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[Home Movies of the 60th Anniversary of the Buddhist Church of Sacramento; Chigo Procession; Obon Dancing and more / circa 1959]
Maker
Sasaki, Sensho
Date1959
Mediumacetate
DimensionsFilm Format: 16.00 mm, L: 470 ft, Diam: 7 in
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Sasaki Family
Object number96.150.12
DescriptionColor home movie footage by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of the 60th anniversary dedication ceremony and a O-chigo-san procession at the Sacramento Buddhist Temple, Sacramento, California, June 28, 1959. Footage shows ‘chigo’ parade, dedication ceremony with speeches, interior of temple and onaijin, building the temple garden, and general coverage of Obon dance.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- “Buddhist Church of Sacramento Erected 1959 Established 1899”
0:39 -- “60TH ANNIVERSARY, DEDICATION CEREMONY & ‘CHIGO’ PROCESSION” title card
0:48 -- Children in costumes gather for the procession
1:01 -- Boy scouts and girl scouts walk with flags; children’s marching band follows
1:46 -- Children in costumes walk in parade with parents
3:00 -- People in kimono and regular clothing walk in parade
3:41 -- Women carry costumed children
4:04 -- People do gassho
4:26 -- Costumed children walk in temple interior; close ups of children
5:28 -- Close ups of people doing gassho
5:55 -- Close ups of onaijin
7:03 -- people sitting in temple
7:15 -- Close ups of temple interior
7:55 -- Close up of little girl in chigo costume
8:04 -- Speeches
8:56 -- Temple priest is given key to the city; close up of key
9:35 -- Camera pans across people sitting in front row of temple
11:02 -- “CHIGO 7 YEAR OLD” title card
11:12 -- Close ups of onaijin
11:32 -- Temple; Street exterior
11:49 -- “GARDENING” title card
11:52 -- People build temple garden; film partially obstructed by dots
12:42 -- Taking watermelon break
13:00 -- Completed temple garden
13:29 -- Women in kimonos dancing
14:17 -- Band playing
14:51 -- Drummers; taiko
15:03 -- Caucasian and Japanese girls do obon dance
15:59 -- Caucasian group learns obon dance
16:30 -- Camera pans over large group dancing
17:54 -- Causasian women in kimonos
18:23 -- Film runs out
Color home movie footage by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of the 60th anniversary dedication ceremony and a O-chigo-san procession at the Sacramento Buddhist Temple, Sacramento, California, June 28, 1959.
0-90 ft. : Band, boy scouts, children in costume with parents, ministers, lay people, elderly, all walking down street ("chigo" parade).
90-200 ft. : Interior with costumed children in temple. People doing gassho, ceremony at naijin. 60th anniversary dedication ceremony of Sacramento Buddhist Temple. (Excellent)
200-208 ft. : Exterior, close-ups of children.
208-274 ft. : Back to ceremony, speeches, etc.
274-307 ft. : Temple, pan of naijin.
307-345 ft. : People making temple garden, taking watermelon break. (Good)
345-370 ft. : Completed garden.
370-470 ft. : General coverage of Obon. (Good);1 film reel (470 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger. , AMPAS
Timecode list:
0:30 -- “Buddhist Church of Sacramento Erected 1959 Established 1899”
0:39 -- “60TH ANNIVERSARY, DEDICATION CEREMONY & ‘CHIGO’ PROCESSION” title card
0:48 -- Children in costumes gather for the procession
1:01 -- Boy scouts and girl scouts walk with flags; children’s marching band follows
1:46 -- Children in costumes walk in parade with parents
3:00 -- People in kimono and regular clothing walk in parade
3:41 -- Women carry costumed children
4:04 -- People do gassho
4:26 -- Costumed children walk in temple interior; close ups of children
5:28 -- Close ups of people doing gassho
5:55 -- Close ups of onaijin
7:03 -- people sitting in temple
7:15 -- Close ups of temple interior
7:55 -- Close up of little girl in chigo costume
8:04 -- Speeches
8:56 -- Temple priest is given key to the city; close up of key
9:35 -- Camera pans across people sitting in front row of temple
11:02 -- “CHIGO 7 YEAR OLD” title card
11:12 -- Close ups of onaijin
11:32 -- Temple; Street exterior
11:49 -- “GARDENING” title card
11:52 -- People build temple garden; film partially obstructed by dots
12:42 -- Taking watermelon break
13:00 -- Completed temple garden
13:29 -- Women in kimonos dancing
14:17 -- Band playing
14:51 -- Drummers; taiko
15:03 -- Caucasian and Japanese girls do obon dance
15:59 -- Caucasian group learns obon dance
16:30 -- Camera pans over large group dancing
17:54 -- Causasian women in kimonos
18:23 -- Film runs out
Color home movie footage by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of the 60th anniversary dedication ceremony and a O-chigo-san procession at the Sacramento Buddhist Temple, Sacramento, California, June 28, 1959.
0-90 ft. : Band, boy scouts, children in costume with parents, ministers, lay people, elderly, all walking down street ("chigo" parade).
90-200 ft. : Interior with costumed children in temple. People doing gassho, ceremony at naijin. 60th anniversary dedication ceremony of Sacramento Buddhist Temple. (Excellent)
200-208 ft. : Exterior, close-ups of children.
208-274 ft. : Back to ceremony, speeches, etc.
274-307 ft. : Temple, pan of naijin.
307-345 ft. : People making temple garden, taking watermelon break. (Good)
345-370 ft. : Completed garden.
370-470 ft. : General coverage of Obon. (Good);1 film reel (470 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger. , AMPAS
Yoritsune, Henry
1930-1956
Mitsuoka, Norio
ca. 1947-1948