1935 - Early Color Footage of Tokyo (color remaster w/ added sound)

The earliest color footage of Tokyo from James A. FitzPatrick’s traveling Traveltalk series. Technicolor was brand new at this point in time. The original reel has dated commentary so I decided to add an ambient soundtrack instead for immersion. The reel is very faded with overwhelming red hue so I’ve heavily boosted the brightness and re-balanced the colors for every shot. This was shot in early three-strip technicolor so the system isn’t perfected yet but it’s so beautiful. Music for the interior section is 1933 Japanese records, “Yume wa Mijikashi“ and “Kamome Kanashiya“