Old movies were filmed at a lower number of frames per second. That's why they appear sped-up when played back at normal speed. Charlie Chaplin films come to mind.
In 1919 it was most likely recorded with about 18 frames/second, of course with a hand cranked camera. Modern scanners work with 24 frames/second, which was the standard when sound came to the movie. So you have always to correct the speed with such old films.
This footage is really excellent. There is next to no records of the Ainu when they were still a strong community in the North. Like the Emishi, they are vanishing and it's great to see what life was like almost 100 years ago.
About 25 years later many in the country were starving because of the war. About 25 years after that the country is one of the world's leading economies. How quickly things change.
Same for South Korea. Although Japan's cities were pretty modern at this time, you'd see people with suits and top hats, a European style army which defeated China in a short war, and rapid industrialisation.
@@tigervalley62 Asian exceptionalism? Asia is unique. Europe is unique. Australia is unique and Africa is unique but everywhere is full of people who are pretty much the same.
I would really like to see more old culture bc it's interesting to me I predict future generations are gonna be interested to about ours even though some of ours are a bit irritating.
@@j0JP Yes, you're right, the Japanese atrocities were on another level tho. You can't deny it, even Stalin would cringe knowing that. Fortunately, the people totally changed and the culture remained, that's why I love Japan, but I wish their education would teach about what have been committed because they ignore everything (and this originally was because of McArthur polotic, but I think he did the right thing at that time, not executing the emperor etc).
Interesting dance and drinking ritual those Ainus had. Most every group of people used to have their own dances and rituals that they would perform together. Seeing it so spread out over the world, in every corner of every continent among natives and in the ancient cultures of civilisations, makes you realise it served some very important role. Who knows, a simple thing like that might just ease stress and be beneficial to the growing mental troubles of our current lives, as well as bring people together. It's one of those things completely lost to modern humans, that we don't think about.
very true comment, exactly my thinking when i was watching the dance. There was a time maybe one century ago when children would hold hands and rotate in a circl to play together. We are in a downward spiral trend at the present for sure.
Not in South America -I went to a Night Club and they all sang and danced together songs with pride not one ounce of ego- songs local to cultural pride -I was touched -In Manizales (in the Mountains) went to a wedding too very cultural.
@@chronic2001n Yes, in South America I went to a Night Club, they all sang and danced together, songs with pride not one ounce of ego songs local to cultural pride -I was touched -In Manizales (in the Mountains) went to a wedding too very cultural.
Oh my, look at those children, they're a lot! They don't make much of them now. And those smiles, everyone seems to smile a lot. They should try more of that again. Today, everyone seems to be just trying to get through with their day.
My wife and i are the two Caucasians in this video at the 2:58 mark, ive been hoping to find/see this video for 101 yrs now. People MAY question these facts BUT things are not quite what they seem as there are many MUCH older. Best wishes to all.
Forty years later they were conquering the world with companies like Honda, Susuki, Sony, Toyota, Yamaha, Canon, Nikon and many others. An admirable people.
This film is now more than one hundred years old. A precious glimpse back in time. The clothing of the Ainu is particularly beautiful, such elaborate stitching & embellishment.
One thing that really stands out is how much more warmly people seem dressed in general.Brings to mind what Ruth Goodman wrote about her experience living with Victorian or Tudor-era technology: One thing that gets to you is the constant cold. Your home isn't heated and most houses aren't very good at keeping the warmth in. So anywhere you go is going to be cold.
Wonderful footage ! Thanks to the contributors. Our Water Department today 2020, is just like the Water Department in Japan in 1919. More than half the water is lost in leaks, before it reaches the consumer ! Regards. Trinidad & Tobago.
I can hear them saying “hinna hinna” in 6:32 It’s a gratitude phrase the Ainu use while lifting their plate or utensils while eating or consuming. Literally 6:54. I learned it from Golden Kamuy. :3
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The official number of Ainus is 25,000, but unofficially estimated at 200,000, as many Ainus have been assimilated into Japanese and Russian societies and are unaware of their ancestry or omit it on purpose.
