| MISS JAPAN TAKES UP BILLIARDS Japanese Girls Playing Billiards | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6736 | |
| Catalog #: | 428793 | |
| Clip Number: | 428793-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 114 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:18 - 01:35:45 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan RECREATION: Billiards / Snooker / Pool | |
| Description: | MISS JAPAN TAKES UP BILLIARDS Japanese women have a game of billiards. MS 2 Japanese woman wearing kimonos and traditional hairstyles bow to each other in front of pool table, then do the "rock, paper, scissors" game to determine who starts; a few other Japanese girls watch in BG. The 2 begin to play snooker - a game of billiards which uses 4 balls in which points are scored for hitting the other balls. MS one of the players chalks her cue then makes several good shots in a row. Ends w/shot of her ball hitting another, then caroming off the side to hit a 2nd; the other young woman player bursts into applause. | |
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