Snowtime in Japan

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

505

Date Released

5 Feb 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

643

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Japan under snow including ice skating and a snowball fight.
NoS synopsis: "To most of us here snow means a brief white mantle - then slush and wet feet! In Japan, however, that Christmas Card look lingers longer - " Various snowy scenes in Japan including Japanese women walking through the snow holding parasols. "Miss Nippon takes as naturally to steel skates as she did to wooden shoes - " M/S of Japanese people ice skating. "But, whatever the weather, the youngsters know what to do!" M/S of Japanese children throwing snowballs.

Keywords

Winter sports; Scenery and travel

Locations

Japan

Footage sources

Pathe Consortium Cinema
Pathe Revue Issue No.3/1931

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.205
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP205
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

130

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