Kodo Nippon R2 of 4

Japan, ca 1940 w/ stylized temple views & mountain scenes Japanese titles & graphics, art work. Clouds, tilt down to forested mountain ridges, pan across; valley, village rooftops, dramatic peaks. 15:10:53 Temple (?) entrance w/ sign, hanging ropes, buildings. Mountain, clouds & valley w/ small farm fields. 15:11:28 Marker post w/ Japanese characters, waterfalls in narrow canyon; rushing stream. Peaked thatched roofs of farm buildings. Temple building (?) on wooden posts in front of dramatic large trees. Pathway, fields & natural rock or dirt pile. Mountain w/ crater, pan to another crater w/ lake. Seashore & mountains beyond. Pans of wide valley, volcano smoking; people walking in foreground. 15:12:53 Heavy smoke cloud billowing from volcano eruption. 15:13:12 Scenic valley w/ village roofs & dramatic mountain ridge beyond. Pan over trees. Temple w/ sign; grounds w/ geometric fences; temple gate, ornate entrance & roofs. Gates, roofs, signs, ponds. 15:14:42 Ocean shore & rocky cliffs; temple set into rocks. 15:15:03 Map, Japanese characters added. Scroll or ?? w/ calligraphy. 15:15:28 Japanese title & art graphics. Cast sculptures of warrior-like figure w/ eagle or ? on staff; dissolve to temple gate & wooden marker post. LS of temple, characters superimposed. Temple grounds w/ gravel. 15:16:17 Coast, map w/ animation of route along coast & title added. Titles. 15:16:38 Temple stairway w/ plantings; entrance & fences. Map. 15:17:14 Coastline from mountain; waves breaking on rocks from shore line. Scenics of waterfall, river, mountains; moving camera thru blossoming trees; pan over mountain range. 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).