In the Emporer’s Tea Garden - Japan

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

515

Date Released

16 Apr 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

840

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Women workers pick tea leaves at the Emperors plantation in Japan.
British Pathe synopsis: "Even as you and I, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan, drinks tea. But very particular tea, grown on very particular tea plants..." High angle of large number of women working on a tea plantation. "The Imperial pickers, each garbed in the distinctive costume worn by all tea workers, call it a day." Panning C/U of the women who wear patterned kimonos and white hats. The women leave the plantation carrying their baskets. They tip the leaves they have picked into a box. "Not even an Emperor can drink all the tea produced by the Imperial plants, so there’s a big market for what’s left. Sorting it out -" Panning shot of the warehouse where large number of women kneel at low tables sorting the leaves. "But sorting the Emperor’s tea, these imperial sorters have a table - the floor would never do! Think of the social standing!" High angle shot of four women sorting the leaves at great speed. "The high-speed express distributes the Imperial Tea throughout the Empire." Two rickety carts laden down with packets of tea are pushed towards the camera. Filmed in Kobati Ugi in Japan.

Researcher Comments

British Pathe - Footage from Amiercan Pathe Review.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Agriculture

Locations

Japan

Footage sources

Pathe Exchange Re-issue

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.210
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP210 Used for synopsis
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Commentary scripts
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

180

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