Home Movie: Muraoka Collection: 004853 (silent)

Description: A Japanese American family travels to Japan in the mid-1950s, visiting the homes of family or friends, gardens, and temples using various modes of transportation including boat, bus and train. Shows many people wearing traditional dress, as well as many in Western style dress.

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MURAOKA

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Subjects: 1950s, Families, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Architecture, Boats and boating

Tags: river boats; rowboats; canals; men smoking; family; Japanese homes; dinners; public transit; buses; bus transportation; group tours; seniors; elders; waterfronts; dragon boats; water gates; gates; pavilions; temples; posing for camera; family portraits; group photos; posing for portrait; harbors; palace; city; Japanese Americans; monks; traditional Japanese dress; woman in kimono; eating and drinking; shrines; Osaka castle; domestic interiors; monk with an eye patch; person with camera taking photo; kneeling on zabuton

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Creator: Muraoka Family

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Muraoka Collection PC-0089, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1955

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Geographical Location: Japan; Osaka, Japan

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 8mm film

Element: reversal

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

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Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 156