Some years ago I purchased a lot of Fuji Single8 equipment off an auction site and this reel of film came with it. The only information I could find about who shot it was that the seller had acquired the equipment from an estate sale; the leaders and the case the reel came in were blank. If you have any idea who these people are, or more information about what’s being depicted here, please let me know!
Timeline:
00:00 Unknown mountain range
00:36 Japan footage begins
― including a view of the National Diet from Hotel New Otani, Tokyo
02:21 Hiroshima
― including shots of Hiroshima Peace Park, the Atomic Dome, and Hiroshima Castle
04:34 Tokyo?
― with a visit to the Swedish Embassy, then in Roppongi
05:11 Train to Kyoto
― with a stop at Fukuyama Station
06:32 Kyoto
― with stops at Higashi Hongan-ji, Heian-ji, Kinkaku-ji, and Rokuon-ji gardens
10:27 Nara
― with stops at Nara park, Todai-ji (including a shot of its Binzuru when he still had eyes), and Kasuga-taisha
12:23 Shinkansen departure from Kyoto Station toward Tokyo
13:01 Nikkō?
13:17 Kinugawa
― including shots from the Kurogane Bridge and the Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
14:32 Ginza
16:42 Unknown location
17:38 Taxiing at Tokyo International Airport
― followed by aerial view of Mt. Fuji
18:38 connection via Kai Tak, Hong Kong
19:57 Thailand footage begins
― likely taking the Chao Phraya River Tour, includes shots of various people who live and commute along the river, and what may be a stop at Wat Sai floating market
26:35 Wat Pho
― includes shots of the temple entrance, Farang, Phra Chedi Rai, Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew, Phra Prang, the Phra Rabiang buddhas, Phra Ubosot, Grand Palace Yak, Prasat Phra Thep Bidon, the model of Angkor Wat, Phaithi terrace chedi incl. Phra Suvarnachedi, Theppaksi, Ho Phra Khanthararat, Hok Rakhang, etc.
29:30 Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok
More detailed notes are available on request.
edited in Resolve
unedited scan https://youtu.be/dNoPPSzK8oM
scanned at 1080p by https://www.uppsalabildteknik.com/
uploaded at 1440p60 to try and best preserve the film’s grain
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very cool!