.77	MS- THE 4 GIS PUSH START A 3 WHEELED VEHICLE THAT STALLED ON THE ROAD. JAPANESE DRIVER WAVES.
00:10:15 474.77	MS- GIS STOP AS A SCHOOL BUS FILLED WITH WAVING KIDS CROSSES BEFORE THEM. GIS WAVE BACK
00:10:28 487.77	LS- THE 4 GIS ARE DWAFTED BY THE STATUE OF THE GREAT BUDDHA AT KAMAKURA, CAST IN THE YEAR 1252. A CLOSE UP LOOK OF THE HANDS OF BUDDHA WITH PALMS UP AND THUMBS TOUCHING
00:10:58 517.77	CU- FACES OF JAPANESE PEOPLE LOOK ADORINGLY AT THE STATUE.
00:11:09 528.77	MS- A SHINTO ARCH AND A SHINTO SHRINE WITH ITS PAGODA ROOVES. MS- SHINTO PRIEST KNEELS AND BOWS BEFORE THE ALTAR.
00:11:51 570.77	MS- THE CONVERTIBLE ENTERS THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF A FISHING VILLAGE, WITH MANY FISHING BOATS TIED UP TO THE PIER.
00:12:00 579.77	CU- A FISHERMEN TIE THEIR SNARES AND GAFFS AS A WOMAN SHUCKS OYSTERS. MS- THE 4 GIS VISIT A FISH MARKET, SEE BUCKETS FILLED WITH FISH
00:12:36 615.77	CU- SAILOR USES CHOPSTICKS TO EAT SUSHI. HE MAKES A 'DON'T LIKE IT' FACE. YUCK
00:12:48 627.77	THE 4 GIS SIT ON FLOOR AROUND A TABLE EATING AS A JAPANESE WOMAN KNEELS AND SERVES THEM.FROM A POT.
00:13:14 653.77	MS- THE SAILOR NODS IN APPROVAL AS HE EATS SCHIAKI, A BEEF MEAL.
00:13:48 687.77	MS- A JAPANESE MAN GIVES THE GIS A TOUR OF HIS GARDEN AND A WOMAN TENDS TO THE FLOWERS.
00:13:59 698.77	MS- A GI AND A JAPANESE FRIEND TAKE A FAMOUS JAPANESE BATH TOGETHER. ANOTHER GI WALKS IN AND SPLASHES THEM WITH WATER. CU- GI LATHERS HIMSELF WITH SOAP
00:14:56 755.77	MS- THE JAPANESE FAMILY WAVES 'SAYNORA' TO THE GIS LEAVING IN THE CONVERTIBLE
00:15:13 772.77	LS- THE GIS GET OUT OF THEIR CAR HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY WHERE THEY GET A MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF JAPAN. LS- WORLD FAMOUS MOUNT FUJI WITH IT'S SNOW CAPPED PEAK.
00:15:58 817.77	MONTAGE- PAGODA TEMPLES AND SHRINES AT KYOTO AND IT'S 400 YEAR OLD CHERRY TREE. IS VIEWED BY THE 4
00:16:19 838.77	LS- ROOFTOPS OF THE INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF OSAKA MS- THE 4 GIS ARE MET AND GIVEN A TOUR BY A JAPANESE BUSINESSMAN.
00:17:00 879.77	LS- A HUGE PLANT WITH LARGE SPOOLS OF WIRE AND A MACHINE SPINNING AROUND WITH MANY GEARS.
00:17:06 885.77	MS- A JAPANESE STEEL WORKER ADEPTLY SWIRLS A LONG STRIP OF RED HOT STEEL
00:17:22 901.77	LS- CROWD OF PEOPLE SOME SHIELDING THEMSELVES FROM THE SUN WITH UMBRELLAS SIT AND PROUDLY WATCH THEIR NEW MILITARY DEFENSE FORCE PASS IN TANKS
00:17:53 932.77	LS- PAN OF THE NEW SPRAWLING CITY OF HIROSHIMA THE ONLY BUILDING LEFT STANDING AFTER THE A-BOMB ATTACK IS STILL THERE. LS- A TOUCHING MEMORIAL TO PEACE IS ALSO THERE.
00:18:27 966.77	MONTAGE- NEW MODERN BUILDINGS BUILT IN HIROSHIMA AND JAPANESE WORKERS BUILDING NEW ONES.
