Young Japan

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
638
Date Released
24 Aug 1933
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Pie-Eaters!
  2. 2Young Japan
  3. 3In Advance
  4. 41950?
  5. 5Air Towing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
NoS Summary - Mass exercise demonstrations at a sports stadium in Japan.
British Pathe synopsis: "The Youth of Nippon - one of the oldest yet youngest of Nations - eager to emulate western civilisation." L/S high angle panning shot of a large sports stadium. "Great sports’ arenas have sprung up in the big cities, and Miss Japan is as keen on physical training as our own Eves" Panning shot of large number of women doing synchronised exercises. It is a kind of skipping. "As for the boys, they speak for themselves" M/S of group of six young boys dressed in traditional Japanese costume playing bugles. High angle of massed group of boys dressed in white doing synchronised press ups. Closer view of the boys as they exercise. Various shots of the mass exercise demonstration. View of the crowds who are watching the show. More shots of the exercises.
Keywords
Physical fitness and training
Locations
Japan
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.267
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP267
National Film Archive Catalogue
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