@ I think they are mostly in Russia now since that’s where they r from, in terms of Japan, the Japanese themselves and ryukans (Okinawans) are native to japan
@@pakistanitrump I think most were resettled by retreating Japanese forces to Japan at the end of WW2, which explains their subsequent assimilation into Japanese as they were uprooted from their traditional way of life...
@@goognamgoognw6637 If you go to 1819 or even 1719 probably you'll see pretty much the same stuff as what you see in tha video so ya we have come long way since 1919
This film is so precious. Especially about Ainus, we have difficulty watching it's movie. A few movie about this era remain, almost show city modern life. Nowadays, culture of Ainus are extincting. To tradition the culture, we can use modern technology effectively. This filming is recorder's great achievement, and what we should do to leave tradition to posterity.
To think, the Tribe Chief's great grandfather was probably born in 1750. His great grandfather probably lived through the great Edo period. Just amazing.
100 years ago to the year! wow. Like watching ghosts. This most be what it will be like when people 100 years later are watching our random facebook and instagram videos.
This movie is a priceless record of Japan and Japanese people in early 20th century. It seems to me that life was hard, and Japanese people looked malnourished and shorter than today`s Japanese. I feel lucky indeed just because I live in Japan in 21st century. At least, my life is much better and comfortable than my ancestors` 100 years ago.
With deep thought I'm not sure people can say they live better today than at these times. Maybe in a materialistic at-the-moment sense but the people of these times did not suffer from the stresses of working at meaningless jobs, revolving debts, invasive advertisements/technology, uncertainty for the future, and the loneliness so many face today. People lived in community with each other and they look genuinely happy with their lives full of purpose.
The idea that the Ainu are a "missing link" between Caucasians and East Asians has since been disproven, but it is nevertheless very interesting to see footage of a lost culture.
They lived in harmony with nature, sustaining their environment, not destroying it slowly away and their community was happy before external invasion. They worked plenty and this was filmed at a time of festival after harvest and those patterned clothes is designed and weaved by them, not bought at wall mart made in China.
sooooo.... if they were in wood technology, who built the giant stone buildings and canals in the video? were they hut people or were they stone building builders?
+Raj Kapoor That is debatable. Unless you have forgotten what the Japanese did in history. I am not saying all Japanese are bad. It is common in society that most people are ignorant, bad, and evil; while there are only a few good people.
its a bit scary to see how fast humankind has progressed since then and its only a blink on the eye in history.... love to see this old footages, even from my own contry.... its so sad moving picures came that late to catsch so many things so many jobs today forgotten...
I am very sorry that Eastern societies, which could have been a center for a strong spirituality, have preferred to "evolve" by rejecting and destroying what they have been. Of naturalism, of mysticism, very little remains, perhaps only Mongolia. China and Japan could drive the spiritual rebirth of modern man, instead they wanted to create urban agglomerations and very small tourist routes that are only attractions for the inexperienced. This magnificent civilization, of asia, has a lot to teach, and with this video I also feel the scent of what pre-industrialized society meant. Magnificent. I would give every part of me to be able to live this reality. The houses, the landscapes, the rural life, still, motionless, the wayfarers, those who stopped in the houses to ask for rest and hot dishes, how wonderful, I have goosebumps.
People will always say today is much better but is that really true? Most people in modern times are miserable and full of stress from working meaningless jobs. These people in the video are happy and their lives are full of meaning even if they have nothing.
There are some in this video that spoke to people born in the 1700's and so remarkable that some of them are in their 80's and early 100's in this video.
Ainu resemble externally and culturally Ural type of "Russian". This refers to the peoples of the Urals and Western Siberia. A cross between European and Asian types. It is a mystery of ancient Japan before its colonization from the territory of modern Korea. Айны напоминают внешне и культурно уральский тип "русских". Имеется в виду народов Урала и Запада Сибири. Помесь европейского и азиатского типов. Это загадка древней Японии до колонизации её с территории современной Кореи.
I wonder how the japanese people viewed the advanced technology and culture of the world once the curtain of isolation was dropped. I wish there was a whole book on the subject.