00:18:52 991.77	MS- THE CONVERTIBLE RIDES TOWARDS TOKYO PASSING MILES OF COUNTRYSIDE, A SPEEDING TRAIN AND A HIGH BRIDGE.
00:19:27 1026.77	LS- CROWD ON LINES OUTSIDE A MOVIE THEATER IN TOKYO. MS- MEN IN BUSINESS SUITS, WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL WEAR AND WOMEN IN MODERN DRESS ALL WALK THE STREETS OF TOKYO
00:19:45 1044.77	MS- 2 GEISHA GIRLS PLAY A GAME OF BADMINTON. MS- ARTIST DISPLAYS HIS DRAWINGS AND A WOMAN SANDS CERAMIC WARE. ANOTHER PAINTS CERAMIC DISH
00:20:00 1059.77	2 GIS WATCH A JAPANESE HORSEMAN SHOOT HIS ARROW WHILE IN FULL GALLOP IN A REVIVAL OF THE ANCIENT SPORT 'YABUSAN'.
00:20:07 1066.77	MS- CROWD WATCHES TWO SUMO WRESTLERS WITH BOTH TUMBLING VIOLENTLY OUT OF THE RINK AREA.
00:20:20 1079.77	LS- THE GIS TAKE SHOTS OF JAPANESE FLOATS IN A COLORFUL FESTIVAL COMPLETE WITH DRAGON AND PRETTY GIRLS. COLORFUL FIREWORKS AT NIGHT.
00:20:51 1110.77	LS- A JAPANESE WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS QUIETLY SITS AT HER WINDOW FANNING HERSELF MS- A SCHOLAR WORKS AT HIS MANUSCRIPT IN A GARDEN
00:21:00 1119.77	MS- A WOMAN PERFORMS ANCIENT TEA CEREMONY AS 2 KNEELING WOMEN WATCH.
00:21:43 1162.77	MS- A SUBWAY TRAIN IN TOKYO COMES TO A HALT AND CROWDS OF PEOPLE POUR OUT. THEY BRAVE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AS THEY CROSS THE STREETS
00:22:05 1184.77	MS- A JAPANESE SECRETARY PREPARES AND SERVES TEA TO THE BUSY OFFICE WORKER AT HIS DESK. SHE BOWS.
00:22:30 1209.77	MS- OFFICER WORKER IS GREETED BY HIS WIFE AND SON AS HE COMES HOME FROM WORK, THE 3 SIT FOR TEA
00:22:50 1229.77	LS- THE CONVERTIBLE CIRCLE THE IMPERIAL PALACE WITH IT'S ENCIRCLING MOAT
00:23:06 1245.77	LS- THE 'DIET' BUILDING JAPAN'S CONGRESS. THE LEGISLATORS SIT AT THEIR SEATS INSIDE
00:23:27 1266.77	MS- STREET POLE SIGN SHOWS 'GINZA' TOKYO'S MOST FAMOUS STREET WHERE THE SOLDIERS GO SHOPPING FOR BARGAINS. MS- HEAVY AUTO TRAFFIC ON THE GINZA
00:23:43 1282.77	MS- INSIDE LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE OF TOKYO MONTAGE- THE MANY STREET SHOPPING STALLS GLISTEN WITH MERCHANDISE. 2 GIS WALK UP TO A STALL.
00:24:03 1302.77	MONTAGE- THE GINZA, WITH IT'S GLOWING NEON SIGNS, LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
00:24:12 1311.77	LS- A JAPANESE TRADITIONAL STAGE SHOW WITH IT'S COLORFUL COSTUMES. LS- THERE ARE ALSO CHORUS LINES WITH PLENTY OF DANCING AND KICKING GIRLS
00:24:44 1343.77	MS- GIS DANCE WITH THEIR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS AT A SERVICE CLUB.
00:25:25 1384.77	MS- THE CONVERTIBLE PULLS UP TO A TRAFFIC COP GIVING HAND SIGNS FROM HIS PLATFORM AND ASK HIM FOR DIRECTIONS TO YOKOHAMA. HE TELLS THEM WITH HAND GESTURES.
00:27:38 1517.77	LS- A COLORFULLY DRESSED JAPANESE PEASANT CARRYING 2 LARGE BUCKETS ON BOTH ENDS OF A POLE, STOPS TO WATCH A SQUAD OF GIS PASS ON A ROAD. YOLK