This 1931 travelogue is one of a series of “Port O’ Call” films. This one “Sunny Splendor” looks at some Japanese practices as well as an attraction in the village of Nikko. It begins with a woman having her hair prepared very elaborately by a hairdresser. This is followed by close up footage of Geisha as well as them dancing. Finally, there is a visit to the Tokugawa Ieyasu Shrine in the village of Nikko, with footage of some of the parts of the shrine.
The shrine is a magnificent memorial to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan for over 250 years until 1868. Ieyasu is enshrined at Toshogu as the deity Tosho Daigongen, “Great Deity of the East Shining Light”.
0:08 “Port O’Call Series Sunny Splendor Nikko”, 0:25 Distributed by Imperial Distributing Corp, 0:41 two Geisha open sliding doors and bow, 1:01 a woman has her hair prepared very elaborately by a hairdresser, 2:40 the woman talking to a bird in a cage, 2:46 a Geisha applying her makeup and showing her hair, 3:05 pan over of several smiling young Geisha, 3:32 Geisha bowing to each other, 3:39 Geisha practicing a dance, 4:04 older women playing music while the Geisha dance, 4:34 the town of Nikko underneath a mountain, 4:55 people walking to the Tokugawa Ieyasu Shrine, 5:20 groups of pilgrims at the shrine, 5:45 carved panel with the three monkeys, 6:05 large groups of travelers walking, 6:20 pilgrims drinking holy water, 7:06 Torii with the crest of the Tokugawa, 7:11 the Chinese Gate, 7:41 a dragon fountain, 8:13 people leaving the shrine, 8:24 “Fin”
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