| WEIGHT AND SEE Market traders festival in Tokyo where men demonstrate their strength by lifting and balancing great weights. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7233 |
| Catalog #: | 505558 | |
| Clip Number: | 505558-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 368 | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:07 - 01:08:10 | |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Strength LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan, Tokyo | |
| Description: | WEIGHT AND SEE Market traders festival in Tokyo where men demonstrate their strength by lifting and balancing great weights. Tokyo, Japan. Market traders hold a festival where they demonstrate their strength and balancing skills. They lift stacks of objects - looks a bit like a circus acrobatic act. Various shots of Japanese men in short kimonos on outdoor stage. A crowd sits at the back of the stage and watch as, one at a time, men step forward to demonstrate strength. The men lift heavy straw bales and large stacks of crates. M/S of man lying on stage for the grand finale stunt. Balanced on his stomach are bales of straw, barrels and a canoe! Several other men climb into the canoe, they are passed more bales of straw. C/U of man lying on stage beneath great weight. M/S of men in canoe holding up straw bales. | |
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