Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 HOURS! - 59/28.
Extra footage not used in newsreel story.
Various shots of shrine and pagoda. Various shots of the great Buddha at Kamakura made of bronze weighing 94 tons and is 43 feet high being the best statue in the Orient (very informative shot list / old database record - SL). Shots also show Japanese women tourists praying at the foot of the Buddha.
Various shots of the hillside town of Yumoto in the Japanese countryside. Travel shots during ride up to the Yumoto and showing overturned truck and smiling driver on the roadway leading up to the town.
Various shots of gardens at Fujiya Hotel at the resort of Miyanoshita.
Various shots of a primary school in Tokyo with schoolchildren playing in the grounds.
Various shots of people hanging out their washing on balconies of a block of council flats. Various interior shots of typical Japanese family preparing meal and eating. Guest arrive and change their shoes for slippers at the door. A mother feeds her baby with a bottle. The guests are served tea. Woman prepares bedroom before going to sleep. Good footage of Japanese family at home.
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