Tokio, Japan. Oriental Splendour

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

811-2

Date Released

14 Mar 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Strange Visitants
2. 2Tokio, Japan. Oriental Splendour
3. 3'Dianas of the Chase’
4. 4'Balloon-Jumping’ Tragedy
5. 5The Queen in the East End
6. 6'City & Suburban’ Winners
7. *West Brom Defeat Aston Villa
8. *Rugby League Cup 3rd Round
9. *1st Division or 2nd Division?
10. *1st Division or 2nd Division?

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Marks the last journey of the late Mikado." The funeral procession of the Emperor Taisho, with darkness beyond the procession, which is lit by flares; men carrying banners. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Favourite possessions to be placed in the tomb". Procession of men carrying these, then three teams of two oxen each, drawing the big coffin on a wagon. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "Nearing the Imperial tomb boys replace the oxen and carry the coffin to its resting place". Closer shot of the procession [section missing with Prince Chichibu].

Keywords

Royalty; Funerals

Length of story (in feet)

59

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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