Kodo Nippon R1 of 4

Japan, ca 1940 w/ stylized city, temple views & Kagura (?) dance Japanese titles & graphics, art work. 15:02:40 2-stack liner on open sea (brief), 3-stack ship past harbor light; pan over city harbor w/ docks & freighters, liner, city rooftops & buildings w/ superimposted title. View down on pedestrians, shadows, CU of traffic. Dissolve to... 15:03:28 Turning globe w/ continents in primitive relief, clouds & light behind. 15:03:47 Trees & temple gate structure, rooftop & flowering tree w/ cherry blossoms in close up. Dissolve... 15:04:26 Banner w/ Japanese characters hanging on side of apartment building, tilt up. 15:04:33 Japanese title: High angle of four dancers performing on platform. Kagura Dance (?). Stylized slow movements in unison, silk robes. 15:06:24 Pan across sunrise w/ clouds; dramatic light from behind cumulus clouds. Others w/ titles over. 15:07:09 Sun across water; dramatic cumulus clouds & clouds rising over mountain peaks seen from above. 15:07:39 Pan around rectangular gravel garden of temple w/ men seated at base of poles w/ long banners on both sides of garden. Titles over some. 15:08:18 Large wooden entrance gate & wooden bridge w/ forest beyond, shallow stream beneath & shots of grounds beneath trees, temple buildings. Clouds & mountains. Sun or moon behind dramatic clouds. 15:09:26 Relief globe w/ Japanese Islands shown; dramatic clouds. Temple gate. Travelogue; Ethnic Culture; Pre-WWII; Buddhist Religion; Buddhism; Scenics; Poetic; Oriental architecture; NOTE: Ca 40 min. edited version of original 72 min. film (per IMDB).